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NDP Leader Lewis Criticized for Saying Jews ‘Failed to Do Our Part’ to Stop Gaza War
Jewish Liberal MPs say Lewis’s remarks wrongly hold Jews responsible for Israel’s actions as advocates warn such rhetoric can fuel anti-Jewish hate.
- Federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis faces backlash following his online post on Yom Kippur reflecting on the Gaza Strip conflict, with critics arguing his comments suggest collective Jewish responsibility.
- During the holy day, Lewis wrote, "We failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name," reflecting on geopolitics regarding Israel.
- Jewish Liberal MPs Anthony Housefather and Ben Carr are pushing back, stating it is wrong to hold Jews collectively responsible for the actions of Israel.
- The federal government's official definition of antisemitism cautions against holding Jews collectively accountable for Israel's actions, warning such rhetoric can fuel anti-Jewish hate.
- Advocates link the notion of collective responsibility to recent violence against Jewish institutions, including a shooting near a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., illustrating rhetoric's real-world impact.
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The Toronto Star+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews ‘failed to do our part’ to stop Gaza war
OTTAWA - Critics are calling out NDP Leader Avi Lewis for suggesting online that he and his fellow Jews have failed to do their part to stop Israel's carnage in
·Toronto, Canada
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Winnipeg Free Press+13 Reposted by 13 other sources
NDP leader Lewis criticized for saying Jews 'failed to do our part' to stop Gaza war
OTTAWA - Critics are calling out NDP Leader Avi Lewis for suggesting online that he and his fellow Jews have failed to do their part to stop Israel's carnage in the Gaza Strip.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
Bias Distribution
- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
C 37%
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