Columbia University faced backlash after a campus dining menu appeared to advertise "October 7th Blush Sauce" on the third anniversary of the deadly Hamas terror attacks on Wednesday.The menu was publicized by Israeli newspaper Haaretz correspondent Simone Saidmehr, who shared an image of the menu which placed "October 7th" next to "Blush Sauce." Many comments took the image as a reference to the approximately 1,200 victims of the terror attacks.However, in a comment to Fox News Digital, Vicki Dunn, assistant vice president of Columbia Dining, insisted that the menu printing was an "unfortunate mistake" and was corrected shortly after it was discovered.THREE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS RESIGN AFTER 'ANTISEMITIC TROPES' FOUND IN TEXT MESSAGESColumbia University insisted the menu that said "October 7th Blush Sauce" was a "mistake." (Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)"This was an unfortunate mistake and was not intended as a reference to the events of October 7," Dunn said."The blush sauce was scheduled to be served, and when that information was copied into the menu template, the date was accidentally left in.
Our staff took the signs down as soon as the mistake was identified.We are sorry for the confusion and concern this caused."She added, "Moving forward, Columbia Dining will also have a team member review all menus before they are posted."Columbia University released a similar statement on X in response to Saidmehr's original post.COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 'OCCUPIERS' WHO HELD STAFF HOSTAGE HAVE DISCIPLINE OVERTURNED BY NY JUDGEColumbia University was the site of several anti-Israel protests and encampments after the Oct.
7 attack three years ago.(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)"This was a mistake, not a reference to the events of October 7.
The date was accidentally left in when the day’s meal information was copied into the menu template.The signs were removed as soon as the error was caught, and we’re sorry for the concern and confusion this ...