Rosenblatt told Columbia that having Massad teach a course on Zionism was “akin to having a White nationalist teach about the US Civil Rights movement and the struggle for Black equality.”
On Monday, a Columbia University adjunct professor resigned following the revelation that another faculty member who praised the October 7 atrocities will be teaching a course on Zionism.
According to the Jerusalem Post, international and public affairs adjunct Professor Lawrence Rosenblatt resigned in response to Professor Joseph Massad’s upcoming undergraduate course, History of the Jewish Enlightenment in 19th century Europe and the Development of Zionism. According to the New York Post, Professor Massad called the Hamas terror attacks on Israel “awesome.” A student-organized petition calling for Massad’s removal has received close to 80,000…
