Howie Silbiger
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Opinion: The Senate gave Hate a Microphone and Told Jews to Deal With It
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief What happened in Ottawa was not a mistake, not a misunderstanding, and not some innocent booking error. The Senate of Canada knowingly handed over its space to a tribunal that…
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The Pickle Fountain: Proof That Humanity Has Officially Lost It
By Howie Silbiger, Editor in Chief Somewhere on the internet, a perfectly good chocolate fountain met its briny fate. Out went the sweet, in went the sour, and suddenly the world was introduced to…
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OPINION: The Death of English Media in Montreal
My whole life has been centered around media. I knew I wanted to work in radio from the time I was ten years old and I always believed that radio and television are the…
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Missing Hostages, Missing Bodies, Factional Fighting; Chaos Inside Monday’s Hostage Release
The first phase of the hostage release in Gaza is scheduled for Monday morning, a moment Israel has been waiting on for months. Forty eight names are on the list. Twenty are believed to…
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OPINION: After the Deal: What Happens to the “Global Intifada”
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief Now that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a ceasefire, the streets will fall quiet for a day or two. The slogans will fade from cardboard…
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The Billionaire Beneath Gaza: How a Palestinian Tycoon’s Empire Became the Center of a U.S. Terror Lawsuit
When nearly two hundred American plaintiffs filed suit in Washington DC in April 2025 it thrust into the spotlight a name seldom associated with warfare or terrorism, Bashar Masri, a Palestinian American billionaire celebrated…
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Hostages, Hope, and Hard Bargains: Inside Hamas’ Sudden Acceptance of the Peace Deal
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-In-Chief For the first time since the massacre of October 7, Hamas has formally accepted the first phase of a peace deal that could see the long-awaited return of Israel’s remaining…
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Planned Concordia Oct 7 Protest Emboldens Jewish Students
For the first time in decades, Jewish and pro-Israel students at Concordia say they finally feel visible again. A simple poster; “We are in Quebec. We are not in Gaza” has appeared across the…
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OPINION: Montreal Hands Hamas the Mic
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief Canada has crossed the line. On October 7, the anniversary of the bloodiest day in modern Jewish history, Montreal will hand its most famous public square to supporters of Hamas.…
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OPINION: Manchester Was Only the Beginning
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief They told us this was an isolated act. They were wrong. Manchester is not an accident or a tragic one off. It is the inevitable result of a continent that…