Anti-Semitic tweets from students associated with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR), a McMaster University student group, are under "active review" by the university administration.

The tweets in question started in 2011 and have continued over the years to 2017. A recent one from the account @ArabHummus said "Death to Israel and all Zionists" in April. One from 2011 seemed to express support for Hitler, saying "Adolf Hitler ; if you had taken them all, the world would have a lot less problems right now."

The account either no longer exists or the username has changed, along with several others that have sent out similar anti-semitic views.

The account @ArabHummus no longer exists. Canary Mission's report on these tweets show there are many others under the same account that have expressed anti-Semitic views and support for Hitler. (Canary Mission)

The Canary Mission was the group to first report on the existence of these tweets. The organization is student-run and documents people they see as "promoting hatred of the USA, Israel and the Jewish people, particularly on college campuses in North America."

The report they made on McMaster University was released this month and features numerous individuals, including the person behind @ArabHummus.

SPHR responds

SPHR said in a statement on the report posted to Facebook last week that it "condemns all forms of anti-Semitism within our organization" and said the kind of comments referenced are "intolerable in every sense."

The statement also said while some owners of these accounts were never affiliated with the student group, two of them were executive members of the organization and have "long shed anti-Semitic sentiment."

They said while there are Jewish allies in their movement, they make "no room for Zionist discourse."

Questions to the McMaster Hillel student organization were referred to its Ontario director.

Ilan Orzy, director of advocacy for Hillel Ontario, said they are "very troubled" by these tweets.

"These statements, many of them, glorifying Hitler and of the like are anti-Semitic, not only in nature but also in their effect. We stand strongly against them."

These "disturbing social media posts" are now under active review by the university, according to a statement released last week by the university.

A spokesperson from the university said in an email there are "several policy options for undertaking reviews," one of those policies being the Student Code of Conduct. The university did not say what actions it might take as a result of the review.

Another example of one of the messages cited by Canary Mission. (Canary Mission)

'Inherently anti-Semitic'

SPHR emphasized the distinction it makes between Judaism and Zionism in its statement.

"Anti-Semitism has no room in the Palestinian liberation movement," the statement reads, "To equate all Jewish peoples with Zionism is anti-Semitic in itself."

However, Orzy has a problem with how SPHR has chosen to separate the group's push for the liberation of Palestine and Zionism.

"Advocating against Israel to exist as a Jewish state is inherently anti-Semitic," said Orzy, "It is preposterous to assume or to advocate that anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism are not connected."

CBC News has made attempts to reach someone at SPHR, but no one was immediately available for comment.

Hillel students have received support from other community groups, such as the McMaster Muslim Student Association, said Orzy. However, he hasn't heard of contact between SPHR and Hillel students.

He said they are waiting for results from the university and they hope the students involved will apologize.

"My hope is that people realize that to achieve peace in the issue between the Palestinian and Israelis overseas, glorifying Hitler and posts of the like are not only harmful to the process, but show a rather lack of focus on achieving peace."