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 February 24, 2017 – Toronto: Friendsof Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is delighted to learn that Igor Sadikov, theMcGill student representative who advised his followers on social media to‘punch a Zionist’ and set off a firestorm of debate about antisemitism at theuniversity, has announced his resignation from the Student Society of McGillUniversity (SSMU) Board of Directors, citing pressure from the McGilladministration. 

His decision follows this week’s vote by the Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) LegislativeCouncil not to remove him.

FSWC would like to thank all our friends and supporters – particularly thosewho signed our petition to McGill Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortierand Provost and Vice-PrincipalChristopher Manfredi, and to highlightthe importance of raising our collective voice in support of the rights of theJewish people.

The SSMU LegislativeCouncil will consider a motion to remove Sadikov at its March 9 meeting.

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StaceyL. Starkman
Director of Communications & External Relations
416.864.9735 x 32 / sstarkman@fswc.ca
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Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center(FSWC) is a leading Canadian non-profit human rights foundationdirectly representing over 30,000 members. FSWC is committed to counteringracism and antisemitism and to promoting the principles of tolerance,social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy andeducational programs including workshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of HopeBenefit, Tools for Tolerance and the widely acclaimed new Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, aninternational Jewish human rights organization headquartered in LosAngeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museumsof Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the LatinAmerican Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca

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