pan. you have done something that they weren't able to do. you have been able to condemn anti-semitism without using the phrase "it depends on the context." >> columbia university president minouche shafik came prepared for tough questions about her handling of anti- semitism on campus during a republican led hearing this week. she talked about expelling students and she committed to firing faculty members who had expressed sympathetic views for hamas. so far, she has escaped the backlash that forced the presidents of the university of pennsylvania and harvard to step down after a previous hearing last december. "the new york times" opinion columnist michelle goldberg explained the long-term consequences of minouche shafik's actions at the university and in this week's hearing. in a piece titled "republicans wanted to crackdown on israel's critics. columbia obliged." she wrote, "by bending over backward to be agreeable,