National Post - sept 15 Jonathan Kay

Uncle Tom Kay. Kay's argument is weak. First he says that the professor is Jewish - as if being Jewish means you can't be anti-semitic - a proven false statement. Then he heads his op-ed with the words Bubbie and Zeyda as if again saying - "look guys, I too am Jewish so I can't be supporting an anti-semitic professor. Lastly, what other excuse can the professor and university say other than he was using it as an example? I am not convinced of the professor's lack of anti-semitism. We all know that York has a record of allowing anti-Israel and anti-semitic activities on campus. Surely a reasonable professor would either not have thought of the example he chose or if he did, would have chosen another one. Why didn't he chose a less evil opinion? Why did he go for shock value? Why did he use an anti-semitic example that now relates to the Holocaust? Something is wrong here Mr. Kay! Suppose the same professor had gone to the Toronto Airport and yelled "Don't say, THERE IS A BOMB IN THE AIRPORT?" Would our legal system be lenient and understanding of his intent?

Uncle Tom Jonathan Kay, in an attempt to whitewash antii-semitism, has jumped on the issue without considering the facts. There was anti-semitism involved here - on one level or another - and the professor's and the university's weak excuses should not be accepted.