Professor Shai Davidai, a Columbia University professor who is an Israeli Jew, has been speaking out against the anti-Israel mobs at the school since the moment they began, shortly after the October 7th attacks.
Davidai began sounding the alarm at the end of October 2023, sharing a video on social media of himself at Columbia, calling out elite schools for allowing pro-terror groups on their campuses. In March of 2024, he was investigated by the school. Later in the year, he was barred from campus for his allegedly ‘threatening’ behavior.
He fought the good fight on this issue, fearlessly, since day one, and now he has left the school.
FOX News reports:
Israeli Columbia professor leaves school over failure to address anti-Israel protestsIsraeli Columbia University professor Shai Davidai left the school on Wednesday after ongoing frustration with anti-Israel protests on campus.”I can confirm that I have decided to leave Columbia and that the university’s failure to take the anti-Jewish, anti-Israeli and anti-American protests seriously is the reason,” Davidai told Fox News Digital. “Columbia leadership has failed, the faculty has lost its moral compass and too many of my colleagues just look the other way.”He added, “I don’t trust the acting president, the university’s leadership or the entire board of trustees to do the right thing, and I don’t see my colleagues stepping up to hold them accountable. I wouldn’t advise anyone to come work here, so what’s the point of staying?”A Columbia University spokesperson also confirmed the news to Fox News Digital.”Assistant Professor of Business Shai Davidai has decided to depart Columbia, effective July 8, 2025. The University thanks him for his service and wishes him the best in his future endeavors,” the spokesperson said in a statement.Davidai also announced on Wednesday that the school had dropped an ongoing investigation launched against him in February 2024.
From his Twitter/X account:
More details from the Times of Israel:
Davidai became a prominent and controversial advocate for pro-Israel and Jewish students soon after the October 2023 invasion of Israel, and often clashed with the administration, as the campus was roiled by raucous anti-Israel protests.Davidai told The Times of Israel that he left Columbia voluntarily.“I’ve lost all trust in the institution and respect for my colleagues,” Davidai said.“I feel like it’s a place that is unwilling to change on its own. It’s only doing things when forced by the government or forced by money,” he said. “That’s not a place where I think anyone would want their name to be associated with.”
Davidai deserves credit for lasting as long as he did in the face of such adversity.
Columbia truly seems like a lost cause.
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