"Mr Levi has made plain his unconditional support for limitless Israeli violence. Indeed, I would challenge you to find a single word of sympathy for any Palestinians - even children - anywhere in his copious social media posts."
Dear Ms. Francois and Mr. Olson,I am writing to you on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) regarding your report on the Israeli flag flying outside of the city hall of the town of Hampstead, Quebec. I want to express my sincere thanks for bringing attention to the fact that not all Hampstead residents agree with this decision by the town council and that it makes some of them very uncomfortable. I know that you changed your last article about Mayor Jeremy Levi, but here is additional information for you to have on file if you ever write about him in the future.
The following is just a small sample:
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Stating that no number of dead Palestinian children would diminish his support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza
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Denying the Nakba (the exhaustively-documented ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians before and during Israel's first war Arabs in 1948)
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Demanding that Canada close its doors to refugees from Gaza on the racist grounds that "their values seem incompatible with ours" and he has "no desire to welcome more hatred into our country"
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Attacking Liberal MPs who oppose Trump's proposed ethnic cleansing as "the Hamas wing of the Liberal Party"
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Calling for Israel to "eradicate" Iran
Mr Levi has made plain his unconditional support for limitless Israeli violence. Indeed, I would challenge you to find a single word of sympathy for any Palestinians - even children - anywhere in his copious social media posts.
I appreciate that CBC must take a measured approach in its reporting, but Mr. Levi could not possibly advocate war crimes any more openly or consistently than he has.
I would urge you to make further updates along these lines for future coverage so that your audience can get an accurate understanding of the man who is at the center of this article.
I would urge you to make further updates along these lines for future coverage so that your audience can get an accurate understanding of the man who is at the center of this article.
Anthony Issa
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