The federation of students at York University in Toronto, Canada passed a resolution this week endorsing the global boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. This is really a symbolic move and the university has no plans to proceed in the same direction. However, York is Canada's third largest university and a well known site of "Israel Apartheid Week", which has produced tension and intimidation of Jewish students on campus. The apartheid week took place in March this yea...
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