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Neither Left Nor Right: Condoning Hamas Killing of Women, Kids Costs Global Varsities Dear

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to diversity of opinions among students in various universities and premier educational institutes across the world. The war between the two West Asian nations began on October 7 and within hours, several places witnessed pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

In the US, around 34 student organisations of Harvard University held the Israeli regime “entirely responsible for unfolding violence.”

The student groups, however, drew intense backlash with campus and in the country for signing onto the statement.

“Today’s events did not occur in a vacuum. For the last two decades, millions of Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to live in an open-air prison. Israeli officials promise to ‘open the gates of hell,’ and the massacres in Gaza have already commenced,” the statement read.

“In the coming days, Palestinians will be forced to bear the full brunt of Israel’s violence. The apartheid regime is the only one to blame,” it continued.

It was initially released on the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee's Instagram page, but was later temporarily suspended by Meta. The account was, however, back online.

Couple of days after the statement was released, thousands of Harvard affiliates signed a joined statement condemning the deadly attack on Israel by Hamas and called for the retraction of student group signatures on a statement that held Israel “entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.”

Billionaire Ken Griffin, who pledged $300 million to Harvard this year alone, called for University to take a robust stance in defense of Israel. He also criticised students defending Hamas attack.

The Wexner Foundation pulled their support from Harvard school entirely, after donating at least $56 million over the span of 30 years.

In a statement, Wexner Foundation said they feel "stunned and sickened" at Harvard's failure to take a "clear and unequivocal stand against the barbaric murders of innocent Israeli civilians".

Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife Batia have stepped down from an executive board at Harvard after previously donating $20million to the school.

Also, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman called for the students to be identified, to ensure that he and other CEO's would not hire them.

In 2014, Ackman donated $17million to Harvard, but his current stance of calling out the college for a lack of action implies further funding will not be given.

The Columbia University also witnessed two groups of hundreds of students tensely faced each other in dueling pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations. They were blocked access to the New York City campus due to safety measure.

Palestinian supporters were seen wearing face masks to hide their identities and held signs that read "Free Palestine" and "To Exist is to Resist." About 100 feet (30 meters) away, students backing Israel silently held up posters with the faces of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.

At the University of Virginia, the chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine declared that it “unequivocally supports Palestinian liberation and the right of colonised people everywhere to resist the occupation of their land by whatever means they deem necessary.”

George Washington University’s Students for Justice in Palestine also joined the University of Virginia to support Palestine.

“Decolonisation is not a metaphor. It is not an abstract theory to be discussed and debated in classrooms and papers. It is a tangible, material event in which the colonized rise up against the coloniser... We reject the distinction between ‘civilian’ and ‘militant.’ We reject the distinction between ‘settler’ and ‘soldier.’ Every Palestinian is a civilian even if they hold arms. A settler is an aggressor, a soldier, and an occupier even if they are lounging on our occupied beaches," said the group.

The list and support for Palestine continues. A small liberal arts school near Philadelphia, the group Swarthmore Students for Justice in Palestine said, “We call on all Swarthmore community members to unite in solidarity with the plight of the oppressed and confront the dishonest, racist tropes that view resistance as barbaric and uncivilized only when it is exerted by indigenous people.”

University Investigating Fire Set at Jewish Student's Dorm

Drexel University police are investigating a fire that was set on a Jewish student’s dorm room door Tuesday, according to NBC Philadelphia, a local media outlet.

An emergency alert was issued to students Tuesday around midnight, warning that the university had received a report that someone lit a fire on decorations on the outside of a student’s door at Race Hall, which was quickly extinguished by the fire department. University President John Fry issued a statement noting a “distressing situation” had occurred the prior evening and university spokesperson Britt Faulstick later confirmed that the fire had been set at a Jewish student’s residence, according to NBC Philadelphia. 

“Unfortunately, we were made aware of a distressing situation that included destruction inside one of our residence halls. Thankfully, no one was injured,” Fry wrote. “We are investigating to determine if bias, discrimination, or hate, which we do not tolerate at Drexel, was the motivation behind this incident. The investigation into this incident is ongoing, and we will update the community once it has concluded.”

DU did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Fry also released a statement on Oct. 8 condemning the “horrific terror attack on Israel by Hamas” that left over 1,300 dead and another 3,000 wounded, with an undetermined number taken hostage, according to The Wall Street Journal. Fry also said that he had reached out to Daniel Chamovitz, president of Ben Gurion University in Israel, to offer “support and solidarity.”

“I join with all of you in mourning the loss of innocent life, in worrying about the fate of abducted Israelis held captive in Gaza, and in dreading the bloodshed and devastation yet to come,” Fry wrote. “To all who are frantically worried for the safety of friends and loved ones in harm’s way in Israel and Gaza, we offer our moral and practical support, including all University counseling services.”

