Max Robert

Les opinions exprimées ici n'engagent que moi. Ancien politico #cdnpoli et #polqc

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[National Post @nationalpost]

Michael Higgins: Recognizing 'Palestine' was so obviously a mistake https://t.co/ZaqdjYZs8s

[Richard Marceau @richardmarceau]

Amnesty International is against peace.

Sickening.

https://t.co/UZNvSe9kvt

@AmnestyNow @amnesty

[Richard Marceau @richardmarceau]

Canada’s recognition of ‘Palestine’ accomplished nothing but this: It “placed Israel, alone, in the dock of world opinion on a single coordinated September day, flanked by Britain and Australia and France, while the body being recognized was asked for nothing it would ever have to deliver.”

@HummelAdam is spot on.

https://t.co/Wk82BUWBwP

[Emile @Emile_Scheffel]

Happy Canada Day. The CEO of @CMHR_News sat down for a friendly interview with an openly Jew-hating apologist for the Iranian regime. What will it take for her to be fired? @MarcMillerVM #bcpoli

[Richard Marceau @richardmarceau]

People who actually created the debacle at @CMHR_News say everything is a-ok.

https://t.co/gXf3xO6tcU

[CIJA @CIJAinfo]

This head-scratching response by @CMHR_News to @TheCJN only underscores the deeper problem that must be addressed.

This is what happens when proper curation and meaningful consultation with impacted communities break down. It's the same mindset that has led to Holocaust memorials that fail to explicitly identify Jews as victims.

After Minister Miller clearly acknowledged failures in governance and curation, the Board of Trustees must now hold the museum accountable.

[Allies for a Strong Canada @thealliescanada]

This is what change looks like: ordinary Canadians picking up the phone and shifting the conversation at the highest levels of government.

Today Canada's Culture Minister, Marc Miller, publicly broke with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over its Nakba exhibit.

After thousands of emails and calls from our supporters, the minister responsible for this taxpayer-funded institution has now stood up and said, out loud, that CMHR got this wrong.

A few weeks ago, that seemed impossible. The museum dismissed thousands of Canadians, denied there was any problem, and opened its doors anyway.

But our members refused to let it go.

They sent the emails. They called the Minister's office until the message could not be ignored – and today, it wasn't.

There’s still work to be done. We will be watching to make sure "should be rectified" turns into something real.

When our national institutions forget they answer to Canadians, we will be there to remind them.

For today: our supporters proved, once again, that the silent majority does not have to stay silent.

[CIJA @CIJAinfo]

Statement by Noah Shack, CEO, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs:

The controversial "Nakba" exhibit tells a distorted version of history that whitewashes the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks, the second intifada, and the wars of annihilation against Israel. The exhibit has broken trust between the Museum and Canadians. It is not only a failure of curation, but a failure of leadership.

We warned the museum for months about the dangers of its approach, which rejected consultation with experts and meaningful engagement with impacted communities in favour of advice from extreme activists. We are already seeing the real-world consequences of this, just days after the exhibit's opening, with hateful messages appearing at the museum.

Now that the exhibit is open, it is clear why museum staff and leadership went to such extraordinary lengths to prevent meaningful scrutiny by the Board of Trustees. The purpose of the @CMHR_News, as set out in the Museums Act, is to "enhance the public's understanding of human rights, to promote respect for others and to encourage reflection and dialogue." This exhibit fails to do so, and the Board must act to ensure accountability.

[The Hub @TheHubCanada]

Mark L. Berlin: Why I resigned from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights https://t.co/aCeuYrYPDB

[cbcwatcher @cbcwatcher]

As Carney cozies up to the sponsors of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, Qatar and Iran...

"Israel’s defence attaché is departing for home and will not be replaced at the country’s embassy in Canada – a sign, experts say, of an erosion of bilateral relations with Ottawa as ties remain strained over Gaza.

Colonel Ilan Or is returning to Israel at the end of July, the embassy said. The responsibilities will be taken over by a “cross-accredited” attaché based in the country’s U.S. embassy, Israel’s Ministry of Defence said in a statement.

Iddo Moed, Israel’s ambassador to Canada, said the last time his country did not have a defence attaché posted in Ottawa was 14 years ago, in 2012." @stevenchase @StephanieLevitz

[Terry Newman @terrynewman]

Adam Katz: I visited the 'Nakba' exhibit, and it is every bit as anti-Jewish as feared

It is propaganda is endorsed by the Canadian state
https://t.co/dwSF8TRHeA

[David Cooper @DavidACooper13]

Canada's animus towards 🇮🇱 is so strong that it can't even welcome the prospect of peace between it and 🇱🇧. The statement only focuses on 🇱🇧ignoring point #1 in the agreement that frames the broader prospect for peace.

[Sean Speer @Sean_Speer]

The anti-Israel meltdown at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a direct challenge to those conservatives who believe that Conservatives should be using the powers of the state to advance a center-right worldview.

The left-wing capture of the museum was highly predictable and now we're all stuck funding it.

It's another example of why the most effective means of fighting the culture wars isn't to empower the state. It's to systematically reduce the role of government in adjudicating culture in the first place.

[CIJA @CIJAinfo]

We are deeply concerned by reports that the Canadian government is considering renewing diplomatic ties with Iran while our own security agencies are warning that the Islamic regime is actively threatening members of the Iranian diaspora and the Jewish community here in Canada.

This also stands in direct contradiction to the Foreign Minister's stated position in February that diplomatic relations would not be re-established while the current Islamic regime remains in power.

At a time when foreign actors are threatening Canadians and Iran continues to export violence across the region, the Canadian government must put security at home first and remain clear-eyed and consistent when it comes to foreign policy.

[Stewart Bell @StewGlobal]

2. Iran has been sending scientists abroad to acquire the skills needed to improve its missiles and other weapons.

[Richard Marceau @richardmarceau]

“Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent speech on antisemitism fell flat, in part because he didn’t tackle the issue of antizionism – the complete rejection of Israel’s existence.”
https://t.co/ZE2r6eMneI

[CIJA @CIJAinfo]

Dear @CMHR_News, we're glad you're finally willing to go on the record.

Is this individual part of your advisory network?

Reminder: the Government of Canada's officially adopted definition states that "denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination" is antisemitic. 

And calling for the destruction of Zionism—which is the core identity of 94% of Jewish Canadians—is a dangerous incitement to violence.

The government has a responsibility to hold publicly funded national institutions accountable.

Send a message now:
https://t.co/71Ciuhleil

[Rachael Thomas @RachaelThomasAB]

The Nakba exhibit hasn’t even opened, and it’s already a scandal.

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is moving ahead with a Nakba exhibit despite serious concerns from Jewish Canadians that it lacks context and transparency.

The museum consulted anti-Zionist voices, met with the Palestinian representative to Canada, and refuses to tell the full story — including the 850,000 Jewish people forced to flee Arab countries after Israel’s founding.

That is not education. That is political activism dressed up as human rights.

Public money should not be funding one-sided political narratives.

[Candice Malcolm @CandiceMalcolm]

CSIS warned refugee flow could be exploited by Islamic extremists

https://t.co/h3MwIBMwtN

[Max Robert @MaxR0b]

@richardmarceau Time to build pipelines across the arabian peninsula.