McGill cancels talk with Hamas insider turned Israel advocate, citing fears of violence
Campus event bookings have also been halted for the remainder of 2024.
Sylvan Adams responds to Roger Waters reacting to his idea of a Pink Floyd reunion to support Israel
Rock legend lashed out about a recent interview with Ellin Bessner.
Quebec court grants injunction against anti-Israel protesters during ‘Week of Rage’ on McGill campus
Quebec Superior Court granted a temporary injunction against a pro-Palestine organization from blocking buildings or protesting within five metres of campus buildings at McGill University, while Jewish students are continuing to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. The provisional injunction, issued on Oct. 8—which will remain valid for 10 days—is intended to […]
‘I never experienced anything of this nature’: McGill president promises to protect Jewish students
A special town hall meeting preceded the new school year.
Two days of anti-Israel protests at the end of March shut down buildings and classes at McGill University
Montreal police made at least one arrest as anti-Israel demonstrators mobilized at McGill University on March 28 and 29, impacting classes and occupying common areas. Crowds blocked access to three buildings targeting professors and programs perceived to be connected to Israel. The action on March 28 targeted large classes in the faculties of engineering, education […]
Montreal court orders McGill student union to not ratify an anti-Israel policy approved by 78% of members who voted
Montreal’s Superior Court has ordered a temporary stay on the ratification of an anti-Israel policy voted on by students at McGill University this week. The order was released Nov. 21. The referendum question was placed on the McGill University Student Society (SSMU) fall 2023 ballot. It demanded that the university denounce the war in Gaza […]
McGill students vote to approve a policy against ‘genocide in Palestine’ over the objections of Jewish students
McGill University students have voted in favour of a pro-Palestinian resolution that demands the university administration publicly condemn the war in Gaza and cut ties with any group complicit in genocide or “settler-colonialism” ‘Policy Against Genocide in Palestine’ was placed on the Student Society of McGill University (SSMU) fall 2023 referendum ballot. Election results show […]
McGill and Tel Aviv U team up in sports science research thanks to a $29M donation from Sylvan Adams
The former Montrealer who brought the Giro d’Italia Grand Tour cycling race to Israel a few years ago has made a landmark donation to McGill University for research into optimizing athletic performance. Sylvan Adams, who made aliyah in 2015, is giving $29 million for the creation of a sports science institute in the Department of […]
McGill University’s antisemitism and Islamophobia probe cites BDS as a key source of tension
A McGill University administration investigation cites the “polarizing” debate around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in particular the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign, as causing both Jewish and Muslim students to feel they are targets of discrimination. In its final report released June 30, the Initiative Against Islamophobia and Antisemitism (IAIAS) states: “Unquestionably, the most fraught […]
McGill’s student union’s Palestine policy has little to do with democracy or academic freedom, says a former student representative
The Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) recently made headlines after the school threatened to sanction the association for adopting a “Palestine Solidarity Policy”—a misleadingly named, unconstitutional proposal to marginalize Jewish groups. Nevertheless, many undergraduates and staff continue to defend the manifesto as an example of student “democracy.” When McGill warned students on March 24 that the Palestine referendum question violated the student union’s own policies, then-student […]