Donor Flees Harvard Over Failure To Take ‘Clear And Unequivocal Stand’ After Hamas Attack

Harvard University lost another donor on Monday following its response to the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, according to a letter obtained by StopAntisemitism.

The Wexner Foundation, started by billionaire Les Wexner, announced in a letter, obtained by StopAntisemitism, that it will no longer be donating to Harvard following the university’s response to attacks committed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 that killed over 1,300 people. The Wexner Foundation said it is “stunned and sickened” by Harvard’s failure “to take a clear and unequivocal stand against the barbaric murders of innocent Israeli civilians by terrorists last Saturday, the Sabbath and a festival day.”

“In the absence of this clear moral stand, we have determined that the Harvard Kennedy School and The Wexner Foundation are no longer compatible partners. Our core values and those of Harvard no longer align. HKS is no longer a place where Israeli leaders can go to develop the necessary skills to address the very real political and societal challenges they face,” the letter reads.

“While we intend to develop new strategies and initiatives to develop Israel’s civil service leaders, The Wexner Foundation is formally ending its financial and programmatic relationships with Harvard and the Harvard Kennedy School,” the letter continues.

Multiple student groups signed a pro-Palestine letter that blamed the “Israeli colonial occupation” for the attack. Harvard President Claudine Gay later released a statement clarifying student organizations don’t speak for the university.

Billionaire Idan Ofer resigned from the executive board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government on Thursday.

Harvard University and the Wexner Foundation did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Jewish Student’s Dorm Reportedly Set on Fire

A Jewish student at Drexel University in Philadelphia had their dorm room set ablaze last week, according to a report from the New York Post. 

Reportedly, campus police discovered that decorations on the student’s door were intentionally set on fire. The flames were extinguished by the Philadelphia Fire Department. 

In a letter on Oct. 11, the university’s president, John Fry, mentioned the incident. 

“Unfortunately, we were made aware of a distressing situation that included destruction inside one of our residence halls,” he wrote in the letter. “Thankfully, no one was injured. We are investigating to determine if bias, discrimination, or hate, which we do not tolerate at Drexel, was the motivation behind this incident. The investigation into this incident is ongoing, and we will update the community once it has concluded.”

A Drexel spokesperson, Britt Faulstick, later said that it was a Jewish student’s dorm, according to NBC Philadelphia.

The incident came days after Hamas launched its attack on Israel, killing thousands of civilians, including babies and children, and taking hundreds as hostages. At least 29 Americans have died. 

Man Arrested After Antisemitic Comments Captured on Ring Doorbell in Bexley

Bexley police made an arrest on Monday after they said a man made antisemitic remarks and committed criminal trespass at two homes in the city on Sunday.

Officers said they followed leads in the case, identified the individual as Jacob Thomas Reidy and arrested him at his home on Monday. Police said he was taken to Franklin County Jail.

Police documents said Reidy's vehicle was identified during Sunday's incidents.

The arrest comes after video from a Ring doorbell was widely circulated on social media.

Per police records, "A male, white with a beard and plaid/flannel shirt left in a silver or dark gray two-door sedan ... came to the door and made antisemitic comments to the resident, appears to have been triggered by the Israeli flag in front."

Another police document from a dispatcher said, "The man who knocked on his door didn't make any direct threats but he wanted the police to be aware of the incident."

On US Campuses, the Pain and Anger of the Jewish and Israeli Community

“There’s an old Jewish saying that says : If someone wants to kill you, you should believe them”, said Gal Zauberman. The Israeli and American professor does not hide his pain after the attack against Israel which caused the death of 1300 Israelis. His daughter lives there, so do his parents. But he continues to teach at Yale, one of the best universities in the world.

Among his students, some have perhaps condemned the Israeli regime after the atrocities of the last weekends. The day after the attack, the student group Yalies4Palestine published a statement in support with the Palestinian people, stating that “the events of October 7th [... are the inevitable outcome of a decades-long apartheid.” At Harvard, many cosigned a letter which “holds the Israeli regime entirely responsible for all unfolding violence.” The National Students for Justice in Palestine, which is established in many universities including Ivy League such as Brown and Columbia, went further, annuncing that “today, we witness a historic win for the Palestinian resistance.”

“When I heard about it, I was sick and worried, not only for myself but for all the Jewish and Israeli students. It’s hard for them to know that some classmates might justify or even celebrate the death of innocent peoples”, Boaz Barak said. The Harvard profesor, who’s also an Israeli-American, is one of the 350 members who signed a letter to condemn these statements that “can be seen as nothing less than condoning the mass murder of civilians based only on their nationality.”

Tensions arose on many campuses, with many protests taking place over the United States. Yalies4Palestine organized one on October 9th to “uplift calls of the resistance”. “It wasn’t a pro-Palestinian protest, it was pro-Hamas”, Gal Zauberman corrected. “It’s not normal to not be willing to acknowledge that innocent people were killed. I cannot understand anybody who is not horrified looking at this.”

