York University has issued a warning: if the institution’s student unions do not recant or sufficiently defend their collective statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict, they will risk losing their relationship with the university.
, released to the public on Friday, addressed the “serious and ongoing harms caused by statement,” which declares “solidarity with the Palestinian people” against “the settler-colonial apartheid state of so-called Israel.
“The University is deeply disappointed that this step is now required, but we are compelled to uphold University policies and to act in the best interests of the York community, including those of the student unions and their memberships,” said administrators for York in the statement. As desperately needed humanitarian aid makes its way into Gaza, Canada's federal ministers arrive in Cairo, Egypt to discuss rising tensions in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off following Hamas' bloody rampage two weeks ago.Over 1.
Some Toronto residents fear for their safety after alleged car thieves break into home to steal key fob Ottawa police say there will be an increased presence and some road closures downtown this weekend because of planned demonstrations, including another march for Palestine and a repeat of the "1 Million March for Children."Kingston police have declared a nuisance party in the city's University District as large crowds gather for Queen's University homecoming celebrations.
The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened Saturday to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into the besieged Palestinian territory for the first time since Israel sealed it off following Hamas' bloody rampage two weeks ago.'Our emergency shelters are full': Salvation Army adds 60 new beds anticipating influx of refugees
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