Stuart McCarthy

These are my own often irreverent, biased, sometimes offensive and non-PC comments and thoughts - not official Bluesky banter (Is that enough of a disclaimer?!)

[Sarah Ettedgui @SarahEttedgui]

Fundamentally, the problem is not that Canada takes Islamophobia seriously. It should. The problem is when Canada gives seriousness, legitimacy, and public-policy weight to organizations whose representatives appear publicly wearing symbols that erase Israel.

A pin shaped like Israel, completely covered in a keffiyeh, says Jewish sovereignty is the problem. It says Jews out of the land.

And that is exactly the problem with how “anti-Palestinian racism” (APR) is being used: to delegitimize Jewish peoplehood, Jewish self-determination, and the existence of Israel itself.

Don’t get it twisted. A pin that covers the entire State of Israel in a keffiyeh is a symbol of elimination. And it should have no place in Canadian anti-racism spaces, government consultations, or public policy advocacy.

Your activism ends when it marks my peoplehood for elimination.

[Liza Rosen @LizaRosen0000]

Sam Harris has triggered the hell out of Hamas supporters online by simply explaining a basic fact:

The Muslim terrorists who initiated a war against Israel on October 7 are facing the consequences of that war, not a genocide.

They invaded Israel shouting “Allah Akbar”, raped, murdered and burned over 1,000 Jews as Islamic acts of worship, and kidnapped hundreds more into Gaza.
They filmed their own atrocities with pride. They chose holy war, aka Jihad. Israel chose to fight back and destroy the enemy that attacked it.

That is not genocide.
That is war.

The people screaming “genocide” are the same ones who celebrated October 7 and still demand more Jewish blood.

They started the slaughter and now cry victim when Israel refuses to let them finish the job.

Sam Harris is doing what the media and politicians refuse to do: telling the truth without apology.

Do you agree with him? Yes/No?

[Aɴᴛ @AntSpeaks]

One of the most popular articles i've written..

"Ghazi Hamad even boasted that this narrative successfully shifted global perceptions, leading to recognition of a Palestinian state. In short, they engineered the "genocide" smear to weaponise sympathy and justify their terror."

[Amit Schandillia @Schandillia]

“But there was no Hezbollah when Israel occupied Lebanon in 1982!”

True. But you don’t get to draw lines wherever it helps your case. Chronology doesn’t work that way. So here’s a quick timeline for you:

1943: Lebanon is born.

1948: Arabs invade Israel. 100k Palestinians flee to Lebanon. Jordan occupies Judea and Samaria, names it West Bank. Egypt occupies Gaza.

1950s-60s: Lebanon prospers. Beirut the “Paris of the Middle East.”

1964: PLO is born in Jerusalem.

1967: Six-Day War. Aggressors lose, Israel gets control of Judea and Samaria, Gaza, Sinai, and Golan Heights. 300k Palestinians flee to Lebanon. Arafat and PLO expelled from Israel for collaborating with the invaders during war, flee to Jordan.

1970-71: PLO “state within a state” in Jordan. Attempts to assassinate King and overthrow government. Crushed by Jordanian forces with help from Pakistan’s Zia ul Haq. Expelled from Jordan.

1971: PLO relocates to Southern Lebanon. Another “state within a state,” named “Fatahland.” Sudden demographic shift in Lebanon. Resented by the natives.

1970s: Regular artillery and rocket launches and border raids from Southern Lebanon into Israeli border towns. Avivim School Bus Massacre (1970), Kiryat Shmona Massacre (1974), Ma'alot Massacre (1974), Kibbutz Shamir Attack (1974), Savoy Hotel Attack (1975), Coastal Road Massacre (1978), Nahariya Attack (1979)...

1975: Start of Lebanese civil war between Muslims and Christians, largely fueled by the sudden influx of Muslim refugees from Israel eroding Lebanon’s own sovreignty.

1982: PLO splinter Abu Nidal Organization attempts to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to the UK in London. Israel demands destruction of “Fatahland” to eliminate the nuisance once and for all. Lebanon helpless. IDF invades Lebanon. Occupies Southern Lebanon. Massive cleanup operation, Arafat and PLO expelled.

But this didn’t end the civil war. PLO was then about 14k terrorists in Southern Lebanon. Even after their expulsion, the region still had more than 300k Palestinians who were not “officially” PLO but a nuisance all the same.

