McGill University vows unspecified ‘action’ after student union adopts anti-Israel policy
The principal of McGill University told Jewish groups it will “take action” against the undergraduate students’ union over its adoption of a pro-BDS policy if the union does not act in accordance with an earlier agreement with the administration or its own rules. B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) made public […]
McGill student union adopts policy to boycott groups ‘complicit in settler-colonial apartheid against Palestinians,’ after a controversial referendum
Pro-Israel groups are outraged that McGill University undergraduates have voted for the boycott of corporations or institutions “complicit in settler-colonial apartheid against Palestinians,” claiming the referendum process was illegitimate and intimidated Jewish students. Just over 71 percent of online ballots cast from March 15-21 were in favour of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) […]
Q & A with Alon Chen: On the cutting edge of science
Paul Lungen speaks with Alon Chen, the newly installed president of the Weizmann Institute of Science, a highly regarded postdoctoral research facility in Rehovot, Israel.
