The Canadian union leader’s poisonous rhetoric is doing real harm, writes Marcus Gee
Canadian Jews are facing a wave of hate unlike any they have seen in decades. Jewish schools have been shot up. Synagogues have been firebombed. In Toronto, police say,Demonstrators have streamed through the streets of Canadian cities accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza , a vicious slur against a nation founded in the aftermath of the most notorious genocide in modern times.
That might be true if this were a one-off, a case of hitting “share” in a momentary lapse of judgment. In fact, it is part of a consistent and deliberate pattern. Just a day after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7,“the power of resistance around the globe.” Resistance, he said, is “fruitful,” and “no matter what some might say, resistance brings progress.”
Though it may not be the same as antisemitism, anti-Zionism shares many of its characteristics. It depicts Israel as a unique source of evil in the world, crafty, rich and powerful despite its small population and size in the vastness of the Middle East. It focuses obsessively on the supposed crimes of this one state, passing over atrocities in places such as Sudan or Myanmar.
Mr. Hahn simply will not see the harm his poisonous rhetoric does. Even as he was apologizing for his diver post, he was repeating his opposition to Israeli “genocide” in Gaza.
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