Silently Counting Millions of Dollars: What's Really Happening at America's Prestigious Universities

The column reveals a crisis at America's prestigious universities: the infiltration of foreign-born professors promoting political agendas, antisemitic statements, and massive donations from Qatar. A senior Jewish figure is quoted: "They are silently counting millions of dollars." The Cornell University affair is just the tip of the iceberg.

Shlomo Shamir's column in Maariv paints a grim picture of the state of America's prestigious universities. According to him, this is a crisis far broader than the Cornell University affair, involving a systematic infiltration of political agendas into academia. The author describes how foreign-born professors, primarily from Islamic countries, have taken over key positions and introduced foreign values, including antisemitic statements against Israel. He quotes a veteran Jewish official who explains that while foreign professors once integrated into American society, they now work to preserve their home countries' customs and instill them in academia. The official even provides a list of professors who have spoken out against Israel. Additionally, it is claimed that Qatar is secretly funneling tens of millions of dollars to university administrations, which are "silently and secretly counting millions of dollars in bills." The author asks how this influence can be curbed and how to respond practically to the flow of Qatari money.