In November, “I ❤️ Hamas” stickers appeared on posters advertising a student walkout for Palestine at University of British Columbia, implicating UBC Social Justice Centre. The story went viral after it was spread by pro-Israel advocates. Turns out the stickers were made by a pro-Israel contractor working for Hillel BC.

The truth eventually came out, but the damage was already done. The intention was to smear anti-genocide protesters. Here is Hillel’s post: instagram.com/p/Cz2yMK-t8xM/…

Allegations against people attending pro-Palestine protests should be independently verified before being repeated. Some videos circulating show masked people whose identities still aren’t clear and there is a history of agent provocateurs infiltrating protests to discredit them.