In 2007, Columbia drew criticism from Jewish groups for inviting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. The university did not back down, though Bollinger did denounce Ahmadinejad’s ...
Bush. The two men do not meet. September 24, 2007 – Speaks at Columbia University. Ahmadinejad denies having ever denied the Holocaust, saying he just introduced “two questions” about it.