![]() 2021, the university announced it accepts all the recommendations of the Working Group including not adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism.Ĭotler’s use of the IHRA definition “fell exactly within university policy,” claims the DARA letter. The 45 faculty members claim the use of this definition undermined the work of the university’s Anti-Semitism Working Group which recommended that the “school should not adopt any of the definitions of anti-Semitism that have recently been proposed.” In Dec. This definition has been criticized by some for conflating criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism and being used to silence pro-Palestinian voices. One of these concerns is Cotler’s use of the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. He mentioned a recent issue in which the student union at the university’s Scarborough campus banned kosher foods affiliated with Israel as part of their Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) policy as well as the Graduate Student Union using university funds to support their BDS initiative. ![]() Toronto school trustee won't be censured for calling out anti-Semitic material in teaching manualsĭavid Kaplan, associate professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Joint Centre for Bioethics at the University of Toronto, said this incident has come at a time when anti-Semitism on the University of Toronto campus has become a broader issue.Adam Zivo: A University of Toronto student union is going to war in defence of anti-Semitism.7, was written by Doctors Against Racism and Anti-Semitism (DARA) and was addressed to the acting dean of the faculty of medicine, Patricia Houston. ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt. ![]()
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