Canada
“Khaled Barakat’s ongoing presence raises serious questions about the efficacy of Canada’s immigration and anti-terrorism laws,” said Michael Mostyn, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada.
The resolution, which was heavily anti-Israel, led to protests by Jewish students and alumni, as well as Jewish groups and organizations.
Reported incidents included several cases of assault and vandalism.
“Most worrisome,” said the report, was the increase in violent incidents, which went from “nine in 2020 to 75 in 2021.”
A change to the country’s criminal code comes after Parliament member Kevin Waugh introduced a related bill earlier this year criminalizing Holocaust denial, calling it a “win for everybody.”
Fabrice Labeau, deputy provost of student life and learning, has asked the leadership of the student senate “to take prompt and appropriate remedial action” regarding the measure. If they fail to do so, the university will “terminate” the agreement.
“This collaborative effort will send a signal to communities that their safety and well-being are a public priority,” said Mohammed Hashim of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation and a task force co-chair.
“When Jewish students feel they cannot express their support of the Jewish homeland, that’s unsafe,” says Jonah Fried, an international student in McGill’s Honors program and a CAMERA Fellow on Campus.
Elbit Systems UK will supply its Torch-X solution for Canada’s Airspace Coordination Center Modernization project.
It is the first time that a Canadian university has retained money from groups supporting anti-Semitism.
Several principals have said they are beefing up educational programs on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism. And while that’s a good first step, some feel more needs to be done.
At Valley Park Middle School, a student in an 8th-grade class shouted “Heil Hitler” from his desk as two other students stood on a filing cabinet and performed a Nazi salute.
