Progressive viewpoint bias taints Columbia’s fight against antisemitism

Law Students Against Antisemitism was denied formal recognition by Columbia law school's student senate .

Frida Ghitis : It was unfair to impute malign intentions to the organizers of the club.

She says the club was formed by Jewish and non-Jewish students to raise awareness of antisemitism.

Ghitis says it's a case of viewpoint discrimination by progressive students who oppose it.

Student Senate President Justin Onwenu told me that he was disappointed by the negative vote and hoped that LSAA would resubmit its application.

Resubmission to the student senate turned out to be the only route for the LSAA students to obtain formal recognition.

Two members of the Progressive Jewish Law Society told me they had not objected to recognizing LSAA .