According to Netanel Crispe, an US history student at Yale, there have always been conflicts on issues related to Israel and Palestine. But the attack on 10/7 “is not political. It’s an international tragedy that we should all mourn.” Most of the universities first reacted by providing psychological help to students and members affected by the event. But they also drew many criticisms.

Harvard former president Lawrence Summers criticized the university’s delayed response to the letter published by the student groups on X. Claudine Gay, the current president, reacted by stating that “while our students have the right to speak for themselves, no student group [...] speaks for Harvard University or its leadership.”

“The university presidents have given the biggest possible freedom of speech to these people, Rabbi Abraham Cooper from the Simon-Wiesenthal Center said. But this is not freedom of speech, this is condoning murder and rape. If universities move to a place of legitimizing Hamas action, then I’m afraid for the future of our society.” Gal Zauberman was not particularly surprised, admitting that the situation is because of “the typical US institutions that are heavily weighted, far progressive”.

Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism, has been listing incidents on campuses and said she felt petrified by looking at what the university administrators have let happen. “What will it take for them to take action? A Jew being assaulted ?” On October 11th, the dorm of a Jewish student was set on fire in Philadelphia. The Drexel university has since launched an investigation.

CEO such as billionnaire Bill Ackman from Pershing Square Capital, have called for the names of the students who signed the Harvard letter, so they would not be hired. A student for NYU also lost her job offer from a law firm after her comments on the attack published on social media.

But on campus, anti-Israel sentiment does not only belong to students. Netanel Crispe launched a petition asking for the firing of a professor after she wrote on X : “Palestinians have every right to resist through arm struggle”. Yale did not comment, but the 20-year-old student feels optimistic : “Yale holds the potential to continue being a beacon of light and truth. If we work hard and together, we can continue to improve.”

Please note: This has been translated by the author from French to English.

Antisemitic Hate Not Welcome in Local Neighborhoods; Campillo Takes Action

From windshields to front yards, San Diego residents have woken up morning after morning to antisemitic flyers littering their property.

At least eight separate neighborhoods, including Del Cerro, San Carlos, and Allied Gardens, have been hit over the past few months.

The flyers are being distributed by local members of a white nationalist group called the Goyim Defense League.

These coordinated campaigns have covered nearly a third of the country and often target historically Jewish neighborhoods or ones with a sizable Jewish community. They typically feature the names and pictures of prominent Jewish individuals in a variety of industries or supposedly related to hot-button political issues such as gun control, immigration, abortion, and Covid. Their goal is to spread conspiracy theories aimed at denigrating the Jewish people.

Residential streets surrounding Temple Emanu-el in Del Cerro, Tifereth Israel Synagogue in San Carlos, and Congregation Beth El in La Jolla, have all been victimized by these flyers.

Unfortunately, the San Diego Police Department can do little aside from taking reports, collecting the flyers, and checking surveillance footage. A suspect who lives in the San Carlos area has been identified, but at present could only be charged with littering, since no current statute covers the distribution of hateful propaganda.

San Diego District 7 City Councilmember Raul Campillo was contacted by so many of his constituents who found the flyers that he felt compelled to do something.

“The perpetrators of these antisemitic crimes won’t just stop flyering out of the goodness of their hearts – they need strong laws to deter them, and our laws on the books now aren’t forceful enough,” said Campillo. “My office is actively working on legislation to address this disparity. I want the community to be the first to know that we are taking action on this. Help is on the way to stop these hateful incidents.”

Working with Campillo’s office is Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism, a national nonpartisan grassroots organization dedicated to exposing groups and individuals that espouse incitement towards the Jewish people and State and engage in antisemitic behaviors.

“StopAntisemitism has been tracking these vile flyers for years and we know that they are more than just trolling – they’re inciting hate. Those behind the flyers are the same group that is behind the freeway banner drops, provocative protests, and light shows. They are convicted child molesters, abusers, and arsonists,” said Rez. “That’s why we are proud to work with Councilmember Campillo on this initiative; taking action to hold these bigots accountable is in everyone’s best interest.”

Rez points to the antisemitic assault of Rabbi Aharon Shapiro as an example of how quickly the hate harassment campaigns can devolve into actual violence towards Jews. While the incidents may not be directly connected, Rez says that “what starts with the Jews, never ends with Jews. Everyone should be concerned about the spread of hate.”

Rabbi Shapiro was attacked inside of a 7/11 near SDSU in late July by a man who first asked him if he was Jewish, then tore at his religious clothing, while spewing an antisemitic tirade against the Jewish people and Israel. SDPD Lieutenant Adam Sharki said that the incident was being investigated as a hate crime and that “SDPD stands united with our community against bigotry and aggressively investigates these types of incidents.”

