By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief Charlie Kirk was assassinated in front of a live audience at Utah Valley University and instead of universal shock we saw depravity. The bullet had barely ripped through…
Category: opinion
GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA: CANADA IS FAILING ITS JEWS
Canada has never been a safe country for Jews. It wasn’t during the Holocaust and it isn’t now. The chant of globalize the intifada isn’t just echoing through the streets, it’s being…
OPINION: Anthony Housefather: The MP Who Shows Up, but Rarely Stands Up
By Joseph Marshall Member of Parliament Anthony Housefather has long cultivated the image of a steadfast guardian of the Jewish community in Ottawa, ever present at synagogue commemorations and always ready with…
Concordia’s Legacy of Hate Lives On
By: Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief The 2025/26 Concordia Student Union handbook is out. On the surface, it looks like a standard spiral bound planner. Bold type proclaims “Made for students, by students,” and the cover…
When Did Jews Become Subhuman?
By Howie Silbiger A doctor in Belgium thought it acceptable to write “Jewish/Israeli” in the allergy box of a child’s hospital record. In London, ninety thousand people at Wembley booed when two…
OPINION: COLDPLAY SINGER DECLARES ISRAELI FANS “EQUAL HUMANS”
By Howie Silbiger – Editor-in-Chief Wembley Stadium turned from a concert hall into a trial by mob when Coldplay frontman Chris Martin called two young Israeli fans “equal humans” on stage (see…
OPINION AND VIDEO: October 7th, 2023 – Terror Attack – The Tassa Family Residence – Released by Israeli PM Netanyahu
Content Warning: The following video is extremely graphic, depicting part of a genocidal terror attack that took place in Israel on October 7th, 2023. It depicts a father’s sacrificing his life to…
Quebec’s Proposed New Prayer Ban Will Criminalize Jewish Rituals
By Howie Silbiger – Editor-in-Chief The Quebec government is preparing to introduce legislation that would ban prayer in public, a move framed as a response to Muslim street gatherings but one that…
OPINION: WHEN PHILADELPHIA LOWERED ITS FLAG, HAMPSTEAD RAISED A BIGGER ONE
By Howie Silbiger, Editor-in-Chief There is no space left for excuses. Jewish communities are under attack, and every institution is showing its true face. Some stand tall. Others collapse in shame. Some…
OPINION: QUEERS FOR PALESTINE: A MOVEMENT THAT IGNORES REALITY
By: Ahmed Muhamed Hamdan, Special to the Montreal Jewish News When you see activists marching under the banner of “Queers for Palestine,” it feels like stepping into an upside down world. The…