McGill University on Monday declared a pro-Palestinian encampment on its campus, which grew significantly but remained peaceful over the weekend, illegal and denounced alleged antisemitic behaviour among protesters.
On Monday morning, dozens of tents surrounded by banner-covered fences were set up on the downtown Montreal campus lawn. Hundreds of people, including students and educators from other institutions, were there to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza and support divestment demands. Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc said the department is in communication with McGill but there have been no arrests or any incidents involving protesters thus far.have grown in size recent days, leading to clashes between protesters and counter-protesters as police and university officials struggle to maintain order.
B’nai Brith, a human rights organization and “staunch defender of the State of Israel” described the McGill encampment and other similar movements as a “rising tide of antisemitism” on campuses. In an, the organization called for postsecondary institution leaders “to take decisive and immediate action against demonstrations, riots, encampments, and other antisemitic activities to ensure the safety and well-being of all students.
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