Posts Tagged: McGill University
McGill Student Who Said He Was Targeted Over Jewish Identity Ratified to Undergraduate Board of Directors
Students at McGill University in Montreal, Canada voted last week to ratify their student government’s board of directors -- including a peer who claimed to...
McGill Student Embroiled in Antisemitism Row to Maintain Leadership Role — for Now
A Jewish student who was removed from a leadership role at McGill University in Montreal, Canada in an episode that sparked accusations of antisemitism will...
McGill University Appoints Investigator to Address Allegations of Antisemitism on Campus
McGill University in Montreal, Canada has appointed an investigator to probe allegations that three students were removed from leadership roles over their ties to the Jewish...
McGill Launches Investigation After Student Leader Says He Was Targeted for Being Jewish
McGill University in Montreal, Canada has launched an investigation into a recent vote by the school’s student union, which Jewish human rights and pro-Israel groups...
McGill University Ratifies Ruling Rejecting BDS for Promoting Discrimination Based on Nationality
The undergraduate student government at McGill University in Montreal, Canada on Sunday ratified a ruling against the anti-Israel boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement for...
New Petition Calls On McGill U to Expel Student Leader Who Tweeted ‘Punch a Zionist’
A petition demanding the expulsion of a McGill University student government representative who urged Twitter followers to "punch a Zionist" has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures, The Algemeiner has learned. "We the undersigned...
‘Punch a Zionist’ Tweeter Enabled by McGill Student Government to Remain in Key Post Due to Anti-Israel Sentiment on Campus, Jewish Activists Say
Jewish leaders at McGill University in Montreal attributed the ability of the student government representative who tweeted "punch a Zionist" to remain in one of...
Israel Activist at McGill Lauds Student Government for Demanding Resignation of Rep Who Tweeted ‘Punch a Zionist’
An pro-Israel activist at Montreal's McGill University told The Algemeiner on Monday that he's "happy the student government finally took a strong stance" and requested that a representative who...
‘Punch a Zionist’ Tweet by McGill Student Rep Mobilizes Concerned Jewish Students Worldwide
The encouragement on social media by a McGill University student body representative to "punch a Zionist" was the "tipping point" that mobilized Jewish student leaders worldwide, the head of...
McGill Student Council Silence Over Member’s Tweet Calling on Followers to ‘Punch a Zionist’ Outrages, Frightens Jews, Pro-Israel Activists on Campus
Pro-Israel activists at Montreal's McGill University told The Algemeiner on Monday that they are outraged at the failure of the student government to condemn one of its...
McGill U Student Leader Justifies Encouraging Social Media Followers to ‘Punch a Zionist’ Due to Israel’s ‘Colonialism of Palestine’
A student leader at McGill University in Montreal justified encouraging his social media followers to "punch a Zionist," due to the policies of the Israeli government. Igor...
Anti-Israel Activists at McGill Boycott, Block Access to ‘Peace Wall’
Despite invitations to contribute to an installation promoting peace in the Middle East, BDS activists at Canada’s McGill University protested it on anti-Israel grounds, campus...
McGill University Student Paper Defends Censoring Pro-Israel Content
An independent student newspaper at McGill University in Canada admitted in an editorial this week to censoring pro-Israel content, on the grounds that Zionism "functions as a settler-colonial ideology...
McGill Student Warns Incoming Freshmen About ‘Disheartening’ Reality of Being Jewish on Campus
A Canadian Jewish student issued a warning Tuesday to incoming pro-Israel freshmen about the harsh reality they will likely face on campus for their religious and...
