Rather than vote on a resolution to commemorate Holocaust Education Week at Ryerson University in Toronto Tuesday night, members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and the Muslim Students Association (MSA) staged a walkout .
As reported by JTA, the walkout occurred during the semiannual general meeting of the Ryerson Student Union. The meeting lost its quorum, according to B’nai Brith Canada.
The resolution had been submitted by a member of the Ryerson Hillel Jewish students’ group. It called on the Student Union to offer annual Holocaust education programs to emphasize “the value of pluralism and the acceptance of diversity.” Despite there being no mention at all of Israel, the anti-Semitic terrorist supporters of SJP and MSA voted with their feet and exited the Student Union -- because as far as they're concerned, "pluralism and diversity" don't include Jews and Israel.
Opposition to the resolution came as no surprise considering that the Ryerson Student Union had previously, in 2014, voted to join the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. The resolution not only prohibits the student group from having ties with companies that do business in Israel, it even required that Sabra hummus be removed from the campus cafeteria.
“What starts with BDS does not end with BDS,” said Amanda Hohmann, national director of B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights. “More often than not, BDS is simply a gateway drug to more blatant forms of anti-Semitism.”
Check out the Freedom Center's profiles on Students for Justice in Palestine and the Muslim Students Association at the indispensable Discover the Networks resource site.
