Within moments of entering a nondescript building on Elm Street in downtown Toronto, Jonathan Karten understood that he was in a very dangerous place.

On the afternoon of Nov. 5, Karten arrived at the address with a friend, Shoshanah OFlaherty. They were met on the street by a young representative from Students Supporting Israel (SSI), a campus group at nearby Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). SSI had booked a room at the university for the meeting, but the administration cancelled at the last minute, leaving them scrambling to find an alternate space.

As has become the norm for many gatherings of Jewish people in Toronto, or any Israel-related event, the final location was withheld from registrants until the last moment and distribution was carefully controlled. This has become the

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