Georgetown Professor Removed As Department Chair After Publicly Hoping For Symbolic Iranian Strike On Us

A professor astatine Georgetown University has been removed arsenic chair of his section and is connected time off aft he publically hoped Iran would motorboat a "symbolic strike" connected a U.S. subject base, nan university’s president said.

"I’m not an expert, but I presume Iran could still get a explosive easily. I dream Iran does immoderate symbolic onslaught connected a base, past everyone stops. I’m amazed this is what these FDD/Hasbara group person been auto-erotically asphyxiating themselves for each these years," Dr. Jonathan Brown, the Alwaleed bin Talal chair of Islamic Civilization successful nan School of Foreign Service astatine Georgetown University, posted connected X successful June aft nan U.S. struck Iran's atomic enrichment sites. 

He added, "Ironically, nan main takeaways (in my non-expert opinion, and I’m happy to beryllium corrected) from each this person thing to do pinch a US attack: 1) Iran tin return a licking; 2) if Israel attacks Iranian cities, it gets f---ed up beautiful bad. I mean I’ve been shocked astatine nan harm Iranian missiles caused; 3) contempt his champion efforts, Reza Pahlavi HVAC repair services still only 3rd champion successful Nova."

ISRAELI COLUMBIA PROFESSOR LEAVES SCHOOL OVER FAILURE TO ADDRESS ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTS

A Georgetown professor has been put connected time off aft calling for Iran to motorboat a symbolic onslaught against nan U.S.  (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves testified to nan House Education and Workforce Committee that Brown had been removed arsenic chair of nan section and placed connected time off pursuing nan tweet. He said nan assemblage was presently reviewing Brown's case. 

"Within minutes of our learning of that tweet, nan Dean contacted Professor Brown, we issued a connection condemning nan tweet. Professor Brown is nary longer chair of his department, he’s connected leave, and we’re opening nan process of reviewing nan case," Groves testified.

The hearing, titled "Antisemitism successful Higher Education: Examining nan Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology," saw grounds from Georgetown President Groves, CUNY Chancellor Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Berkeley Chancellor Dr. Rich Lyons and others. The proceeding comes arsenic colleges crossed nan state person been plagued pinch antisemitism successful nan aftermath of Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks. 

ELITE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SPARKS SOCIAL MEDIA BACKLASH AFTER REVEALING WHAT IRAN SHOULD DO NEXT: 'THIS DEMON'

The professor claimed he was calling for de-escalation.  (ANDREW THOMAS/Middle Eeast Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Brown’s comments elicited fierce pushback online, pinch galore outraged complete his perceived telephone for unit against U.S. forces.

"I went to postgraduate schoolhouse pinch Jonathan Brown," Jewish People Policy Institute chap Dr. Sara Yael Hirschhorn posted connected X. "I'm appalled to spot him calling for Iran to onslaught U.S. troops and his awe astatine attacks connected Israeli civilians. @Georgetown- enough!"

Brown antecedently told Fox News Digital that he had been calling for "de-escalation" pinch Iran, and that his station had been misinterpreted. He said he was hoping for an Iranian consequence akin to their onslaught aft nan U.S. took retired Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, successful which nan Islamic Republic launched ballistic missiles astatine a U.S. guidelines successful Iraq but caused nary casualties.

"I was calling for de-escalation arsenic I americium very opposed to American engagement successful overseas wars," he said.

Brown claimed he was hoping for a muted Iranian consequence for illustration nan 1 aft nan U.S. killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani.  (AP)

When asked for comment, Georgetown University referred Fox News Digital to President Grove's testimony. 

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Fox News Digital's Andrew Mark Miller contributed to this report.