Anti-Israel activists dupe Canadian medical student societies

• Author: Arutz Sheva Staff
• Published date: 08 June 2021
• Date: 08 June 2021
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

Early last week, medical student societies at Canadian universities, including McGill, Dalhousie and the University of Toronto, received an email from "National Advocacy for Palestine," asking them to sign "a joint statement in support of the People of Palestine."

The student societies were told that the statement had been drafted by the Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS), Ontario Medical Students Association (OMSA) and Black Medical Students' Association of Canada (BMSAC).

In reality, the statement was not drafted by those three groups. In fact, in correspondence obtained by B'nai Brith, the President of the CFMS flatly denies that his group even endorsed the letter, and adds that it was written by an anonymous group of students. It remains unclear at this time who actually drafted the statement, or who is behind the anonymous "National Advocacy for Palestine" email account that perpetrated the scam.

On Thursday, the same account followed up with a "clarifying" document to the medical student societies, in which it cautioned them not to consult their membership about the statement, urging them to "think about how many students you may have in your student bodies who identify as Zionist."

Over the past month, anti-Israel joint statements, open letters and petitions have circulated in various Canadian industries, including journalism, academia and the arts. The recent attempt by anti-Israel activists to dupe medical students calls into serious question the underpinnings of the other statements as well.

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