Anti-Semitism Today: Jews Condemned York University

Recently, a real cultural war has flared up against Jews in Canada. It is for this reason that prominent Jewish organizations are now calling on Canadian high school students of Jewish descent to fight anti-Semitism and think twice before entering York University.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center for the Study of the Holocaust (FSWC) accused the faculty of the association of endorsing "censorship against Israel and the Jewish people. "In a statement, FSWC President Avi Benlolo also mentioned that his group is concerned about the safety of York Jewish students and teachers.

How did the problems of Jews in Canada begin?

The protest of Jews in Canada began with a vote at the University of York at the Faculty of Association in favor of an action urging York to abandon any investment in the production and development of weapons, both domestically and internationally.arena.

None of the movements participating in the vote mention Israel directly. However, it is alarming that the well-known anti-Semitic organization SAIA (Students Against Israeli Apartheid) is also taking part in the voting.

For this reason, the FSWC president said that voting constituted an act of "modern anti-Semitism", since it is this branch of SAIA students that plays the leading role in the campaign against weapons, which in its demonstrationsoften advocates divestment and sanctions against Israel and their scientists. “The problem is that people are unknowingly joining SAIA in advocating for an end to arms sponsorship,” Benlolo said.

However, Richard Whalen, president of the faculty of the association, immediately rushed to refute this assumption by saying that SAIA is only one of dozens of organizations, including Amnesty International, supporting the campaign. “I am a Jew, but since I vote alongside SAIA, I am also called an anti-Semite.It is upsetting, ”he adds.

Anastasia Gorovaya