That’s when Ayatollah Khomenei steps in. Hezbollah is born to occupy the militant leadership space left vacant by Arafat.

Yes, Hezbollah was born AFTER Israeli occupation.

Which happened AFTER a decade of terrorism by PLO jihadis in Lebanon.

Do not confuse cause with effect. It’s dishonest and in this day and age, impossible to get away with.
https://t.co/JqZVXhHTd8

[Liza Rosen @LizaRosen0000]

Top British attorney Natasha Hausdorff stunned the audience by destroying the Muslim narrative!

This is one of the most powerful speeches ever made!

[Captain Allen @CptAllenHistory]

How is it that @UNRWA has refused to resettle 700,000 Palestinian Arab refugees after 75 years whereas UNKRA - created for Korean refugees - managed to resettle 3.1 million refugees in only three years and at one quarter of UNRWA's budget? @einatwilf explains:

[Stuart McCarthy @PRproguy]

@Tafsikorg @UofT Just go by and rip them down.

[Stuart McCarthy @PRproguy]

@MOSSADil Still visible!

[Ahmed Al-Khalidi @khalidi79397]

If you care about “fair struggles for independence,” why are these voices invisible to you?

Iranian people: women and men risking prison and death for basic freedoms against a theocratic regime.

Kurds (Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria): a nation without a state, crushed for demanding autonomy.

Somalilanders: a functioning, peaceful democracy denied recognition for decades.

Druze in Syria: a minority trying to survive between Assad, jihadists, and chaos.

Alawites in Syria: civilians punished collectively as a sect for a regime they did not choose.

Copts in Egypt: an ancient Christian community facing systemic discrimination and violence.

Christians in the West Bank and Gaza: shrinking ancient communities facing intimidation, emigration pressure, and silence from those who claim to defend minorities.

Amazigh (Berbers) in North Africa: indigenous peoples fighting erasure of language and identity.

Yazidis: survivors of genocide, still displaced and unprotected.

Baloch (Iran/Pakistan): brutally suppressed for demanding rights and representation.

Assyrians in Iraq and Syria: ancient Christian people driven out by ISIS and never truly protected after.

Shabak in Iraq: targeted by both ISIS and militias, pressured to assimilate or disappear.

Black Africans in Libya: enslaved, abused, and dehumanized in plain sight.

Turkmen in Iraq and Syria: caught between Arab and Kurdish forces, systematically sidelined.

Nubians in Egypt: displaced from ancestral lands by state projects and denied return.

Why the obsession with amplifying a cause aligned with the agenda of Hamas supporters, while ignoring every one of these real struggles for freedom?

Same justice. No?

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

Toronto's Mayor and Police Chief, who have both permitted antisemitism to get dramatically worse, have now been told by Ontario's government to start doing their jobs.

They weren't told "or else," but it was strongly, strongly implied. #topoli #onpoli @fordnation @TeamKerzner

[Imtiaz Mahmood @ImtiazMadmood]

Basic History for the Uninformed:

1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state.

2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.

4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.

5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Crusader Frankish and the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.

6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there were the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.

7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.

8. there was the Sassanid-Persian Empire before the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

9. Before the Sassanid-Persian Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire again, not a Palestinian state.

10. there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state, before the Byzantine Empire.

11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Jewish Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.

12. Before the Jewish Hasmonean state was the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, not a Palestinian state.

13. Before the Hellenistic Seleucid empire, there was Alexander the Great's empire, not a Palestinian state.

14. Before Alexander the Great, there was the Persian Empire, not a Palestinian state.

15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.

16. Before the Babylonian Empire, the kingdoms of Israel and Judah were not Palestinian states.

17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

18. Before the Kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.

There have been many governments there, but never a Palestine.

[Ahmed Al-Khalidi @khalidi79397]

Antisemitism never arrives wearing its real name.
It almost never says “kill the Jews” on day one.
It hides behind a mask. A slogan, an excuse, a “principle,” a political campaign.
Today, the mask is “the Zionist regime.”
Same hate. New packaging.

But this tactic is not new. It’s the oldest trick in the book.

“They killed Jesus.”
A theological accusation used for centuries to justify pogroms, expulsions, and forced conversions.

“They poisoned the wells.”
During the Black Plague, Europeans claimed Jews spread disease leading to mass burnings and massacres.

