Columbia University’s biggest anti-Israel student group — which notoriously organized last year’s on-campus encampment in protest of the war in Gaza — posted “death to America” in Persian after the US and Israel killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
“Marg bar Amrika,” the Columbia University Apartheid Divest [CUAD] group posted on X on Saturday — a rally cry made famous by founder Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini.
The words are a transliteration of the Farsi phrase.
The post was removed by X, but the organization, which is not recognized by the Ivy League school, doubled down.
“X forced us to delete our “marg bar amrika” tweet in order to gain back access to our account but the sentiment still stands,” CUAD wrote.
Columbia University responded to the troubling post in a statement emphasizing CUAD is not “affiliated in any way with the University.”
“There is no evidence that anyone currently in control of their account is a current Columbia student, staff, or faculty member. They are illegally using the Columbia name,” the New York City school said.
CUAD was among the student protest groups that received praise from Khamenei, who was killed during Saturday’s airstrikes on the Islamic state, for being an integral part of the anti-Israel “resistance” in the US. --->READ MORE HERE
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Columbia University's pro-Palestine student group shared a shocking, anti-American X post the same day the US launched a joint attack with Israel against Iran.
On Saturday, Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) wrote: 'Marg bar Amrika.' The statement means 'Death to America' in Persian.
The post was deleted before long, but the student group posted a follow-up that said: 'X forced us to delete our “marg bar amrika” tweet in order to gain back access to our account but the sentiment still stands.'
CUAD's venomous comments came after the US and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran in the early hours of Saturday. The US has dubbed its campaign 'Operation Epic Fury,' and Israel has called it 'Lion's Roar.'
The attacks targeted Iran's military infrastructure and air defenses, as well as its leadership. Saturday afternoon, Israel announced that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed in a targeted strike on his compound.
The US announced the same a few hours later, and on Saturday evening, Iranian state media confirmed Khamenei's death.
CUAD was largely responsible for organizing the pro-Palestine, anti-Israel demonstrations and encampments on Columbia's campus that began in 2023 before spreading to other universities across the US.
Columbia University vehemently denies any connection to CUAD, and it has condemned the statement made by the organization on Saturday, calling it 'violent, abhorrent language.'
CUAD staunchly believes that the Israel-Gaza war amounted to a genocide against the Palestinian people and accuses Columbia University of supporting genocide through investments in Israeli companies.
The Trump administration admonished Columbia University for the CUAD-led protests and accused the university of fostering anti-Semitism.
Trump stripped $400million of federal grants from Columbia, and the university agreed to pay $200million to the federal government to settle the lawsuit brought forward by the administration and regain access to federal funds.
Tensions between the university and the administration have continued as several Columbia students have been targeted by ICE for arrest and deportation --->READ MORE HERE
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