Bahia Munem, a faculty member at Columbia University, is actively supporting a movement that glorifies terrorism, harasses Jewish students, and wages an ideological war against campus safety and academic integrity. Munem has used her position to justify the October 7 Hamas massacre, back pro-terror encampments, and align herself with groups that demonize Jews and call for violence.
Justified the Hamas Massacre of October 7
Munem signed a Columbia faculty letter on October 30, 2023 that sought to reframe the murder of 1,200 civilians by Hamas as a legitimate “military response.” The letter described the slaughter, kidnappings, and mass rape committed by Hamas as “resistance” and “a salvo in an ongoing war.”
This wasn’t academic analysis. It was terror apologism—deliberately minimizing war crimes to uphold a narrative of justifiable violence. In doing so, Munem endorsed one of the worst massacres of Jews since the Holocaust.
Pro-Hamas, Anti-Jewish Encampment Activist
In April 2024, Munem proudly participated in the now-infamous Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment, which was organized by banned hate groups including Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). These groups trained with national networks that openly support Hamas and advocate for armed resistance.
Munem was photographed at the encampment wearing a faculty vest and holding signs like “COPS OFF CAMPUS” and “HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS”—phrases used to shield and support violent, disruptive protesters. She joined faculty who formed “human barricades” that blocked Jewish students from walking freely on campus.
Helped Protect Protesters Who Took Over a Campus Building and Held Hostages
When Columbia students violently seized Hamilton Hall on April 30, they broke windows, disabled cameras, held school employees hostage, and flew a banner reading “INTIFADA”—a word associated with deadly terrorist campaigns. NYPD later found knives, hammers, ropes, and pamphlets reading “Death to Israel” and “Death to America.”
Munem continued supporting these actions even after the escalation. She joined a faculty walkout on April 22 backing the arrested and suspended students, chanting slogans like “Disclose! Divest! We will not stop, we will not rest!” and demanding full impunity for the agitators.
Reinforces Antisemitism on Campus
The encampment Munem supported directly contributed to a hostile environment for Jewish students:
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Protesters shouted “Go back to Europe!” and “F* you, Yahoodim [Jews]!”**
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Chanted “Ya Hamas, ya habib, odrob Tel Aviv!” (“Oh Hamas, oh beloved, strike Tel Aviv!”)
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Held signs threatening violence: “Al-Qassam’s Next Targets”—referring to Hamas’s military wing.
Munem’s defense of these actions—and her participation in them—makes her complicit in the antisemitic abuse, intimidation, and violence inflicted on her own campus community.
Unfit to Teach
A university should be a place of learning, not a training ground for hatred. Bahia Munem has:
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Justified terrorism
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Joined illegal campus takeovers
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Helped create a dangerous environment for Jewish students
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Aligned herself with hate groups and extremists
Bahia Munem is not an educator. She is an activist who promotes hate, glorifies terror, and brings danger to her students. Columbia must act—because faculty who support terror have no place in American classrooms.
