NY House Republicans demand Columbia University president step down over anti-Israel ‘chaos’

Every azygous House Republican from New York is demanding that Columbia University President Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik measurement down from starring nan Ivy League schoolhouse arsenic tensions mount connected field complete nan Israel-Hamas war.

"Over nan past fewer days, chaos has engulfed nan field of Columbia University. As nan leader of this institution, 1 of your main objectives, morally and nether law, is to guarantee students person a safe learning environment. By each measure, you person grounded this obligation," nan GOP lawmakers wrote.

"The business unfolding connected field correct now is simply a nonstop merchandise of your policies and misguided decisions. As representatives from nan State of New York, galore of our constituents are straight impacted by nan unfolding chaos connected Columbia’s campus."

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Rep. Elise Stefanik led nan House GOP lawmakers from New York successful a missive urging Columbia University's president to measurement down. (Getty Images)

The lawmakers said they had "no confidence" successful Shafik’s "leadership of this erstwhile esteemed institution."

The missive was led by House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and signed by her 9 chap Republicans representing parts of nan state.

In their disapproval of nan embattled academic, nan lawmakers cited Shafik’s caller legislature grounds astatine a heated GOP-led proceeding examining accusations of antisemitism connected field and nan schoolhouse administration’s domiciled successful combating it.

Shafik, meanwhile, has been lambasted by group connected some sides of nan divide, catching power from nan progressive activistic organization for allowing NYPD officers to apprehension protesters astatine nan shelter encampment.

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Columbia University President Nemat Shafik testified earlier Congress past week. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

However, successful their Monday letter, nan House Republicans wrote, "Despite implementing caller rules to extremity specified unauthorized events and this illegal, antisemitic encampment intelligibly violating these rules, it was astir 2 days earlier nan New York Police Department (NYPD) was authorized to clear nan encampment."

"Since then, nan encampment has shockingly been allowed to reconvene, bid has not been restored, and NYPD has not been allowed to return," they wrote. "The ongoing business that has unfolded is simply a nonstop denotation of your continued lax enforcement of argumentation and clear double standards."

Columbia University students and attendees of its sister school, Barnard College, person been camping connected university grounds and staging demonstrations for weeks successful protestation of nan university’s investments successful companies tied to Israel.

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Some Jewish students person moreover reported being targeted physically and verbally by mobs of anti-Israel protesters connected campus. Classes person moved to a hybrid distant and in-person position amid concerns complete students’ safety. 

"It’s clip for Columbia University to move nan page connected this shameful chapter," nan missive said. "This tin only beryllium done done nan restoration of bid and your punctual resignation."

Fox News Digital has reached retired to Columbia University for a response.