“They control the banks.”
Medieval rulers framed Jews as financial manipulators to justify seizing their property.

“They are disloyal to the crown.”
England used this narrative to expel Jews in 1290, one of the first documented national expulsions.

“They corrupt Christian society.”
Spain used this to launch the Inquisition and force Jews to convert or flee.

“They are racial outsiders.”
19th-century “scientific racism” framed Jews as a biological threat, paving the way for genocide.

“They control the media and culture.”
A favorite of early 20th-century Europe that led directly to violence and boycotts.

“They are capitalists exploiting the workers.”
Soviet antisemitism hid behind Marxist language while banning Hebrew, shutting synagogues, and persecuting Jews.

“They are colonial invaders.”
Arab regimes used this after 1948 to justify expelling nearly 900,000 Jews from Middle Eastern countries.

“They control global systems, the banks, the UN, the world.”
Modern conspiracy theories recycled straight from The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, just with better graphics.

“We only oppose Zionism.”
The newest mask.
The safest way to target Jews collectively while pretending it’s about politics.

History is repeating itself.
Antisemitism always begins as a clever slogan and ends as violence.
And every generation has its “mask of the moment.”

Today’s mask is “anti-Zionism.”
The hate behind it is very old.
The consequences are always the same.

[Lorrie Goldstein @sunlorrie]

Terry Newman: Terrorism expert has a stark warning for Canada
Anti-Israel demonstrations and mass street prayers are about 'conquering the streets,' says Beni Sabti. 'This is something very, very dangerous' https://t.co/kb1NPwELbX via @nationalpost

[Stuart McCarthy @PRproguy]

@bruce_mcgonigal There's a difference between buying water bombers (who is going to fly, operate and maintain them?) and leasing aircraft complete with crews and maintenance on a turnkey basis and having them ready for the 2026 wildfire season and subsequent years.

[Vanguard @VanguardMag]

🇨🇦 @Seaspan awards @IdealWelders a contract for 30 blocks on Canada’s new Polar Icebreaker — proof the #NationalShipbuildingStrategy is working! #Seaspan #Arctic #MadeInCanada

https://t.co/6dKC0MQlE6

[Stuart McCarthy @PRproguy]

What??? No Mr. Baseball???

[Warren Kinsella @kinsellawarren]

The best, and the worst, baseball movies to watch between World Series games - The Globe and Mail https://t.co/Y3hJOjHKPz

[Stuart McCarthy @PRproguy]

This is insane.

[Jews Fight Back 🇺🇸🇮🇱 @JewsFightBack]

“What necklace are you wearing?”
“A Star of David.”

That’s a real police interrogation in Britain.

Being visibly Jewish is now treated like a crime.

Absolutely disgusting.

[Ahmed Al-Khalidi @khalidi79397]

Every single day, Palestinians are being executed in Gaza. Not by Israel. By Hamas.

Men and women who dare to criticize them. Journalists who try to tell the truth. People accused, without proof, of “collaboration.”

They are taken to the streets, beaten, and shot.
Our own people murdered by those who claim to “defend” us.

And yet, I don’t see a single protest.
Not in London. Not in New York. Not in Paris.
The same voices that march when Israel is involved suddenly disappear when Hamas kills Palestinians.

If you truly care about Palestinian lives then care about all Palestinian lives.

Silence in the face of Hamas’ terror is not solidarity. It’s complicity.

[Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib]

I just spoke to my brother, who is in southern Gaza. He was driving back to where he's staying in the evening, when he was surrounded by Hamas's masked gunmen, who raised their weapons at him, asking him for ID & if he had guns on him. He let them search his car and answered all their questions. He works 16-hour days for a major international medical NGO trying to provide services to displaced Gazans who suffer from all kinds of horrendous hardships after 2 years of war. He refused to leave Gaza a year and a half ago when I offered him a chance because he wanted to stay behind and help his people.

Hamas is terrorizing the people of Gaza and acting like a thuggish militia that can kill, maim, torture, and disappear individuals at any moment. These fascists are only there to maintain their grip on power. They will never surrender their dominion over the Strip, necessitating the formation of an international coalition to form a force that can wrest control of the coastal enclave away from Hamas's grip.

Save Gaza from Hamas!

[Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby]

I look forward to pro-Palestinians condemning Hamas…