Noble targets the Israel lobby

This article in The Globe and Mail breaks the story that Prof. David Noble of York's poli sci department distributed information saying that the university's board and foundation were effectively being too pro-Israel.

He said he was curious as to why the university was clamping down on campus protests and pro-Palestinian students were being disciplined. He said many members of the York University Foundation were pro-Israeli and have considerable influence on the school's administration.

"The administration of [York University], like every other university administration, is guided foremost by fundraising considerations," his material stated.

"I've been at York for 15 years and the suppression of speech and assembly is unprecedented," Prof. Noble said.

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