The anti-Israel encampment is seen on the University of Michigan's campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Monday. (Josh Brown)
Urging "immediate action" against those who violate the school's code of conduct, the Anti-Defamation League last month sent a letter to University of Michigan President Santa Ono highlighting Hamamy's comments. The school has declined to state what, if any, action it has taken in response.
"The University of Michigan is committed to combating antisemitism, which is antithetical to everything we stand for as a community," a spokesperson for the University of Michigan told Fox News Digital. "Earlier this year, a message was posted on Instagram that caused fear and pain across our community. We unequivocally condemned the message in a note to the campus community.
"The message does not represent who we are or who we hope to be. Given privacy concerns, we cannot share any information on student disciplinary actions."
Similarly, a student at Columbia University — where one of the largest anti-Israel encampments persists — apologized Friday after a newly-resurfaced video showed the student declaring that "Zionists don't deserve to live."
Khymani James' remarks were made during a January meeting with university officials, which James livestreamed and shared on social media.
"Zionists don’t deserve to live comfortably, let alone Zionists don’t deserve to live," James said in the clip that recently spread on social media. "The same way we are very comfortable accepting Nazis don’t deserve to live, fascists don’t deserve to live, racists don’t deserve to live, Zionists, they shouldn’t live in this world."
But the statement issued in the early morning hours on Friday insists that James "misspoke in the heat of the moment" and "was wrong."
"Every member of our community deserves to feel safe without qualification," James wrote in the statement, which also blamed "far right agitators" who "went through months of [his] social media feed until they found a clip that they edited without context."
A Columbia University spokesperson declined to say whether James would face disciplinary action, but noted in a statement to Fox News Digital that "calls of violence and statements targeted at individuals based on their religious, ethnic, or national identity are unacceptable and violate university policy."
"While we do not comment on individual cases, when there are violations of student conduct policies, they are reviewed and disciplinary measures are applied," the spokesperson added.
Anti-Israel agitators march at the University of Texas on Wednesday. (Jay Janner/American-Statesman)
He added: "We're not dealing with thorny issues of public policy that are hard to figure out. The tools are all there, and the problem is, leadership at places like Columbia simply refuses to enforce the rules that are already in place."
Earlier this week, Shapiro told Fox that a request by a state governor — or the Biden administration — to use the National Guard in dealing with the protests would be a justified measure to restore "public order."
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"And the justification would be Title VI, which ensures equal educational opportunity," Shapiro said at the time. "And the argument is that Jewish students are being denied that, and that Columbia is failing of its obligation to enforce it."
Title VI, part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, "provides that no person" in the U.S. "shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance."
Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent via email and on X: @RealKyleMorris.
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