Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), the infamous anti-Israel student group, protested Veterans Day by hosting a “Martyrs Day” event honoring “those martyred by the Israel-US war machine.”

In an Instagram post, CUAD, which has celebrated Hamas terrorists and praised attacks on Israelis, welcomed attendees to “read a martyr’s story and plant a poppy in their memory.” About 80 people attended the event.

“We reject this holiday [Veterans Day] and refuse to celebrate it. The American war machine should not be honored for the horrors unleashed on others,” read the Saturday Instagram post advertising the event.

“Instead, we will celebrate Martyrs Day in honor of those martyred by the Israel-US war machine. A day to honor the patriotism, love of country, and sacrifice of those martyrs.”

The student group also reiterated its demands for “divestment at Columbia, and the total liberation of Palestinians,” accused the university of complicity in the alleged genocide, and handed out flyers reading, “Your tuition money funds genocide.”

“We call on Columbia to adhere to CUAD’s demands for the sake of life in Palestine, Turtle Island, and everywhere in between,” one protester said at Monday’s event. “Turtle Island” refers to a Native American term for North America.

CUAD has been linked to terrorist groups, most notably Samidoun, the self-described “Palestine Prisoner Solidarity Network” that the United States and Canada recently sanctioned for operating as an arm of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

CUAD hosted a March event with Samidoun leaders Charlotte Kates and Khaled Barakat, both of whom have endorsed terrorism against Israel.

CUAD has also repeatedly applauded terrorists in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks. On the anniversary of the attacks, members gathered to chant, “One solution,” “Resistance is justified,” and “I believe that we will win.”

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