Canada – Jewish students attacked at a university in Toronto

Two Jewish students were attacked at a university in Toronto. Tyler Golden, who heads a publicity group at York University and who was a witness to the incident, told the "Shalom Life" website that the members of the Gilad Shalit activist group were sitting around a table with publicity material as part of their "Free the Palestinians from the Hamas" campaign that had been authorized by the university.

At approximately 4pm a number of people known to be hostile to Israel arrived and began haranguing the Jewish students. The argument quickly escalated and a group of 50 angry students began attacking the Jewish students while voicing anti-Israel and antisemitic slogans. Golden added that the Jewish students summoned the security staff and recorded the assailants on camera. In an attempt to prevent their being filmed, the assailants attacked two Jewish students. Complaints were submitted against the assailants and the university's security staff collected testimony.

The Jewish Defense League offered 500 dollars for anyone providing information that leading to the identification of the assailants. Meir Weinstein, the chairman of the organization in Canada, criticized the weakness of the Jewish leadership on Canadian campuses and called to alter the existing feeble policy. Marley Moseson, one of the leaders of the publicity group, told "Shalom Life" that the university had not taken the effective steps necessary in order to protect the students. It should be emphasized that last year students were attacked by a large group of anti-Israel students who stormed a room in which they were assembled and then proceeded to issue antisemitic remarks and threats.

Source: http://www.inn.co.il/