Columbia University Cancels Controversial Pro-Palestinian Event

The event, organized by 'Columbia Social Workers 4 Palestine,' aimed to justify Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians and has been widely criticized.

• Columbia University's administration has cancelled a pro-Palestinian student group's planned discussion that aimed to justify Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians.
• The event was organized by a group called 'Columbia Social Workers 4 Palestine' and was intended to discuss the 'Significance of the October 7th Palestinian Counteroffensive.'
• The event has been criticized for its language and perceived endorsement of violence, with critics including David Friedman, a former U.S. ambassador and adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Hamas's Oct. 7 terror attacks killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, according to the Israeli government's latest estimates. The group also took about 240 people hostage.
• Last month, Columbia University's administration banned Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace after the two far-left student groups held an unsanctioned demonstration calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

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