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Screenshot of a joint statement of the University of Ottawa's Muslim Law Students' Association and Jewish Law Students' Association. It is too long to include the entire text here, but it starts: We're coming together at a very troubled time to acknowledge each other and the need to keep our spaces safe and open for dialogue. We want to focus on what unites us, not what divides us, and that is our common humanity. We recognize that Jewish and Muslim lives are equally valuable and important, and that every loss of life is tragic and represents a story and a family, and a whole circle of people who are grieving. Both our communities are grieving right now, and we're coming together to say we want to focus on what unites us. We also extend our thoughts to Christians, Druze and other minorities in the region who are suffering and grieving. We all recognize that these rising tensions and divisions are driving fear and anxiety. We are also aware that there are members of our communities that have family and loved ones that are being directly impacted by this war. With racism, antisemitism, and Islamophobia rising, we simply will not be bystanders in the face of hate. We urge all professors, lecturers, and students to understand the present context when exercising your freedom of expression, and making your points: this is an exceptionally raw and difficult time. Members of our law school community have lost loved ones in this conflict....