In this issue
The Fight Against Antisemitism in North American Universities.
A Word from our Managing Editor
As families and friends gathered at the Passover Seder(s), they were reminded of their ancestors' profound journey of suffering, resilience, perseverance, and the unyielding pursuit and quest for freedom and self-determination in their ancestral Jewish homeland.
The Line That Should Have Been Drawn: A Retrospective on the McGill Pro-Palestinian Encampment
In the early morning of July 10, 2024, excavators scooped up tents on the lower field of McGill University. For more than ten weeks, the McGill pro-Palestinian encampment had remained on the institution's doorstep, acting as "a heavily fortified focal point for intimidation and violence."
Marxism on Campus and Its Implications for Antisemitism
In today's divisive political climate, Canadian universities have become receptacles to radical left movements and antisemitism. In Toronto, city streets and the University of Toronto (U of T) campus are plastered with red and white posters warning that "The communists are coming." The Hammer and Sickle, Communism's trademark symbol, was prominently displayed outside the U of T's anti-Israel encampment.
"Pro-palestinian Encampments, Universities, and Canadian Human-Rights Law": What Can, and Should, Universities Do to Keep Jews Safe?
The establishment and fortification of pro-Palestinian encampments, often funded and organized by malign foreign groups and agents, has turned our Canadian universities, faculties, and students into pawns in a political and religious war using propaganda, terrorism and asymmetric warfare tactics to influence public opinion. These tactics are designed to propagate and incite hatred toward Jewish people, cause economic harm to Israel, and delegitimize the Jewish state’s right to exist. This vicious campaign is a critical issue that has stirred significant debate about the legal limits of protest and the responsibilities of educational institutions.
Canada's Hate Speech Laws Under Scrutiny Amid Dramatic Rise in Antisemitic Incidents Growing Wave of Hate Crimes Since October 7
Since the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israeli civilians, antisemitism in Canada has surged dramatically, with a relentless wave of hate speech and hate crimes. Toronto police report that anti-Semitic incidents now account for 53% of reported hate crimes since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Why Israel Dominates the News: Examining Media Bias and Public Perception
In late July 2024, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy published an analysis of the Washington Post's coverage of the Gaza War, criticizing its heavy reliance on anonymous sources. Robert Satloff examined 436 articles critical of Israel from seven major media outlets, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, ABC, CBS News, and CNN. The Post produced 72% of unofficial anonymous sources reporting on Gaza, an astounding five times more than The New York Times and all the other U.S. media outlets.
Money Talks: The Billionaire’s Fight Against Antisemitism at American Universities
On December 5th, 2023, the Presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT testified on Capitol Hill. This congressional hearing on antisemitism was a product of rising tensions on university campuses following the Oct. 7th terror attacks on Israel. Cardinally, the hearing gave campus leaders a chance to publicly convey their stance on the issue of antisemitism. During questioning, these university administrators consistently dodged questions and demonstrated a concerningly high level of apathy towards antisemitism on their campuses.