Toronto Metropolitan University accused of condoning violence against Jews
Author of the article:Kevin Connor
Published Oct 28, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read
Hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters held a rally on the steps of the TMU (formerly Ryerson) Student Learning Centre at Gould and Yonge Sts. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
Hundreds of pro-Palestine supporters held a rally on the steps of the TMU (formerly Ryerson) Student Learning Centre at Gould and Yonge Sts. on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.
A statement from a group of Jews has blasted Toronto Metropolitan University for its lack of action to a letter signed by law students that allegedly promotes “violence against Israel and the Jewish people.”
The statement was sent to TMU’s Dean Donna Young and President Mohamed Lachemi.
“We write to express our grave concern about the inadequacy of your response to an open letter signed last week by 74 students in the Lincoln Alexander Law School at Toronto Metropolitan University,” the group wrote.
“The open letter is nothing less than a hate-filled incitement to violence against Israel and the Jewish people,” the group alleged. “It expresses its unequivocal support for all forms of resistance and efforts towards liberation, thereby endorsing rape, torture, murder and kidnapping of Israelis, including children and the elderly, and citizens of many other countries.”
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A letter signed and released by a group of law school students at Toronto Metropolitan University over the weekend condoning the Hamas terror attacks. PHOTO BY SCREENSHOT
The group claims the school has acknowledged that the open letter attempts to justify violence against what the signatories audaciously refer to as so-called Israel.
But the the school makes no mention of consequences being contemplated against the signatories, the group states.
“(This) contravenes the values of the law school and is in violation of the Student Code of Conduct and the Discrimination and Harassment Prevention Policy,” the statement claims.
B’nai Brith Canada has also taken issue with the university for an event held Thursday on campus.
In a statement released Friday, B’nai Brith says it was shocked to learn the Faculty of Arts and Faculty Association Equity Committee at the school sponsored an on-campus event where the actions of Hamas were condoned.
An event dubbed Teach-in for Palestine was held on campus at Toronto Metropolitan University on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.
An event dubbed Teach-in for Palestine was held on campus at Toronto Metropolitan University on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. PHOTO BY SUPPLIED
“Teach-In for Palestine, which was shared on TMU’s official website, featured calls to change the popular narrative surrounding the Israel-Hamas conflict, encouraging students to reframe Hamas as ‘freedom fighters’ and cast Israel as the terrorists,” B’nai Brith alleged.
“Universities are supposed to be institutions of higher learning that encourage critical thinking,” B’nai Brith Canada’s CEO Michael Mostyn said. “This TMU sponsored teach-in appears to have been void of academic discourse yet flush with hypocrisy.”

A group of Jews have blasted TMU for its lack of action to a letter by law students allegedly promoting "violence against Israel" and Jews.
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