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submitted 4 months ago by NightOwl@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

We cannot overlook the likelihood that these Palestinian solidarity encampments were labelled security threats because of the relentless pressures on university administrators exerted by Zionist politicians and pro-Zionist government officials to characterize any criticism of Israel as threatening to the "safety" of Jewish students and faculty. Such pressures have been well-documented in the cases of the Universities of Alberta and Calgary, and are exhibited in many of the submissions to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights' investigation of "antisemitism" on Canadian campuses (May 2024). Notably, the committee's December 2024 report recommended, among other measures, that universities adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism which encompasses anti-Zionism or criticism of the state of Israel.

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[-] qwestjest78@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

Reading the article and finding out the surveillance UofA and the Edmonton police are conducting on their students. Unbelievable

[-] overcooked_sap@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Peaceful protests? I think the case could easily be made that many participants invited violence whether directly or indirectly. And while it may have a small number of participants the nazi rule is applicable to them same as it is to the truckers convoy and so on.

[-] Krankenwagen@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Protesting a genocide is often a nasty business. It is still the noble and correct thing to do. Free Palestine.

[-] overcooked_sap@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

The ends justify the means? Very good.

[-] Amnesigenic@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

Cry about it hasbara

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