The funding was distributed through the Ministry’s Chief Scientist Unit under its startup, pioneer, and demonstration tracks, with total grants amounting to approximately NIS 13.4 million (about $4.2 million).

Following the announcement, Columbia suspended four students who were arrested after storming a Barnard building.

While freedom of speech protects professors' right to teach however they please, federal money should not be used to pursue an agenda that violates civil rights laws.