The University of Montreal has suspended a lecturer who was documented verbally abusing Jews during a protest. According to the National Post, Yannis Arab was filmed slamming pro-Israel protesters, "Go back to Poland!" and other insults.
Montreal - November 8 - University of Montreal (UdeM) Professor Yanise Arab yells at a Jewish student in Concordia to "go back to Poland, sharmouta (wh*re)". 1/2 pic.twitter.com/zYys9AtESf
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Three people were injured in the confrontation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Wednesday. Yanis Arab, who lectured on "resistance in the Arab world," was suspended, and the university is now considering whether to cancel the course he taught or assign another supervisor.
University spokeswoman Genevieve O'Mira said the institution would increase security.
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