Then There Was Light…

The student who was assaulted last night describes what happened in his own words:
A few people have asked me this morning about what happened last night at UofT. I attended the Israel Apartheid Week event with a few friends and was prepared to ask a couple questions. The girl sitting next to me asked a [...]

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An eyewitness:
Tonight at the U of T [Israeli Apartheid Week] event, two Jewish students were assaulted by the Palestinian “Security” team for being “disruptive” (asking a legitimate question “does Israel have a right to exist”) The Palestinian “security” smacked a student in the head and grabbed him by his neck, while another “security” officer told [...]

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Another one bites the dust…
I received this from a friend at Ryerson. It is a letter from Professor Edward Vrscay to Professor Sebastian Fernando, the chair of Mathematics at Ryerson:
Dear Sebastian:
Sebastian, I regret to inform you that I shall not be able to give the
colloquium talk to your Department which was scheduled for Thursday, March [...]

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I went to last night’s IAW opening event at Ryerson University in Toronto. It featured Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, confused Jew Naomi Klein, and CUPE Ontario VP Ajamu Nangwaya, a South African who was a victim of South Africa Apartheid so he knows quite a bit about real Apartheid, but obviously has no idea about [...]

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But I obviously have problems with it. The full text is here.
First he complains for 9 paragraphs about how hard it is to be the President of the University during the economic downturn that the world is facing and in the post-strike cleanup, as if we’re supposed to feel sympathetic (keep in mind this guy [...]

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It looks like more and more Professors are coming out of the woodwork and standing up to the leftist intimidation prevalent at Universities. Here’s the most recent example from the National Post:
From March 1-8, Canadian universities and cities around the globe are settings for “Israel Apartheid Week.” Organizers insist that the Israeli state is an [...]

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Just to add to blazingcatfur’s report, here’s a copy of the letter that was sent out to Hasbara at York:
On Tuesday February 25th, Vice-President Tiffin issued four notices of suspension and fines to the following clubs for various recent academic disruptions in Vari Hall this year.  Each of these groups, like you, have been provided [...]

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Yes, there is a Voice of Palestine FM radio show on Vancouver’s cooperative radio station, paid for by your tax dollars. On Tuesday they interviewed Ali Mallah, the VP of the Canadian Arab Federation and a member of CUPE.
As most of you know by now, CUPE passed a motion boycotting Israel this weekend, and Canadian [...]

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Wow.
A retired judge wants two Ontario universities to bar Muslim students from being awarded scholarships he has established, though the spokesperson for one institution says her school won’t support a proposal that “flies in the face of everything we stand for.”
Paul Staniszewski said he objects to the “medieval violence” used by the Taliban — [...]

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I found this over at blazingcatfur. Shalom Lappin, a Professor at King’s College in London, was scheduled to speak in the Colloquium of the Cognitive Science Program of the Philosophy Department at York, but he sent York’s President Shoukri a letter of withdrawal and has canceled his appearance due to Shoukri’s complete and utter lack [...]

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