Councilmember Campillo held a press conference to announce the new ordinance last month in front of Temple Emanu-el.

He was joined by Rez and other Jewish leaders, as well as law enforcement, other faith leaders, and members of the community. The new ordinance would amend and expand the City’s Municipal Code, making it a misdemeanor for any person to litter with the intent to willfully injure, intimidate, interfere with, oppress, or threaten any other person based on their perceived characteristics. The ordinance will come before the city’s Public Safety Committee before ultimately going to a vote at the City Council.

Some good has come from the hate: brothers Devin and Nathan Schiel of Del Cerro were given a commendation by Councilmember Campillo after he heard the young boys rode their scooters around collecting the flyers, preventing more neighbors from being subjected to the hate.

'I Am Feeling Like I'm in 1940': The Israel-Gaza War Goes to Campus

As rockets pounded Israel’s south and center, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh took to social media to share a video call to action, urging Muslims of the world to join the “jihad” and fight for Palestine for a “Day of Rage” on October 13, with more than just words or money.

To any logical person, this was a clear call to violence against Jewish people and pro-Israel voices globally. But to self-declared pro-Palestinian voices, this was an excuse as good as any to wage a war on Jewish communities and campuses.

Throughout the day Friday, Jewish communities and students, as well as Jewish organizations and institutions were targeted in antisemitic attacks, threats, insults, harassment, and even assaults.

In France, while the government tried to pre-empt the anti-Israel scenes by banning pro-Palestinian demonstrations for their propensity to violence, Palestinian supporters nonetheless took the streets after a day of small-scale attacks throughout Paris for violent riots in support of Hamas.

Further north, a professor was stabbed to death by a Chechen Islamist who was screaming “Allah Akbar.” Sandra Hegadeus, a Jewish community activist, told Ynetnews “For the first time in my life I feel real fear… I am feeling like I'm in 1940, like my grandparents in Hungary, as if things are closing up on us and we have to kind of make sure nobody finds out we're Jewish.”

France has also seen repeated bomb threats in the last 48 hours, she explains. “We are on alert for terror attacks...we have a lot of radical potential terrorists inside France. The Louvre was evacuated over a bomb threat, Versailles Palace was evacuated, and also the Gare Du Nord was evacuated over bomb threats.

In the Netherlands, the government prepared for a day of rage by closing Jewish schools. In Germany, Jews woke up to find that their homes had been vandalized with a Star of David. Anna Staroselski, the spokesperson for one of the leading German-Jewish organizations WerteInitiative, told Ynetnews that “Jewish Schools and Kindergartens were empty, many Jews didn’t leave their homes, some took their mezuzot off their doorposts. Jews in Germany are in shock and aren’t feeling safe. Now we understand how the Holocaust could’ve happened.“

In Beijing, an Israeli diplomat was stabbed in broad daylight by a member of the Muslim community. In Mexico City, “death to Zionists” was spray painted outside the Israeli embassy and a memorial to the victims of the Hamas attacks was vandalized. In Portugal, a synagogue was defaced with “Free Palestine End Israeli Apartheid.” In Toronto, a bus stop in a Jewish neighborhood was vandalized with “Israel terror state.”

In London, footage went viral of Muslim women walking around Camden and tearing down flyers of missing and kidnapped Israelis, at protests participants wore shirts with photos of paragliders on them in an ode to Hamas terrorists who paraglided into the Supernova music festival and slaughtered over 250 people.

In Brighton, the Palestinian Solidarity Committee rally featured speakers who called the Hamas attacks on Israel “beautiful” and something “we need to celebrate.” Calls for violence against Jews led to massively increased security for Jewish institutions throughout the UK.

In the United States, however, the most alarming scenes were on college campuses. At UNC-Chapel Hill, anti-Israel students were filmed screaming “We are Hamas” at Jewish students. At another school, La Positas College, a Muslim student was filmed chasing a Jewish student and screaming “you are f***ing Nazis.”

Photos from the University of Michigan showed a professor tearing down flyers for missing Israelis and 508 faculty members condemning the university president’s support for Israel. Florida Atlantic University’s protests saw students screaming “Free Palestine” at Jewish students.

Upsetting scenes were also shared across social media from the University of Washington and also at UCLA, where massive anti-Israel protests were held in which activists chanted for an intifada as the “only solution”. Viral videos showed anti-Israel activists cursing and insulting Jewish students with antisemitic and homophobic slurs, and another video was shared of a Jewish student seen sobbing to a school administrator, tearfully asking “They want our people dead! Why are you allowing this?!”

Similar scenes took place at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, where students openly called for violence against Jews and praised the terrorist actions of Hamas. At the University of Wisconsin Madison, Palestinian protesters chanted “glory to the martyrs” referring to the Hamas terrorists who butchered, beheaded, and raped Israeli civilians including children, in southern Israel. George Mason University had similar scenes with students chanting, “they’ve got tanks we’ve got hang gliders, glory to the resistance fighters.”

