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One of the bill’s co-sponsors, Nerdeen Mohsen Kiswani, posted a video on TikTok in which she set fire to an Israel Defense Forces sweatshirt.
It went through with 95 percent voting “yes,” with a representative to be in place by the fall semester.
The signatories come from the entire political spectrum with varying political views, unequivocally “united by the urgent need to respond to the rising anti-Semitism worldwide.”
“Sharon has taken a proactive step that shows it cares about the safety of Jewish residents,” said community activist Susan Price.
One of its stated goals is “teaching and learning about the Holocaust: Education for a world without genocide ever again.”
An open letter insists that the measure would “help administrators better identify and meaningfully combat” anti-Semitism on campus, listing incidents at several schools.
According to Hillel, which urged students to back the referendum, the measure passed with more than 1,700 votes.
Those who voted against the legislation claim that due to the diverse student body, not all marginalized groups can have representation.
A number of anti-Semitic incidents have taken place on campus in the past few years, including the discovery of swastikas.
More than 3,000 emails and letters have been sent to Mayor Valérie Plante, reiterating the importance of efforts to combat anti-Semitism.
A similar bill was proposed in February but tabled due to concern over a clause that denounced the BDS movement and questioned Palestinian human rights. The new bill removed the clause.
Canada has seen rising numbers of anti-Semitic attacks in recent years.
