(Montreal) A request to initiate a class action accuses Concordia University and its student association of failing to significantly combat anti-Semitism on the Montreal campus.
The plaintiffs seek $15 million in damages for Jewish students, faculty and staff currently at Concordia, or who attended or worked there within the past three years.
Two Concordia students and a professor filed the request Thursday in Superior Court. The applicants wish to remain anonymous in the legal proceedings because they fear reprisals.
Among the examples of anti-Semitic acts on the Concordia campus that they cite in their request, they mention the scuffle between pro-Israelis and pro-Palestinians on November 8, which led to an arrest.
They accuse Concordia in particular of not having investigated incidents of anti-Semitism and of not having offered support to Jewish students targeted by hateful acts.
Concordia University has indicated that it does not comment on court cases. The Concordia Student Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
None of the accusations have been proven in court, which will first have to authorize the collective action.