tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post2811886221125298356..comments2023-10-13T15:24:39.543-07:00Comments on Pro-Israel Bay Bloggers: Fighting Back Against Campus Anti-SemitismDustyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06824185664523568683noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769014608405032519.post-22169992188696449702011-03-28T12:57:01.529-07:002011-03-28T12:57:01.529-07:00http://jta.org/news/article/2011/03/25/3086568/stu...http://jta.org/news/article/2011/03/25/3086568/student-files-hostile-environment-complaint-against-york<br />A York University student filed a complaint with Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal alleging that the university tolerated an environment hostile to Jews.<br /><br />Sammy Katz claims that he and other students were subjected to physical and verbal abuse at a pro-Israel event on the university's Toronto campus in February 2010.<br /><br />York subsequently released video of the event suggesting that the pro- and anti-Israel students at the fracas were evenly matched and there was little or no physical confrontation.<br /><br />In the complaint, released March 24 by Katz's lawyers, the student claims he was subsequently vindicated in his claims and that York had "spun its own inaccurate version of the episode."<br /><br />Canadian universities in recent years have seen a flurry of tensions between pro- and anti-Israel groups. <br /><br />A year ago, York expelled a student who allegedly advocated genocide against the Jews. Last week, McGill University in Montreal launched an investigation of a student who allegedly tweeted a threat to shoot participants at a pro-Israel event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com