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All of these examples have been used and are being used by BDS and anti-apartheid groups on university campuses and by the radical left.

Dentist Howard Tenenbaum, a professor in the faculties of dentistry and medicine at UofT, said their first letter — which was essentially ignored by Gertler and the UofT administration — came hot on the heels of a controversial mid-November decision by the university’s Graduate Students Union to deny a request by Hillel (a Jewish organization) to have kosher food available on campus.

The request was denied, apparently, because Hillel was “openly pro-Israel.”

“This demonstration of blatant anti-Semitism provided us with an opportunity to do something,” Tenenbaum said Tuesday.

“It (anti-Semitism) just keeps getting worse on campus because these (kind of) people are allowed to spread their lies and hatred.”

The second letter — which has been endorsed by several advocacy groups starting with B’nai Brith Canada — makes it clear that there are many professors who are “not willing to be complacent” any more.

The letter asks the university administration to “face down” support on campus for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement (that delegitimizes Israel) and the annual “Israel Apartheid Week.”

Tenenbaum said 500 faculty members have signed it so far.