Is Avi Lewis "Unsafe" or Just Uncomfortable?

An editorial in the National Post considers “How to Deal with Avi Lewis” according to Jewish law, following a Yom Kippur post made by Lewis calling for the Jewish community to take responsibility for failing to stop “an ongoing genocide committed in our name.”

Critics of the editorial argue that the National Post crossed the line, advocating for violence against Lewis.

Meanwhile, a CBC journalist, Neil Herland, is taken off the air for documenting his personal experience of a protest outside a Yom Kippur Synagogue service in Toronto.

Harrison Lowman joins Jesse Brown to discuss why online discourse is more focused on X posts and editorials than the crisis facing Jewish Canadians, underscored by the violent antisemitic attack on a synagogue in Belleville.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Harrison Lowman

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Further reading:

Avi Lewis’ Yom Kippur Post on XAvi Lewis’s foolish statement on ‘Jewish people’ should be disqualifying - The Globe and MailYoni Goldstein: Jewish law tells us how to deal with Avi Lewis | National PostNational Post crosses dangerous line by publishing call for violence against NDP leader - RicochetI’m familiar with death threats. They show Avi Lewis is having an impact ⋆ The BreachNeil Herland’s Post on XCBC journalist faces discipline for documenting pro-Palestine protest | Toronto SunPoland Demands Tucker Carlson Apologize for 'False, Deeply Troubling' WWII Claims - Yahoo News What If the U.S. Demanded This? The Cloud Provider Conditions Behind Canada’s EU Digital Pivot - Michael Geist

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