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Columbia Student Group Rejects Veterans Day To Hold ‘Martyrs Day’ Event

‘A day to honor the patriotism, love of country, and sacrifice of those martyrs,’ writes anti-Israel group Columbia University Apartheid Divest

Columbia protest, October (Alex Kent/Getty Images)

Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the infamous anti-Israel student group, protested Veterans Day by hosting a “Martyrs Day” event honoring “those martyred by the Israel-US war machine.”

In an Instagram post, CUAD, which has celebrated Hamas terrorists and praised attacks on Israelis, welcomed attendees to “read a martyr’s story and plant a poppy in their memory.” About 80 people attended the event.

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