Concordia University's Antisemitism Subcommittee Resigns

0:00Concordia Universities, Anti-Semitism Subcommittee, just resigned in December 2025. It's one of six groups under the Estrive Task Force, launched back in April 2024 to tackle systemic discrimination and hate on campus. The Subcommittee, led by Professor Naftali Kohn, quit because the school won't release separate reports for each group. Only one big combined final, report. The university says the Subcommittee finished its work and submitted everything before bailing, so their findings will still shape the overall report. That's standard for these task forces and everyone knew the deal up front. All six subcommittees ran events, listening sessions, and surveys to spotlight prejudice against different communities. But reactions have been heated, especially from some Jewish faculty and the Jewish faculty network. They slammed the Subcommittee survey for blurring lines between anti-Semitism and criticism of Israel, like tying it too much to pro-Palestinian. Protests. Others, including Professor Shira Avney, pointed out it ignored anti-Semitism from

1:03white supremacist or MAGA angles, missing the full picture of Jewish. Experiences on campus. Tensions spiked around the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism, which some pushed as a recommendation. Critics, including 128 scholars and most of Concordia's Faculty Association in a 2021 vote, say it stifles free. Speech on Israel. Jewish faculty network members met with admins in October 2025 to push back and add their views. As the final stifri report takes shape, questions linger on how it will balance these voices without fueling more division, keeping the focus on real. Campus safety for everyone. Canada News Today, powered by AI bringing you what matters. I'm Corey with The Story.