Posts Tagged: University of Toronto
University of Toronto Union Condemned for Targeting Jewish Progressive, Calling Jewish Groups ‘Foreign’ Agents
A Canadian Jewish civil rights group is calling out a labor union at the University of Toronto over a series of "anti-Israel and antisemitic tweets,"...
Dozens of University of Toronto Faculty Call Out ‘Antisemitic BDS Movement,’ Urge Adoption of IHRA Definition
Dozens of University of Toronto faculty members urged President Meric Gertler on Tuesday to root out antisemitism on their campus, which they warned had worsened...
Graduate Union at University of Toronto Regrets Kosher Food is ‘Pro-Israel’ Comment
JNS.org - The University of Toronto graduate student union has apologized after an official said, in response to a Jewish student, that making kosher food...
University of Toronto Student Group Hosts Alleged Former Member of the PFLP
JNS.org - A University of Toronto student group hosted an alleged former member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Issam Al-Yamani,...
University of Toronto Graduate Union Vote for Permanent BDS Committee Facing Appeals, Objections From Jewish Community
A vote by the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU) last week to ratify its Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Committee as a permanent body...
‘Forward’ Forced to Backtrack on Professor Jordan Peterson Story
JNS.org - American magazine The Forward has been at the center of a media scandal after media watchdog CAMERA discovered that the magazine fabricated racist support for University of...
Advocates Call for Action Against UN Official Who Headlined Anti-Israel Event at University of Toronto
Advocacy groups are urging action against a United Nations official who headlined an event organized by an anti-Israel group at the University of Toronto (UT)...
Involvement of Canadian Student Unions in Toronto Rally for Palestinian Terrorists ‘Violated University Policies,’ Pro-Israel Activist Says
The participation of student unions in a Toronto rally in support of imprisoned Palestinian terrorists "was in violation of university policies," a pro-Israel activist told The Algemeiner on...
University of Toronto Grad Student, Instructor Openly ‘Bullies’ Jews Online
A graduate student at the University of Toronto, who teaches courses at the school, has harassed Jews and supporters of Israel on social media, using the pejorative "Zios"...
Anti-Israel University of Michigan Professor ‘Puzzled’ by ‘Fizzling’ BDS Activism on Campus
Students at the University of Michigan, Dearborn (UMD) have lost interest in anti-Israel activism, a faculty member and long-time BDS activist told local independent newspaper Arab...
Following Defeat of BDS Motion at U of Toronto, Israel Advocates Say Anti-Jewish-State Activists ‘Significantly Miscalculated’ Opponents’ Mobilization Power
In the wake of a major defeat of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign at the University of Toronto this week, advocates of...
Major Canadian Jewish Groups Express ‘Deep Alarm’ Over Spate of Antisemitic Vandalism at U of Toronto
Major Canadian Jewish groups expressed "deep alarm" over a spate of antisemitic vandalism on and near the University of Toronto (U of T). Responding to the defacement of...
Toronto U Faculty Join Academics at Other Colleges in Endorsing BDS
More than 130 faculty members and librarians at the University of Toronto (UT) have signed a petition calling on the university to divest from several...
Pro-Israel Protesters Disrupt Canadian Campus Event on ‘Palestinian Popular Resistance’
Pro-Israel protesters interrupted a panel discussion on the plight of Palestinians at the University of Toronto on Tuesday, The Canadian Jewish News reported. Some dozen members of the Jewish Defence League...
