Chilling step-by-step ‘manual’ for anti-Israel radicals to sow violent chaos is circulated among Columbia students
A twisted anarchist how-to for wannabe violent anti-Israel agitators has been circulating among Columbia University students — offering a deeply disturbing step-by-step to sowing chaos and destruction.
The chilling 14-page “underground manual” provides excruciatingly detailed tips to help commit destructive criminal acts, with advice such as always buy sledgehammers with cash and consider blocking a targeted building’s water or sewer pipes with concrete “for a messy surprise” — while taking a slew of steps to evade law enforcement.
Some Jewish Columbia students recently spotted the sick guide on the notorious radical website Unity of Fields, formerly known as Palestine Action US.
Palestinian Action US was the States-based arm of a group that initially wrote and distributed the manual in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks — and has praised recent violent protests at Columbia while including the university’s name in its handle on X.
“Some of us monitor Unity of Fields, and a few weeks ago, someone came across this so-called ‘manual’ and forwarded it to me, and I started sending it out to everyone I knew because I wanted everyone to be aware of just how calculated and strategic and radical these people are,” a Jewish Columbia student told The Post on Tuesday.
The group behind the guide is Palestine Action, a UK-based collective that uses “disruptive tactics” against “corporate enablers of the Israeli military-industrial complex,” according to its website, in particular Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest producer of weapons.
Several of its members were arrested last year — some even serving jail sentences — for breaking into buildings owned by companies connected to Elbit Systems or other Israeli weapons suppliers.
Palestine Action did not respond to an email sent by The Post on Tuesday.
Israel-based Shirion Collective, an online group that works to “track and expose” antisemitism, has shared screenshots of the manual on Instagram, claiming it was “found at Columbia University.” The group did not respond to a message from The Post on Tuesday asking it to elaborate on how and where the manual was found.
The full manual goes into great detail on everything from creating a “cell” of troublemakers to evading detection from law enforcement after committing criminal acts in the name of the cause.
Activists are advised to conduct reconnaissance missions, taking note of things such as security presence or police patrols, and whether the site has any cameras, alarms or barbed wire fences.
“How high a ladder would be needed to get over fences?” the guide notes.
The missive’s all-important step 4, “plan your action,” is where it veers into offering specific tactics for how to “destrupt [sic], damage or destroy your target,” with headings such as “spray paint,” “smashing windows and exterior equipment,” “block their pipes” and “break in.”
The guide casually provides advice such as, “with an efficient sledgehammer in your hand, you can cause quite a bit of damage!
“Smashing windows often only takes one or two swings. But air conditioning units, cameras and other external equipment can sabotage the profits of your target even further,” it says.
Under the heading “break in” — which, as it sounds, promotes committing breaking and entering — the wisdom offered includes: “If you’re feeling up for it, and know the site back to front, then breaking into your target and damaging the contents inside is obviously a very effective tactic.”
“Block their pipes” flippantly suggests locating the target company’s external pipes and plugging them up with concrete, which it promises “will create a lot of disruption for your target!”
The manual also suggests filling emptied fire extinguishers with “blood-red paint” — “so when it’s sprayed it makes a big splash and can cover a massive area.”
It also provides methods for covering your trail, destroying evidence and evading detection.
“CASH IS KING. When buying equipment, whether it’s spray paints or sledgehammers, don’t leave a paper (or digital) trail,” the sickening guide says.
It goes on to advise protesters to wear dark baggy clothing, “boring black shoes” because “cops are obsessed with trainers [sneakers]” and a face covering to help throw cops off their trail while committing acts of vandalism or property destruction.
In addition, the guide suggests anarchists cover their digital footprint as well through the use of “burner” phones, virtual private networks to obscure web browsing history and anonymous email clients to ensure the deeds being planned leave no trace behind online.
Columbia University did not respond to a Post request for comment.
The elite school was the site of a rash of violent and disruptive anti-Israel protests dating back to last spring, when students and outside agitators erected a tent city on its Morningside Heights campus lawn for weeks.
More than 100 people were arrested by the NYPD when the protesters refused to disband.
One of the organizers, Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested by ICE agents earlier this month in his university-owned apartment and remains in custody in Louisiana. The Trump administration said it plans to deport him, but a court battle is still under way.
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