Confrontation at Concordia

Confrontation at Concordia
Directed byMartin Himel
Written byMartin Himel
Produced byMartin Himel
Narrated byMartin Himel
Release date
  • 2003 (2003)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Confrontation at Concordia is a documentary film by Martin Himel which documents the 2002 Concordia University Netanyahu riot at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The film chronicles how pro-Palestinian student activists staged a direct action aimed to cancel the former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address on campus. The talk by the prime minister had been organized by Hillel, a Jewish student organization.[2][3]

The documentary portrays the events that took place in a negative light, and reportedly contributed to the ensuing media debate over them. The Concordia Student Union (CSU) responded by taking legal action against its producer.[4]

  1. ^ Stein, Howard (2005). "The debate on Canadian campuses: bringing back democracy and the spirit of scholarship". Inroads: A Journal of Opinion. Winter–Spring.
  2. ^ Confrontation @ Concordia Archived 2006-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (CAMERA)
  3. ^ Martin Himmel. Confrontation at Concordia (documentary). Transcript Archived 2012-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (Appendix A to CIII-TV (Global Television) re Confrontation at Concordia (CBSC Decision 02/03-1340, -1368, -1514 and -1530, April 26, 2004))
  4. ^ Anti-Israeli Activity at Concordia University 2000-2003 by Corinne Berzon, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, September 25, 2008