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Known as Referendum 2, the measure would have pushed the university’s Alma Mater Society to “demand where feasible, that the University end Hillel BC’s lease."
The University of British Columbia’s Social Justice Centre is suing a prominent Jewish organization and one former contractor for defamation after pro-Hamas stickers bearing the SJC’s logo were placed on campus in November.
Stickers proclaiming support for Hamas that appeared to be linked to a student-run advocacy group were posted on campus at the University of British Columbia last week and racialized students associated with the group have received threats as a result. Jewish student group Hillel BC says it 'terminated its relationship' with the independent contractor it says posted the stickers.