Columbia University has temporarily banned pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai from campus for “repeatedly harassing and intimidating” school employees, according to a university spokesperson.

Shai Davidai, an Israeli assistant professor at Columbia University’s business school and outspoken pro-Israel activist, said he has been barred from the school’s campus

The university said Shai Davidai had repeatedly harassed and intimidated employees. He said the university had not done enough to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.

Columbia suspends Professor Shai Davidai for ‘harassment’ of staff during protests, while Davidai claims the action is an attempt to silence his pro-Israel stance.

On X, where he has more than 100,000 followers, Davidai has accused pro-Palestinian student groups of supporting terrorism.

Mr. Davidai maintains that he was temporarily suspended from campus because he wasn’t afraid 'to stand up to the hateful mob.'

Columbia University assistant professor Shai Davidai, who many pro-Palestine students have accused of harassment since the Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel, has had his campus access restricted for “repeatedly" harassing and intimidating university employees, the university told Middle East Eye.

A Columbia Business School assistant professor called Columbia University president a “coward" for remaining silent on “pro-terror" groups at school.

An outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University has been temporarily barred from campus for harassing and intimidating other employees

An Israeli-American assistant professor at Columbia University is slamming his employer for not denouncing pro-Palestinian student organizations on campus. Shai Davidai was recorded giving an emotional speech during an outside candlelight vigil on Wednesday night where he claimed Columbia president Minouche Shafik has not spoken out against the student groups.