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Opinion: Anti-Zionists minimize antisemitism on Canadian campuses

How, exactly, is making a Holocaust denial website mandatory classroom reading material acceptable opposition to Israel?

A Canadian, Jewish, post-secondary student reported being called a “Zionist whore.” Another reported being placed on a list of “known Zionists.” And yet another reported being dropped from research projects simply for saying they wished for the “safety and security of both Palestinians and Israelis.” Zionists have been described to Jewish students as “evil” and deserving to be killed. And all of this occurred on Canadian campuses.

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In early August, the federal government released the Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) report. Produced by the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute, and commissioned by Canadian Heritage, the report documents shocking levels of antisemitism experienced by Jewish students on Canadian universities and colleges. Ninety-six per cent of the 900 Jewish post-secondary students surveyed either experienced or witnessed at least one antisemitic incident in the past year alone.

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