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Human rights museum board trustee resigns over exhibit on displaced Palestinians

On Monday, Canadian Museum for Human Rights trustee Mark Berlin resigned, citing concerns that a forthcoming exhibit about the Palestinian Nakba lacks vital historical context and could incite hostility against Jewish people.
Opening this Saturday, the exhibit focuses on the displacement of around 750,000 Palestinians between 1947 and 1949, though Berlin contends it fails to include the simultaneous expulsion of roughly 850,000 Jews from Arab states.
In his resignation letter to Heritage Minister Marc Miller, Berlin argued the museum rebuffed Jewish community consultation requests for over two years, claiming the institution replaced trust with ideology.
Museum chief executive Isha Khan said last week the exhibit is a "modest-sized" display not intended to cover the entire history of the region, with curatorial decisions remaining with the museum.
Jewish organizations have raised similar concerns regarding antisemitism, though Khan stated the museum has added programming on antisemitism and committed to featuring stories about Jewish displacement in future exhibits.

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