Antisemitic posters that have sprung up around the University of Victoria campus has caught the eye of a national Jewish advocacy group.

Posters were observed on the UVic campus last week saying 害羞草研究所�(((Those))) who hate us will not replace us,害羞草研究所� and providing links to white supremacist websites. The posters also said 害羞草研究所淒efend Canadian heritage害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淔ight back against anti-white hatred害羞草研究所� in what is said to be 害羞草研究所淎 message from the Alt-Right.害羞草研究所�

The posters were first exposed by the Facebook group Anti-Racist Action UVic, which is calling on students to attend a Nov. 15 meeting to discuss a campus anti-racist strategy. The group advises anyone to see similar posters to 害羞草研究所減romptly rip them down.害羞草研究所�

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He said the triple parentheses are frequently used by online neo-Nazis to identify Jews, adding the wording 害羞草研究所渋s an obvious nod to the slogans the white supremacists were chanting during the infamous torchlight rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.害羞草研究所�

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While many might see antisemitism as more of a 20th century issue, with Muslims a more likely target of racists today, Koren says that isn害羞草研究所檛 the case. He said statistics compiled by his organization show that members of the Jewish community are most targeted for hate crimes.

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Koren says posters targeting Jews have appeared at American universities, however, this is the first incident he is aware of in Canada. Posters promoting Holocaust denial were placed around the University of Calgary in February.

He called on the university administration and student groups to publicly condemn the antisemitic rhetoric.

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A racist social media post believed to be from a UVic student drew a reaction from university administration in September. The university has not responded to a request for comment on the current incident.