Arab-Israeli journalist speaks out after being attacked by anti-Israel agitator at Columbia University

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An Arab-Israeli journalist who was attacked by an anti-Israel agitator outside Columbia University spoke with Fox News Digital about his assault experience.

An Arab-Israeli journalist said anti-Israel agitators assaulted him ahead of a lecture he was supposed to give at Columbia University last Thursday. Yoseph Haddad, a journalist, Israel Defense Forces veteran and activist who founded the interfaith group Together Vouch for Each Other, said a pro-Israel student group invited him to speak on campus about the coalition of Arabs and Jews in Israel last week, right as anti-Israel protests rocked the college campus.

, who was just a few meters away from me.' In the video, a man with his face and head covered approaches Haddad as his back is turned before shoving the journalist to the ground. Haddad stands up and appears to get punched before fleeing the scene. The journalist explained that his attacker's face was initially uncovered. He said he captured it on video and was able to identify the attacker for police later that day.

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