Concordia University has closed its downtown Montreal campus, citing concerns expressed by its president about “extreme disruption” related to planned protests on the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel.
Hamas killed roughly 1,200 people and took 251 hostages in its raids inside Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel announced military operations in Gaza following the attack.
Thousands of Montreal students have voted to go on a two-day strike as part of a week of demonstrations in support of Palestine.
A poster circulating on social media indicates that a protest has been planned to take place on Concordia’s campus with students from other Montreal universities taking part, including McGill, Dawson College, and the University of Montreal….