Drexel University in Pennsylvania saw a Jewish student dorm room set on fire, though no one was injured, and Columbia University, known for fierce anti-Israel activity, shuttered the university in response to the threats.

At UC Berkeley, a video was released where Jewish students were shown confronting administrators for doing nothing to protect Jewish students on campus who feel unsafe, and at Brooklyn College, Jewish students who held a memorial vigil for victims of terrorism were targeted by “free Palestine” chants, and multiple campuses released flyers to promote their events explicitly praising and glorifying the acts of violence against civilians including depicting Hamas parasailers flying into a crowd of innocent people.

While campuses were the hotbed of antisemitism on Friday, the U.S. has also seen extremist communities rallies of support for Hamas terrorism – sometimes explicitly. In Philadelphia, activist Michael C. Wilson was filmed at a rally stating, "When I heard the news, I smiled…I salute Hamas for a job well done!"

In the aftermath of the “Day of Rage,” Liora Rez, executive director of the antisemitism watchdog group Stop Antisemitism, said, “There has never been a time more frightening to be a Jew and a university college campus in America right now.”

Air Canada Pilot Grounded over Anti-Israel Social Media Posts

Air Canada grounded one of its pilots Monday for "unacceptable posts" about Hamas terrorist attacks on Israel.  The airline says it took Mostafa Ezzo "out of service" after he posted pictures of himself wearing both his pilot's uniform and Palestinian colors.

"We are aware of the unacceptable posts made by an Air Canada pilot. We are taking this matter very seriously, and he was taken out of service on Mon, Oct. 9. We firmly denounce violence in all forms," Air Canada shared.

They later said "We can confirm the pilot in question no longer works for Air Canada, following the process initiated on Monday."

The group StopAntisemitism.org shared Instagram screenshots of a man identified as Ezzo cheering on Hamas while suggesting Israel should "burn in hell." Another picture attributed to Ezzo was of an Israeli flag being thrown into the trash above the comment, "Keep the world clean."

It's not clear whether Ezzo has been actually fired by Air Canada or whether he is just no longer working as a pilot. The airline told CTV news that Ezzo "was taken out of service," which “means he has been removed from flying."

Canada's Air Line Pilots Association, whose membership includes Air Canada pilots, released a statement saying it is "incredibly saddened by the tragedies in the Middle East. We condemn all violence and hatred, and any promotion thereof."

"It is our firm expectation that all of our members abide by this principle and our professional code of ethics."

Pro-Palestine Positions: Air Canada Pilot Suspended

The positions taken by the pilot Mostafa Ezzo were first chosen by the StopAntisemitism account of the social network X.

Photos shared by this account show the pilot posing for a demonstration. He held a sign that read, in English, that “Adolf Hitler should be proud of Israel”, a “terrorist state”.

Mostafa Ezzo also shared on his social networks – now deleted – a call for a demonstration for Palestine on Sunday in Dorchester Square, emblazoned with the message “Fuck you Israel, Burn in hell”.

“We are aware of unacceptable messages posted by an Air Canada pilot. We are taking this matter seriously and have removed it from service on Monday October 9,” Air Canada responded in the afternoon of X, after being asked to many Internet users, including conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner.

Asked to react, the carrier confirmed that the suspended pilot was indeed Mostafa Ezzo.

“This person is not allowed to speak publicly and identified himself as an Air Canada employee and was removed from the service on Monday, meaning he is no longer flying while we look at what happens next. .

Demonstrations in support of Palestine took place in several Canadian cities on Sunday, following the bloody surprise attack launched by Hamas against Israel. These demonstrations were widely condemned by the political class.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Instructs Staff Not to Refer to Hamas as ‘Terrorists’

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has instructed journalists not to use the term “terrorists” when reporting on Hamas’ deadly attacks against Israeli forces and civilians. 

“Do not refer to militants, soldiers or anyone else as ‘terrorists,’” George Achi, the director of journalistic standards for the Canadian public broadcaster, wrote in an email to employees Saturday. 

“The notion of terrorism remains heavily politicized and is part of the story,” he added.

The missive was obtained by the nonprofit group StopAntisemitism, which has called for Achi’s firing. 

The Palestinian gunmen stormed the Israeli border along Gaza on Saturday – killing and abducting hundreds of civilian men, women and children.

The CBC executive, however, said it was up for debate whether or not they should be called terrorists.

“Even when quoting/clipping a government or a source referring to fighters as ‘terrorists,’ we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact,” Achi added.

CBC journalists were also asked to refrain from calling Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from Gaza in 2005 – in which the Jewish state abandoned settlements, military posts and left the Gaza Strip under the control of the Palestinian Authority – “the end” of Israeli occupation of the strip. 

