breaking down Trump’s attacks on Middle East Studies programs – Mondoweiss

Last month, Columbia University made headlines for adhering to a number of demands from the Trump administration.

Trump’s list was issued to the school shortly after the government froze multiple contracts and grants to the university. The ultimatum was ostensibly issued in an effort to combat antisemitism at the school. However, it’s clearly a push to stifle Palestine protests at the campus.

One of Trump’s demands was to put Columbia’s Middle East, South Asian, and…