Student sends demand letter telling Concordia to address hate against Jews (Montreal Gazette)

"It shouldn't require a student to hire a lawyer for them to bring stability to their campus," lawyer says.

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|January 18, 2024

“Yet again, Jewish students face a hostile environment on campus that threatens their right to express themselves peacefully,” CIJA wrote in a statement. “Allowing this to become the status quo threatens our values of free speech, equal access to education and intellectual freedom. Universities have a duty a protect students from hate. Gathering to commemorate hostages taken by a designated terrorist-entity is a reasonable and widely supported action. The continuous failure of universities to uphold their fundamental responsibilities to student safety is unacceptable.

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The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is the advocacy agent of Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA, representing Jewish Federations across Canada.