“Please do not describe 2005 as ‘the end of the occupation’ as Israel has maintained control over airspace, seafront, and virtually all movement into or out of the area,” Achi wrote. “Our description should be fact-based, referring to the end of permanent Israeli military presence on the ground.”

“If true, this employee, must be fired,” StopAntisemitism posted on X, after revealing the CBC email. 

“Journalism requires honesty, and sanitizing Hamas’s crimes by failing to call them terrorism is horrifyingly dishonest,” StopAntisemitism Executive Director Liora Rez told The Post. “The CBC should be ashamed to eschew the term when it so obviously applies; if the murder and torture of civilians is not terror, what is?”

“This memo is a vital reminder that words matter,” Rez added. “We encourage employees of other media outlets to reach out and report what’s happening behind the scenes. If your newsroom has a secret pro-Hamas censorship policy, the world needs to know.”

A CBC spokesperson confirmed that Achi’s email was legitimate Tuesday, according to Fox News. 

The representative also insisted that “there is no ban” on using the terms “terrorist” or “terrorism” when the CBC reports on the slaughter of civilians in Israel by Hamas. 

“CBC News attributes the words ‘terrorist’ and ‘terrorism’ to authorities, politicians and other officials who use these terms,” the spokesperson told Fox News in a statement. “There is no ban on these words. However, we ourselves avoid declaring specific groups terrorists, in line with the policies of many reputable news organizations and agencies around the world.”

“The focus of our news coverage is on describing exactly what happened in detail, as we have with all that has transpired this weekend. Our approach has been consistent and ensured CBC’s journalism over decades of conflict in the Middle East lives up to our commitment to accuracy, balance and fairness,” the statement concluded.

In the US, MSNBC has come under fire for similarly couching the language used by reporters in their coverage of the deadly attack on Israel. 

CBC Leaked Emails Tell Reporters to Not Use 'terrorist' in Hamas Coverage

The Canadian Broadcast Company gave strict guidelines to reporters on using the term "terrorist" in their coverage of Israel's war with Hamas, leaked emails reveal.

"Do not refer to militants, soldiers or anyone else as ‘terrorists.’ The notion of terrorism remains heavily politicized and is part of the story," CBC's director of journalistic standards, George Achi, wrote in an email to employees on Saturday.

The CBC executive instructed journalists to make sure audiences understand that when quoting someone using this term, they are stating "opinion."

"Even when quoting/clipping a government or a source referring to fighters as ‘terrorists,’ we should add context to ensure the audience understands this is opinion, not fact," he added.

U.S.-based group "StopAntisemitism" first shared the leaked email on X. 

CBC journalists were also urged to avoid calling 2005 "the end" of Israeli occupation. 

"Please do not describe 2005 as 'the end of the occupation' as Israel has maintained control over airspace, seafront, and virtually all movement into or out of the area," the email said. "Our description should be fact-based, referring to the end of permanent Israeli military presence on the ground."

A CBC spokesperson confirmed the internal email's legitimacy to Fox News Digital. The CBC characterized the protocol as similar to practices followed by other media outlets.

Air Canada Suspends Anti-Semitic Pilot Who Wished Death To Israel

Air Canada has suspended a pilot who went on a social media posting rampage against Israel and Jews. The pilot posted to his since-deleted Instagram account in uniform draped in a Palestinian flag and stating,

  • “Israel – Hitler is proud of you – terrorist state”

  • “F- you Israel. Burn in hell”

  • “Keep the world clean” as a caption to eliminating an Israeli flag

Air Canada reports they’ve suspended the Boeing 787 first officer.

Chants of “from the river to the sea Palestine will be free” in New York this week meant that the region will be cleansed of Jews. Much of my life – spent growing up in New York, going to school in California and living in Washington D.C. – I haven’t directly felt anti-semitism and as utterly stupid as it is, it’s easy to forget that it remains real – and more prevalent than I often realize.

To be clear: freedom means freedom for that which you loathe. If free expression applied only to anodyne statements it would need no protection. There would be no such freedom under Hamas rule, but it’s why Jews fought for the rights of Nazis to march in Skokie, Illinois. That was back when the ACLU defended freedom, taking the most extreme cases to prove the point.

However, union contracts through which they may have ascribed certain of their rights, employers don’t have to employ people who publicly make customers feel unwelcome or unsafe, and who do so in uniform. A pilot so easily brought to irrational rage probably shouldn’t be entrusted with Boeing widebody aircraft and hundreds of lives.

Air Canada Takes Pilot out of Service after "Unacceptable" Posts

Air Canada says it has taken one of its pilots out of service after they made  “unacceptable” posts on social media.

In a statement published on X on Tuesday, Air Canada said it was “taking this matter very seriously” and the pilot was “taken out of service on Monday, October 9.”

“We firmly denounce violence in all forms,” stated the airline.

