New England Patriots Owner, Robert Kraft, Halts Donations to His Alma Mater, Columbia University, Citing Anti-Israel Protests
‘The school I love so much — the one that welcomed me and provided me with so much opportunity — is no longer an institution I recognize,’ he says.

The owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, will no longer donate money to his alma mater, Columbia University, which he has long supported financially. He says the anti-Israel and antisemitic protests happening on campus are unacceptable, and that university leadership has not done enough to deal with the issue.
Hundreds of students have been camped out on the Columbia lawn since Wednesday, when the president of the university, Minouche Shafik, was testifying before Congress about antisemitic events on campus. At least three students — including Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s daughter — have been suspended for their involvement in the unsanctioned encampment.
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