Some members of the community have recently pushed back against the approach university administrators took with the pro-Palestinian protesters. The Windsor Star reports that the University of Windsor recently received criticism regarding the agreement that it reached with pro-Palestinian protesters. In response, UWindsor is reportedly developing an agreement with members of its Jewish community and is creating a toolkit to combat antisemitism. University of Manitoba Law Professor Bryan Schwartz and B’nai Brith Canada Director of Research and Advocacy Richard Robertson penned an article for the Winnipeg Free Press criticizing how universities such as McGill University responded to pro-Palestinian encampments and protests on their campus. They call for a cross-sector effort to “combat the scourge of antisemitism in Canada” and encourage institutions to take actions such as recognizing antisemitism as a distinct form of bias and hatred.
