I, for one, am really tired of the (ab)use of the views of a small proportion of Jews to justify antisemitism and the demonization of Israel. IHRA is very widely accepted in Jewish circles, which is why so many countries, organizations, regions (including the city of Vancouver) and have adopted it. To deny this fact is to deny Jews' understanding of and experience with antisemitism. And holding up this letter -- or statements from fringe groups such as Independent Jewish Voices -- as evidence that this crime (yes, vandalism is a crime, not a peaceful protest!) was justified is, frankly, unconscionable.
Rachel
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 3:45:07 PM
To: Gerardo Otero
Cc: academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: Re: York professor among those charged in Indigo store vandalism (The Globe and Mail (BC Edition)), Nov 25, 2023
Dear Gerardo,
I thought you may be interested in the attached letter sent by the Jewish Faculty Network to Mayor Olivia Chow and others.
Apologies for the JPEG format. I am sharing it from this Twitter/X post. While this particular letter is signed collectively, over 170 Jewish scholars from across the country signed the Network's 2021 statement against the IHRA definition of antisemitism. You can see their names here:
https://jewishfaculty.ca/jewish-faculty-against-the-ihra-defn/
And a link to
JFN's launch event for anyone interested in learning more.
All best,
Baharak
Sent: November 25, 2023 9:15 AM
To: Politics, Institutions and Development; Politics, Institutions and Development; Umer Hussain; academic-discussion@sfu.ca
Subject: York professor among those charged in Indigo store vandalism (The Globe and Mail (BC Edition)), Nov 25, 2023
Among other things, this article tells the story of tremendous abuse of police power in Toronto against a professor engaged in protest.
York professor among those charged in Indigo store vandalism
SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER
The Globe and Mail (BC Edition)
Nov 25, 2023
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