The announcement comes after Stop Antisemitism, a group that describes itself as a “leading non-partisan American-based organization,” posted information and photos on X showing an Air Canada pilot holding antisemitic signs at what appeared to be a Palestine solidarity rally.

The group provided an update to its posts on X, with a link to the Air Canada statement about the incident.

The incident comes after Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the country is at war on Saturday after militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip fired thousands of rockets and Hamas fighters infiltrated the border in several locations.

The Ministry of Truth Fires Up the Afterburners

It was wholly predictable that protestors would take to the streets to sing the praises of Hamas under the guise of supporting Palestine. We expected the young, ignorant, and indoctrinated, both on and off campuses, to begin a combination victory dance/rally. Of course, as the Squad’s narrative broke down and Biden’s handlers made fools of themselves trying to address the matter, the media showed up, saluted, and reported for duty.

National Review reported on the interoffice emails at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that instructed its journalists not to refer to the Hamas members who attacked innocent civilians as “terrorists.” The organization StopAntisemtism had copies of the emails in which the CBC’s Director of Journalistic Standards, George Achi, stated, “Do not refer to militants, soldiers, or anyone else as ‘terrorists. The notion of terrorism remains highly politicized and is part of the story. Even when quoting/clipping a government or a source referring to fighters as ‘terrorists,’ we should add context to ensure the audience understands this opinion, not fact.”

Rice University’s PRIDE Group Cuts Ties with Houston Hillel

The LGBTQ student group Rice PRIDE at Rice University in Houston announced that it has chosen to disassociate itself from Houston Hillel, the Jewish organization on campus.

Rice PRIDE acknowledges that Houston Hillel has co-sponsored events and even helped fund the Queer Resource Center, but points to Hillel International policies that prohibit individual chapters from supporting events or speakers that promote the hatred of Israel or Jews.

As such, the group says it is making “an effort to include Palestinian and Arab students who did not feel comfortable or safe engaging with PRIDE.”

“Disassociating from Rice’s largest organization of Jewish students reeks of antisemitism. Rice PRIDE admits that its decision had nothing to do with Rice Hillel’s strong support of LGBTQ students or issues,” says Liora Rez, executive director of StopAntisemitism. “Instead, it stemmed from objections to Hillel International’s stipulation that their chapters not co-sponsor events with those who call for the elimination of the world’s only Jewish state.”

She adds that her organization has called on the administration of Rice University to investigate whether the exclusion violates club rules—“and to condemn it regardless.”

Kanye West New Music 2023: Rapper's Unreleased Songs Leaked Ahead Rumored Album Release

Kanye West is back in the music recording studio and has been working on a new album; this will be his first album since he fell from grace late last year.

According to TMZ, the "Gold Digger" rapper is gearing up once again to release new music, more than two years since the release of 2021's "Donda," and apparently, it will boast a sound that fans and audiences are more familiar with.

The news outlet added that the upcoming album will be boasting music and themes closer to the "old Kanye," noting that the rapper will tone down on the political ideologies that he has recently been known for.

On top of that, West has also enlisted a star-studded list of collaborators for the upcoming project, including Ty Dolla $ign, who is rumored to be making a joint album with the controversial rapper.

The news of West's upcoming album comes a day after his unreleased songs were leaked.

According to reports, the album is called "Jesus is King 2," and it is the Grammy Award-winning rapper's first full gospel album, it also happens to include collaborations with Dr. Dre, 2 Chainz, Anderson .Paak, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Travis Scott, Pusha T, A$AP Ferg and Marsha Ambrosius

The album had 15 tracks, and was supposed to be a follow-up to West's "Jesus is King," which was released in 2019.

The album won Best Contemporary Christian Music at the Grammys and earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 when it was released.

While "Jesus is King 2" is no surprise to fans, many were shocked that the entire album was simply leaked online.

West fell into disgrace late last year after sharing his antisemitic sentiments on X (formerly known as Twitter), and even severed ties with Adidas after years and years of successful collaboration of his Yeezy shoe line.

West was even named as the most problematic person of 2022, as per the StopAntisemitism, a watchdog group.

"Kanye uses his celebrity platform to push dangerous antisemitic tropes about Jews and power and he refuses to stop," the Executive Director, Liora Rez, said.

"His continuous onslaught of bigoted statements has resulted in horrific antisemitic acts perpetrated by white supremacists, Black Hebrew Israelites, and other fringe groups looking to cause Jews harm."

As of this writing, though, the rapper has kept much to himself and has not shared much online since then.

Pink Floyd Co-Founder Roger Waters Banned from Speaking at UPenn After Accusations of Antisemitism

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters was banned from speaking on the University of Pennsylvania campus amid allegations of anti-Semitism for his wearing a Nazi-inspired uniform and displaying Nazi imagery at a Berlin concert

The 80-year-old singer-songwriter was set to appear at a panel discussion for the Palestine Writes Literature Festival Saturday. But after landing in the Keystone State, he posted a video on Instagram saying he’d been told he would instead appear via Zoom.

