Canadian Zionists initially intended to focus the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on the Holocaust, antisemitism and the need for a Jewish State. Ironically, a tiny addition to the Museum referring to the Nakba, has turned that upside down by provoking a long overdue public discussion about the violence involved in the creation of Israel in 1948. Read more.
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Judge finds that the man who wrote “FEED ME” on the Holocaust Monument did not act out of hatred or antisemitism

On January 7th, an Ontario Superior Court Judge rejected the spurious claims that Iain Aspenlieder was motivated by “hate” or “antisemitism” when he wrote “FEED ME” on the Holocaust memorial last June. Aspenlieder had already pleaded guilty to a charge of “mischief” but argued that he acted out of concern for the fact that Canada was doing nothing to allay the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza. Read more….
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