The Université de Montréal is investigating after one of its lecturers was captured on video hurling insults during a confrontation linked to the Israel-Hamas war at another university earlier this week. A university spokesperson disclosed that a course taught by Yanise Arab was canceled as a preventive measure on Nov. 10.
The brief video circulating online shows a man in a yellow hoodie, later identified as Mr. Arab, shouting “go back to Poland!” followed by another insult during an altercation between pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups at Concordia University in Montreal. Mr. Arab’s biography has been removed from Université de Montréal’s website. A previous version described him as a PhD student and lecturer in the history department, teaching a class on domination and resistance in the Arab world. He could not be immediately reached for comment.
Université de Montréal spokesperson Geneviève O’Meara stated that the school’s information suggests that Mr. Arab is the individual in the video and that an ongoing investigation is in progress. Three people were injured and one person was arrested at Concordia University on Nov. 8 during the altercation.