Students at TMU’s Lincoln Alexander School of Law issued an open letter on Oct. 20, stating the events of Oct. 7 were the 'direct result of Israel’s 75-year-long systemic campaign to eradicate Palestinians.'An external review into a pro-Palestinian letter signed by law students at Toronto Metropolitan University that criticized Israel shortly after the Oct.
Students at TMU’s Lincoln Alexander School of Law issued an open letter on Oct. 20, nearly two weeks after aleft around 1,200 Israelis dead and hundreds taken hostage. The Hamas attack, and Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza – that has to date killed more than 36,000 Palestinians according to the Gaza Health Ministry –
U of T faculty members declare support for pro-Palestinian protesters after administration’s discipline threat “Some participants expressed real regret and remorse that their intentions in signing the statement had been misconstrued as support for the attacks on innocent Israeli civilians. However, the wording of the letter left itself open to that misinterpretation, which invoked true hurt and fear amongst many Jewish students, faculty, staff, and community members,” Mr. MacDonald writes. “Despite this, I am satisfied that the harm caused by the letter was unintended.
Josh Sealy-Harrington, an assistant professor at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law who has been a vocal defender of the students, said the report represents a “clear vindication” of what he described as the students’ legitimate critique of Israel’s policies toward the Palestinian territories.