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Title of Piece: The editorial board: “The right to speak and the right not to listen”
Media Outlet: Globe and Mail
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The Globe and Mail published an opinion piece defending bubble zone bylaws—measures that, while framed as tools for public safety, are being weaponized to suppress pro-Palestinian protests and other forms of dissent. These bylaws are not applied equally; instead, they empower authorities to selectively target and criminalize voices they deem politically undesirable. Join us in writing to The Globe and Mail to condemn their platforming of anti-Palestinian policies that normalize the erosion of civil liberties under the guise of safety.
The CJPME Foundation published a report this week about the bubble bylaws, read it here.
- The op-ed describes “a 19-month-old air and ground offensive in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of Hamas fighters and non-combatants,” using vague, euphemistic language to obscure the scale of Israel’s genocidal campaign against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. Non-combatants are Palestinian civilians. According to UN reports, 70% of Palestinians killed by Israel are women and children. Referring to Palestinian “civilians” as “non-combatants” is a rhetorical tactic to downplay Israel’s indiscriminate bombings of Palestinians.
- The op-ed misleadingly claims that some demonstrations outside synagogues occurred during Israeli “real estate events” held inside. What it fails to mention is that these so-called “real estate events” are about the selling of occupied Palestinian land, which is illegal under international law. To omit this crucial context and to frame these protests as one against a place of worship is a cynical and dangerous attempt to smear legitimate opposition to illegal Israeli occupation and land theft of Palestinian land.
- The op-ed claims that creating bubble zones “is a fair and reasonable balance.” In reality, bubble bylaws are authoritarian tools designed to suppress dissent. If normalized, they set a chilling precedent—one where municipalities can dictate the terms of protest, silencing Palestinian voices that critique Israel's genocidal actions against Palestinians. This is not about balance; it’s about criminalizing resistance and eroding the very foundations of free expression.
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