“I was supposed to be taking part in a panel in a couple hours time this afternoon, but I’ve been told I’m not allowed into the Irving Arena because they made arrangements for me to attend the panel via Zoom,” Waters recounted.

“And the fact that I came here all the way to be present, because I care deeply about the issues that are being discussed, apparently cuts no ice with campus police or whoever it is.”

The Friday article states several Jewish students and community members wrote to school administrators condemning alleged antisemitism of speakers at the events.

In a letter, senior Eyal Yakoby wrote the speakers’ presence on campus creates a “hostile” environment for Jewish students ahead of Yom Kippur — one of the holiest days on the Jewish calendar

Pro-Israel activists also descended on the campus, the article states, parking jumbotron trucks and posting videos on TikTok of some of the speakers’ past anti-Semitic remarks.

Though the article didn’t mention Waters by name, the singer appeared disturbed by the assertions — saying in the video he was “struck” by the newspaper’s claims he’s antisemitic, and that the student-run paper was reporting on the controversy as a “diversionary tactic” that turned it into “the big news story.”

Waters argued the newspaper wanted to “play down” a festival about Palestinian literature taking place.

“If they can get you thinking and talking about antisemitism, then you won’t be thinking about the fact that Palestinians have no human rights in the occupied territories,” Waters said.

“This is what we should be talking about in the Daily Pennsylvanian, not whether Roger Waters is an antisemite or not,” he continued in the third-person. “And by the way, he’s not. I know he’s not. Shall I tell you how I know? I am Roger Waters and this is my heart, and it doesn’t have even the slightest flicker of antisemitism in it, anywhere.”

The singer came under fire after donning a long black coat, black gloves and black sunglasses — complete with a red armband — during a May 17 concert in Berlin. The outfit resembled that of an SS officer.

The US State Department subsequently, in a statement, said Waters has “a long track record of using antisemitic tropes” and that his Berlin concert “contained imagery that is deeply offensive to Jewish people and minimized the Holocaust.”

Waters, however, defended his costume choice, and said it was a clear stance “in opposition to fascism, injustice, bigotry in all its forms.”

“My recent performance in Berlin has attracted bad faith attacks from those who want to smear and silence me because they disagree with my political views and moral principles,” he said in a statement.

University president Elizabeth Magill said she and other administrators had met with academic leaders, and student representatives from Penn Hillel to discuss the controversy.

“Attempts to portray those elements as something else are disingenuous and politically motivated. The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ in 1980.”

“When I was a child after the war, the name of Anne Frank was often spoken in our house, she became a permanent reminder of what happens when fascism is left unchecked,” he continued. “My parents fought the Nazis in World War II, with my father paying the ultimate price.”

“Regardless of the consequences of the attacks against me, I will continue to condemn injustice and all those who perpetuate it.”

StopAntisemitism, a nonpartisan organization, has since lauded the campus ban of Waters, while condemning the university for letting him to speak at all.

“Bigots like Waters should never be given a stage to spew their venom, whether in person or virtually,” it tweeted. “This hate fest will be President Liz Magill’s legacy, and forever a stain on Penn.”

Waters was one of several set to appear at the Palestinian literature festival accused of being anti-Semites — including Palestinian-American author Susan Abulhawa, Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah, and illustrator and Palestinian author Aya Ghanameh, all of whom have been slammed for previous remarks.

Ganameh, for example, has tweeted “Death to Israel” on various occasions. Abdel-Fattah has also called Israel a “demonic, sick project” and said she “can’t wait for the day we commemorate its end.”

Abulhawa, meanwhile, has called for the dismantling of Israel, which she called “a colonial nation of degenerates” on her now-suspended account on X, formerly Twitter. She said Israel is “one big, militarized tumor” just days after seven Jews were killed in a shooting outside a synagogue.

The Palestine Writes festival denied its speakers were antisemitic.

“No one at our festival is an anti-Semite,” it said in a statement to the Jewish Chronicle. “We know the difference between Judaism and Zionism, Jews and Zionists. These are not synonymous terms.”

School administrators also said in a statement that “we unequivocally — and emphatically — condemn antisemitism as antithetical to our institutional values.

“As a university, we also fiercely support the free exchange of ideas as central to our educational mission,” they said. “This includes the expression of views that are controversial, and even those that are incompatible with our institutional values.”

University president Elizabeth Magill later told the Daily Pennsylvanian she and other administrators had met with academic leaders, and student representatives from Penn Hillel to discuss the controversy.

“I am personally committed more than ever to addressing antisemitism in all forms,” she wrote in a letter.

“The University of Pennsylvania has a long and proud history of being a place for people of all backgrounds and faiths, and acts of antisemitism have no place at Penn.”