HAMILTON — Incidents of anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism on Ontario university campuses are not isolated, but are part of a growing disease, said the director of campus affairs for the right-wing Zionist student movement Betar-Tagar.

Students from the organization spoke at Adas Israel Synagogue in Hamilton last month and shared some of their experiences on campus over the past few years.

Seniors, young families and students were among those attending the event, as were Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Liberal MP Russ Powers and Burlington Tory MPP Cam Jackson.

Jackson told the audience that anti-Semitism is an “important issue that affects the fabric of our nation,” adding that “any hate crime against any Canadian citizen is a crime against all Canadians.”

Speakers from the student club Zionists at McMaster shared their frustration over anti-Israel literature on campus. The group was formed three years ago in response to anti-Zionist activity on campus by the group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights.

As well, Betar-Tagar’s director of campus affairs, Jonathan Jaffit, showed photos from Israel Apartheid Week at the University of Toronto earlier this year.

Signs displayed on campus at the time included, “Globalize the Intifada,” “JNF out of Canada” and “Zionism=Racism.”

Flyers displayed and distributed included the logo of the Fatah-affiliated Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade militia, which has been named by the Canadian government as a terrorist organization...