A U.S. employment law firm is defending its decision to stop representing a Columbia University law professor under fire for comments she made about pro-Israel student protesters, citing its policy to steer clear of employee speech cases related to the war in Gaza.

An outspoken pro-Israel professor at Columbia University has been temporarily barred from campus for harassing and intimidating other employees

Davidai, a Columbia business professor who has been a fixture at protests, said in a phone interview that the school was referring to an Oct. 7 event on campus commemorating the v

Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at the Manhattan university's business school, had his campus access restricted effective Tuesday.

Columbia University restricted pro-Israel assistant professor of business Shai Davidai’s access to the campus for allegedly intimidating university employees.

Columbia University has temporarily banned pro-Israel professor Shai Davidai from campus for “repeatedly harassing and intimidating” school employees, according to a university spokesperson.

The university said Shai Davidai had repeatedly harassed and intimidated employees. He said the university had not done enough to crack down on pro-Palestinian protests.