The Centre of Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), the Canadian Jewish advocacy group, on Saturday criticized the legislative council of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) in Montreal, which voted this week to call for the resignation of a Jewish student from her position in the student government because she is taking part in an exploratory trip to Israel early next year.
According to The Post Millennial newspaper, which reported on the incident, Jordyn Wright, a Jewish student and part of SSMU’s Board of Directors, was targetted by her university’s student government over her decision to attend a trip to Israel sponsored by Hillel Montreal.
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