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McGill Student Leaders Have Spoken: BDS is Wrong, Discriminatory and Unconstitutional

Sept. 19, 2017 MONTREAL – Third time’s not a charm. After three motions in fewer than 18 months were introduced in support of the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement at McGill University, the Board of Directors of its Student Society (SSMU) finally and ultimately ratified its May 2016 ruling against BDS on Sept. 17, 2017. It […]

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There’s No Excuse for Scheduling Major Events on Yom Kippur

Campus, Ontario, Opinions /

The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. Sept. 18, 2017 It would seem that Canadian event organizers have lost track of their interfaith calendars, or perhaps have simply deemed them unnecessary. All too often, major sporting events are held on Jewish holidays, precluding Jewish

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Ryerson University Scandal Speaks Volumes About its Antisemitism Problem

Campus, Opinions /

As it turns out, student groups and professors aren’t the only ones on Canadian university campuses that promote anti-Israel stances. Administrators are guilty of it, too. A report came out this weekend on a student about to graduate from Ryerson University’s Social Work program. A prerequisite for her program, Rebecca Katzman had to complete a certain number of placements,

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It’s Time to Hit the Reset Button at York University

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This week, our community was exposed to yet another act of antisemitism at York University. According to reports, high school students who had journeyed to campus for an anti-racism workshop, including many from the heavily-Jewish Westmount Collegiate Institute in Thornhill, Ont. were told that discrimination against Jews is not a topic worthy of conversation, while

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Concordia Student Union Should Apologize for Supporting ‘Passover Against Apartheid’ Event

Campus, Opinions, Quebec /

MONTREAL – Last week, I wrote about the controversial “Passover Against Apartheid” event held at Concordia University. To recap, the Concordia Student Union (CSU) partnered with the Fine Arts Student Alliance and campus group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (note the absence of any Jewish groups) to host an art exhibit and discussion session on why Passover

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York Student Union’s Condemnation of Antisemitism the Most Pathetic in History

Campus, Ontario, Opinions /

Earlier this month, swastikas and hate graffiti were discovered in a lecture room at York University, an incident currently under investigation by the Toronto Police Service as “mischief.” In response, York came out with recycled statements about tolerance and how York remains a “safe and respectful environment” – even considering the “often politicized atmosphere.” Jewish groups also unequivocally condemned

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Montreal’s Israel Apartheid Week Should Make Us All Feel Uncomfortable

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MONTREAL – It is difficult to believe that an international series of events called Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) has been going on for 13 years now, let alone that it takes place in over 200 countries. It is my belief that we should all be appalled by IAW’s mere presence on this earth. Yet, over the next

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Feminism’s Newest ‘Hero’ is a Convicted Terrorist Who Murdered Two Israelis

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Over the last few years, the conversation surrounding racial identity politics – once exclusive to the domain of academia – has broken into the mainstream Western conscience, a trend unmistakably visible in the recent widespread culture of protest sparked by the rise of U.S. President Donald Trump. In response to the perceived misogyny and racism

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‘Jewish’ Group Issues Statement In Support of Igor ‘Punch a Zionist’ Sadikov

Campus, Opinions, Quebec /

There’s a good chance that you’ve heard by now about Igor ‘Punch a Zionist’ Sadikov, the McGill student leader who encouraged and incited violence against supporters of Israel on Twitter. It is my opinion that Sadikov’s tweet epitomizes a bizarre “human rights” movement, the supporters of which seem to believe in the phrase, “Free speech for me,

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The McGill ‘Punch A Zionist’ Student Must Be Expelled

Campus, Opinions, Quebec /

Montreal is a city rich with post-secondary educational institutions, with one such venerable university, McGill, considered the most “Ivy League” of them all. But McGill has recently had its share of problems, particularly concerning members of its Jewish community. For example, precisely one year ago, some 60 per cent of McGill students who voted supporting

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