Billionaire Halts Columbia University Donations Amid Israel Protest Controversy

Hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman has vowed to suspend his donations to Columbia University in response to a pro-Palestine student walkout protesting the university's ties to Israel and U.S. funding of the conflict. Cooperman, an alum of Columbia Business School, expressed his anger towards the students and stated that they had "s**t for brains." With a net worth of $2.8 billion, Cooperman has donated around $50 million to his alma mater and is known as a "Wall Street legend."