Dear Friends, We are only two months into the year 2017, and yet, we have already witnessed several offensive and blatantly antisemitic incidents across Canada. We’ve seen religious leaders call for the destruction of Judaism in Quebec, a bomb threat at a London, Ont. Jewish community centre, mezuzahs ripped apart and vandalized in Toronto, antisemitic …
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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Feb. 24, 2017 Igor Sadikov, the McGill student politician whose tweet calling to “punch a Zionist today” was first exposed by B’nai Brith Canada, has resigned from his post as a director of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). Sadikov remains a member of the SSMU’s …
By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Feb. 22, 2017 Students at the University of Calgary arrived on campus last week to find posters promoting Holocaust denial taped to windows and doors. The posters, dispersed at U of C last Monday, highlighted a recent scholarly debate over the number of non-Jewish victims of Nazi atrocities, …
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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada On Monday, Feb. 13, the board of directors of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) rejected a motion by a vote of 5-4 calling for the removal of Igor Sadikov from the board. Sadikov, who represents the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) on the SSMU board of …
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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada A walkout during the semi-annual General Meeting of the Ryerson Student Union (RSU), which blocked a Holocaust education motion at the university on Nov. 29, 2016, was orchestrated by student union president Obaid Ullah Babar, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Screenshots of conversations between RSU executive members on the …
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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Igor Sadikov continues to spread anti-Jewish falsehoods, even after his tweet calling on his followers to “punch a Zionist” was exposed by B’nai Brith Canada Thursday. The report sparked a media firestorm. Sadikov, clearly an unrepentant member of the Legislative Council and Board of Directors of the …
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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Igor Sadikov, a member of the Legislative Council and Board of Directors of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), is facing calls for his resignation (page doesn`t exist anymore) after advising followers to “punch a Zionist today” on Twitter. Sadikov, a prominent supporter of the anti-Israel boycott, …
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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada A planned referendum on whether or not to endorse the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel at King’s University College, a Catholic affiliate of Western University, has been cancelled (page does not exist) after Jewish students successfully argued that it violated the mandate of the …
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On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the General Council of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) rejected a proposal to transform its “BDS Ad Hoc Committee” into a permanent fixture of the organization. The vote needed a ⅔ majority in order to pass, but was defeated by a decisive margin of 34-17, with 11 abstentions. …
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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada In response to recent antisemitic vandalism on campus, the University of Toronto reiterated in a news release Thursday that it deplores “abhorrent acts” of antisemitism and will support those affected. The question, however, is what will the university do to prevent further acts of antisemitism on campus? B’nai Brith …
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