New England Patriots team owner Robert Kraft announced Monday that he was
pulling his support from Columbia University over the ongoing anti-Israel
protest at the Manhattan campus.

�It was through the full academic scholarship Columbia gave me that I was
able to attend college and get my start in life and for that I have been
tremendously grateful,� Kraft said in a statement. �However, 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.�

�I am deeply saddened at the virulent hate that continues to grow on
campus and throughout our country,� Kraft added. �I am no longer confident
that Columbia can protect its students and staff and I am not comfortable
supporting the university until corrective action is taken.

�It is my hope that Columbia and its leadership will stand up to this hate
by ending these protests immediately and will work to earn back the
respect and trust of many of us who have lost faith in the institution,�
he continued.

�It is my hope that in this difficult time, the Kraft Center at Columbia
will serve as a source of security and safety for all Jewish students and
faculty on campus who want to gather peacefully to practice their
religions, to be together and to be welcomed.�

Kraft, who is worth $11.1 billion, has been a prolific donor to the
university and funded the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life across from
Columbia�s campus.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/22/us-news/robert-kraft-pulls-support-from-
columbia-after-anti-israel-protests-no-longer-an-institution-i-recognize/