An excellent piece in Toronto Life about the school once known as Jew U. York University was a home to Jewish up-and-comers in the 60s. Now it's become a hotbet of Palestinian activism. Kippas versus Kaffiyehs. Of course there are some anti-Zionists in the ointment. Dan Freeman-Maloy is a cool kid who talks about Israeli war crimes and after skirmishes was "rusticated" by the university for three years. His big advocate is a Jewish prof, David Noble, who has pointed out all the big-money Jewish backers of the school on the York University Foundation:
[Its] board of directors includes Howard Sokolowski, co-owner of the Toronto
Argonauts, and Joseph Sorbara, a developer and brother of Greg Sorbara,
the former Ontario finance minister. Noble argued that the YUF was
“biased by the presence and influence of staunch pro-Israel lobbyists,
activists and fundraising agencies.” A Jewish group brought the
pamphlet to the attention of the administration, who issued a press
release condemning the flyer as “offensive” and expressed concern over
the spread of “bigotry and racism” on campus.
Argonauts, and Joseph Sorbara, a developer and brother of Greg Sorbara,
the former Ontario finance minister. Noble argued that the YUF was
“biased by the presence and influence of staunch pro-Israel lobbyists,
activists and fundraising agencies.” A Jewish group brought the
pamphlet to the attention of the administration, who issued a press
release condemning the flyer as “offensive” and expressed concern over
the spread of “bigotry and racism” on campus.
Oh my. More and more Jews following in the Jeff Blankfort tradition: of talking about Jewish power/influence and its negative consequences. Avraham Burg now, too.
