Opinion
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The Montreal Vote Was No Victory
There has been a lot of discussion since Monday night’s vote at Montreal City Hall about whether the outcome should be considered a victory for Montreal’s Jewish community. The original Projet Montréal motion was…
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The Editor Who Called My Parents, Christy McCormick Never Stopped Editing Me
I was sad to hear about the untimely death of Christy McCormick. Christy was more than just a friend. He was a mentor during my first years in journalism and, more importantly, one of…
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Let’s Start Calling it What it is…Jew Hatred
I am beginning to think we have created an impossible standard for recognizing Jew hatred. Apparently it is no longer enough to attack a synagogue while Jews are praying. It is not enough to…
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Montreal Has No Business Joining the anti-Israel Propaganda War
Projet Montréal wants Montreal City Council to declare that Israel is committing genocide and apartheid and to cut the city’s institutional ties with Israel, Israeli institutions and Israeli municipalities. The motion was postponed in…
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The Nöam Fire: We May Have Gotten Ahead of Ourselves
Almost immediately after Nöam burned, the reaction across much of the Jewish community was predictable. A kosher restaurant in a heavily Jewish neighbourhood had been deliberately set on fire in the middle of the…
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The Nazis Were The Honest Ones
I believe in giving credit where credit is due. The Bulgarian Nazis, all minors, who surrounded a hotel and harassed Jewish teenagers on a Bnei Akiva trip were the most honest Jew-haters of the…
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Boy George Has More Courage Than Too Many Jews
Boy George released a song last week called We Will Dance Again. It remembers the young people murdered at the Nova music festival, rejects the lie that October 7 can be removed from the…
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They Say Israel, They Mean Jews
We were told again this week that the anger is about Israel, then someone fired at a Jewish bakery in Toronto. Another location belonging to the same Jewish-owned chain had its window smashed. In…
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Two Fires, Two Communities, and the Same Fear
When Shabbos ended in Montreal on Saturday night, I turned my phone on and saw what was left of Nöam Restaurant. Later, when The Suburban posted it, I watched a surveillance video showing the…
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Meir Weinstein’s Announcement Should Surprise Nobody
Meir Weinstein announced this week that his Israel Now movement is forming what it calls the New Jewish Defense Force. The group intends to document organizations and individuals it considers a threat to the…