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Patriots owner Robert Kraft pulls support from Columbia, calls out tenured professors

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Kraft, a Columbia graduate, said he is not 'comfortable' supporting the university amid a wave of pro-Palestine protests.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft / Columbia University professors speak in solidarity with their students rights to protest free from arrest at the Columbia University campus in New York on Monday April 22, 2024. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is calling out tenured Columbia University professors as a wave of anti-Israel demonstrations spread across his alma mater.

Kraft is the founder of Stand Up to Jewish Hate, an advocacy group launched to rebuke celebrities who make openly antisemitic comments. He also supports Columbia’s Hillel and the school’s football field is named in his honor. The Patriots owner is not the only major voice beginning to demand change at the school. On Monday, the Columbia Jewish Alumni Association , founded in response to the Oct. 7 invasion of Israel,Jackson Walker on X at @_jlwalker_ for the latest trending national news. Have a news tip? Send it to jacwalker@sbgtv.com.

 

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