The main thrust of President Bollinger’s “sharp” challenge to Ahmadinejad last Monday at Columbia related to Israel and the Iranian president’s call for its destruction. As vital as this was, Bollinger did not question A’mad on his repeated calls for the destruction of the U.S.

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch takes Bollinger to task for this egregious lapse, noting that he “gave Mr. Ahmadinejad ammunition to be used among Islamic supporters that the battle at Columbia was primarily a battle between Islam and the Jews” and that “if Mr. Ahmadinejad were not protected by diplomatic immunity, he could be arrested for a host of terrorist and criminal activities” – against us, not only Israelis.