Jared Ecker: Norman Finkelstein’s hateful rhetoric
The University of Toronto should speak out against Norman Finkelstein, who will be speaking on campus tomorrow, and his anti-Semitic views.
Taube: Why the ruling against Your Ward News hurts free speech in Canada
“We must be willing to support views that appear right to us, and tolerate views that seem wrong. This doesn’t mean we’re required to agree with different points of view, but we must always defend a person’s right to make their views heard in a non-violent manner.”
Shul backs out of hosting controversial rule of law conference
A prominent synagogue in Toronto has pulled out of a controversial event that it was scheduled to host in March.
Taube: The strange relationship between Jews and free speech
The topic of Jews and freedom of speech has been occasionally viewed as a taboo subject in some quarters. Little wonder, considering that a significant component of this religious community doesn’t seem to truly respect this important concept.
Farber: A win in the fight against defamatory hate speech
Thanks to one brave Canadian Muslim, Mohamad Fakih, so-called “free-speech” advocates no longer have free reign to spew hateful abuse and then invoke Ontario’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) legislation, as a shield for their racist histrionics.
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression walks back statement on Israel
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression has admitted that it was “overreaching,” when it asked Canada to condemn Israel over its handling of the protests in Gaza.
The case for keeping Faith Goldy, and others, out of our universities
Controversial speakers like Faith Goldy are parasites, leeching credibility from the institutions that host them. It’s time to stop playing their game.
From Yoni’s Desk: AIPAC, the Jewish Week and freedom of the press
If you shuddered at the notion of banning the press from a conversation about press freedoms, you wouldn’t be wrong.
Have some Jewish groups gone too far by trying to silence their opponents?
Is silencing hate an effective strategy for combating anti-Semitism, or is it doing more harm than good?
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theorist David Icke gives talk in Vancouver
David Icke – a controversial conspiracy theorist, anti-Semite and Holocaust denier – spoke in Vancouver on Sept. 2.
