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God forbid the museum should speak to an actual Palestinian regarding an exhibit on the Nakba. Ludicrous behavior from B'nai Brith.

I’m convinced UBC already employs such people not only to police student expression but also faculty members.

Once again, ASOR lowers the bar. Such an important contribution by the ever excellent folks of @archagainstaparth.bsky.social #boycottasor

🧵A friend reminded me of the pressure on the then Museum of Civilization in the fall of 2001 to postpone an exhibit called "The Lands Within Me: Expressions by Canadian Artists of Arab Origin". /1 historymuseum.ca/collections/... @marcmillermp.bsky.social

The vast majority of parliamentarians, journalists & pundits in 🇨🇦 steer clear of discussing fundamentally important questions about 🇵🇸-🇮🇱 out of fear of provoking a backlash from the pro-🇮🇱 lobby. Many CDNs are ready to have grown up conversations. It's time.

🎙️✨ "Journalists should be feared": @smohyeddin.bsky.social chats w @girishdaswani.bsky.social about what sets the late Robert Fisk and the ever-excellent Chris Hedges apart as journalists. Full episode: everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/eo-podcast/

A complaint to the CBC Ombudsperson & multiple email messages over the course of 3 weeks to correct the underreporting of ~3,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza in this CBC News story: cbc.ca/news/world/i... Why wasn't this issue addressed immediately?

An important story about the deadliest work-related tragedy in Saskatchewan history by the CBC's Bonnie Allen. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Congratulations to Spike Lee who endured as a Knicks fan all these years

More tough talk about “middle powers” and so little will to exercise or even project power in the face of live streamed genocide.

Excellent interview. Mohsen Mahdawi is an inspiration!

Ran into a nice couple who told me about a jazz show I need to see. Bantered for 20 minutes about racism, jazz, and how hate is taught. What lovely hippies. Some of us white folks are having the conversations! The hat’s a good conversation starter. 😊

MP @wgreaves.bsky.social town hall tonight. Didn’t get the answer I hoped for to my question but still very appreciative of Will’s sustained advocacy for Palestinian students trapped in Gaza. We urgently need a resolve to this issue in the next 4-6 weeks!

Each response is a confession. Listen closely to the words and watch the facial expressions of those seated close to the poor soul responsible for responding to Senator Woo's simple question about antisemitism.

This is an exceptional interview with @smohyeddin.bsky.social re: analysis of legacy media's coverage of Gaza, OPT and Iran. Worth a listen.

Season 1 of our podcast launches today with a conversation on Orientalism and the Media feat. @smohyeddin.bsky.social and our host, @girishdaswani.bsky.social: everydayorientalism.wordpress.com/2026/06/09/e...

This convo is SO GOOD! Thanks for accepting our invite, @smohyeddin.bsky.social!

Very compelling all around but my favorite detail is that Scott Pelley had never even heard of Bari Weiss before she was put in charge of his newsroom

According to Pew Research, the majority of those on the political right, centre and left in Canada now hold an unfavourable view Israel. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

The optics of today's Israel "solidarity walk" in Toronto. According to @pewresearch.org, 65% of CDNs have an unfavourable view of Israel.

Thank you to the @uvic.ca law students who acted as legal observers at today’s silent anti-genocide march in Victoria.

Just awful.

It's infuriating that false allegations of antisemitism continue to be used to silence faculty. I shake my head. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A growing number of CDNs are sick and tired of AI boosterism.

Someday, when historians look back to understand Ottawa's glaring silence and inaction, they will examine the responses to Senator Woo's probing questions. There they will find answers.

If our government refuses to examine its role in human rights violations in Gaza, it's de facto admitting that it may discover that it IS complicit (which it is). #cdnpoli

So this senator apparently wants canada to have the reputation of always looking the other way.

@cijainfo.bsky.social resorting to lies and smears. Equating Senator Woo's motion to a blood libel is completely absurd.

What an ABSOLUTE DISGRACE. Hey Canadians, just re-upping Israeli historian and genocide scholar Raz Segal’s article from OCTOBER 13, 2023. Nearly 3 years of genocide and regional mayhem. Canada is in violation of international law. jewishcurrents.org/a-textbook-c...

Shame on Senator Leo Housakas and all Senators who voted against motion by Senator @ypwoo.bsky.social on risk of complicity in Canada not complying w International Law in regard to genocide and crimes against humanity inflicted on Palestinian People.Ignorance of International Law is not an excuse.

Senator Leo Housakos' statement regarding Senator Woo's motion to investigate the risk of Canada's complicity in war crimes. Disorientating.

listen to every word

‼️Please take a minute to listen to this exchange. Thank you, Senator @ypwoo.bsky.social and your 11 colleagues who supported this important motion.

The Immigration Minister’s clarification directly contradicts what she told Parliament last week. Was she intentionally misleading the House, or is she simply unaware of what is happening under her own responsibility? Either way, it is deeply troubling. Read more: 👇 www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

Immigration Minister Lena Diab, on May 28, committing to making a decision on student visas for Palestinian graduate students trapped in Gaza in the next 10 days. Listen closely at the end. Today a staffer walked back the minister's commitment in a CDN Press report. These students deserve better.

They will not define it because then they would have to admit they are trying to police critique of Israel.

I'm worried this will be used to crack down on anti-genocide protests and other speech, including the exercise of academic freedom, which is critical of the actions and policies of Israel. @caut.bsky.social

How is it possible to crack down on antisemitism when 🇨🇦 parliamentarians publicly admit that they cannot or will not define what is and is not antisemitism. From last month 👇 @ypwoo.bsky.social

Backrooms

Where is @asor-research.bsky.social's statement on 🇮🇱's bombing of Tyre? They supposedly are into Lebanon's heritage now, w their exec director going to AUB a few months ago to tell locals how to care for their own heritage, which ASOR's bestie 🇮🇱 keeps bombing. 📸 from www.instagram.com/p/DY5jnIOMc6k/

👏 Kudos to David Suzuki for backing out of an upcoming event initiated by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of Canada. JNF has funded infrastructure projects on IDF bases. In 2019, the CRA revoked JNF's charitable status and, in 2024, the organization lost a related court appeal.

The total cost of hosting the World Cup is expected to be in the range of $685-million to $729-million, B.C. officials said Friday From @mikehager.bsky.social: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

My wife & I attended last week's 90th birthday celebration for David Suzuki. Was impressed w/ @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social commitment to fostering respectful relationships w/ Indigenous communities & respect for Indigenous knowledge & sovereignty. And now this 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/davi...

BREAKING: Canada exported $14.6 million of military goods to Israel in 2025, according to data released today by Global Affairs Canada. www.readthemaple.com/canada-expor...

Someone sent a battalion of police to prevent people from welcoming the last Canadian member of the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social at Pearson airport. @mark-carney.bsky.social + @evansolomon.bsky.social: Who are you working for? www.instagram.com/reel/DY6HRJA...

😒 “Male politicians have had their own bathroom since the legislature opened in 1912. The men's room is a spacious area, featuring larger stalls w/marble dividers & oak doors. There's also five sinks and a dresser. Meanwhile, female members have been using the smaller, austere public washrooms.”

It defies logic that the CBC's version of this story, published earlier today, doesn't even appear on its homepage. Here's the BBC. It's better anyway. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Low ?CF18? fly over Sidney, BC just a minute ago. That was loud! Headed into US airspace. No sign of it here. @michaeljohnlo.bsky.social

He’s back to the “Israel has a right to do a genocide” line. bsky.app/profile/sean...