A new wolf in an old sheep’s clothing
Jewish Labor Committee members in the 1940s. Photo courtesy the Ontario Jewish Archives, Blankenstein Family Heritage Centre, fonds 10, item 29. A new spectre has arisen on the pro-Israel Jewish...
Larry Haiven
Who can be a fascist? Let’s look to Mussolini’s Italy, then let’s look to Israel
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir at the one-year celebrations of the settlement of Ramat Arbe, an illegal settlement in the Lower Galilee, West Bank. Photo courtesy Itamar Ben-Gvir/X.…
Antisemitism is merely one of the forms of bigotry now proliferating
The impact of the exceptionalizing of antisemitism is the havoc it wreaks among equity-deserving groups and the relationship between Canadian Jews and non-Jews, writes Larry Haiven. Photo by Pooyan Tabatabaei.…
Another NDP candidate bites the dust after specious accusations of antisemitism
Tammy Jakeman was an NDP candidate in the upcoming Nova Scotia provincial election. She withdrew her candidacy after comments she made about the Gaza genocide were condemned by pro-Israel lobby…
Attempt to censor Francesca Albanese part of larger Israeli campaign to hobble UN
Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, briefs reporters at UN headquarters. Photo by Loey Felipe/United Nations. ...
Making accusations of antisemitism with hardly any facts
Pro-Palestine rally in Los Angeles, November 15, 2023. Photo by Ringo Chiu. TVOntario’s star talk show host, Steve Paikin, wrote an opinion column on the network’s website on September 23,...
There are some ‘new mitzvot’ that many Jews follow—and they aren’t pretty
Traditional portrait of Moses ben Maimon, (commonly known as Maimonides, 1138–1204), one of the most prolific and influential Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. Deeply embedded in Judais...
Banning Palestine support rallies. Could it happen in Canada?
Thousands rally in Melbourne in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Photo by Matt Hrkac/Wikimedia Commons. In the immediate wake of the recent events in Israel-Palestine, conservative and even centrist politicians…
Hamas campaign recalls Tet Offensive: Could this also be a turning point?
Palestinians celebrate beside a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis. Photo courtesy AP. If you stand back just far enough, history repeats itself. And…
What’s really going on in Israel’s political crisis?
Photo by Momo/Flickr We often hear the refrain that Israeli politics is very complicated. It’s usually used as an excuse to stop conversation dead. But given the current turmoil among…
Racialized are prime targets of pro-Israel attacks—and it’s deliberate
Photo by Abbas Momani Okay, let’s talk about an elephant in the room. What do Faisal Bhaba, Desmond Cole, Javier Dávila, Nadia Shoufani, Rehab Nazzal, Rana Zaman, Linda Sarsour, Idris…
The cry gevalt syndrome: are Jewish students really ‘terrified’ on campus?
Student protesters gather at York University to denounce an event that brought members of the Israel Defence Forces to campus, November 2019. Photo courtesy SAIA York/Twitter. As recently as September…
Feds’ proposal on Holocaust denial a very bad idea
The gated entrance of the Sachsenhausen Nazi death camp with the phrase ‘Arbeit macht frei’ (work sets you free) in Oranienburg, Germany. Photo by Thamara Salvagni. The federal government has…
What really happened at a public meeting in Winnipeg labeled ‘anti-Semitic’?
If the IHRA definition succeeds in becoming the benchmark, and many future meetings fall afoul of its criteria, then we are in deep trouble and can kiss reasoned debate and…
‘Cancel Culture’ and the Pro-Israel Lobby
Protestors wave Israeli flags during a demonstration in London, United Kingdom, November 4, 2017. Photo by Bruce Emmerling/NeedPix. When Sportsnet fired Canadian media personality Don Cherry in November 2019 for…