Two people who are not students on Concordia University’s campus will no longer be able to set foot there, following an investigation into last November 8’s altercation related to the conflict between Hamas and Israel.
Concordia University rector and vice-chancellor Graham Carr made the announcement in a letter addressed to students, staff and professors on Wednesday and obtained by the Montreal Gazette.
He also mentioned that investigations are ongoing into “other possible violations of the (University) Code of Rights and Responsibilities by persons within and outside the University community.”
Tensions erupted on the University of Montreal campus on November 8 when a group holding a rally for Concordia’s Jewish community and another group consisting of Arab-Muslim students supporting Palestine got into an altercation .
According to videos posted on social media, there were even scuffles. Montreal police then intervened for several hours and arrested a 22-year-old woman.
Principal Carr used his platform to appeal for calm on campus, where only three weeks remain until the end of session.
“For the sake of our students, I firmly believe that we need a period of reflection so that they can concentrate on the results of their studies,” he wrote, according to English-language media.
“I am confident that we agree that a line has been crossed in our city and on our campus, that hatred and violence have no place among us, and that we must do everything we can to preserve the sanctity of the university as a place of collegiate “Striving for knowledge and understanding,” he added.