(((Rick Firth))) גבריאל חיים 🎗️

Digital Director for @honestrepcanada - Ryerson, York & Guelph Alma Mater; Jewish & Israel Advocate. Thoughts are my own.

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

Hey @WCI_YRDSB, is it common practice for your teachers to provoke and create a hostile environment for their students?

Teachers are there to EDUCATE. Using classroom authority to push an anti-Israel political agenda or make Jewish students feel targeted is unacceptable.

Jewish and pro-Israel students deserve respect and a classroom free from intimidation. What are you doing to ensure that?

Bravo to these kids for standing up to this teacher! 👏

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

So, let's get this straight @cbcnews...

The aircraft in question, which was headed for Tel Aviv, Israel, transmitted an emergency signal and code for unlawful interference or hijacking after the co-pilot, according to reporting, stabbed the captain multiple times and then commandeered the airplane, descending it nearly 20,000 feet in just over 1 minute before crew members and passengers were able to subdue the co-pilot.

And you call this a "disturbance in cockpit"?

REALLY?!

Once again, our public broadcaster is the laughing stock of the entire world. This is absolutely shameful reporting.

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

🚨 @macklemore wants you to believe he was kicked off @edsheeran's tour simply for saying “Free Palestine.”

But this controversy was never really about just two supposedly forbidden words.

It was about Macklemore’s longstanding anti-Israel activism, and his decision to commandeer someone else’s concert stage to advance it.

Our Digital Director, @rickfirth, explains ⬇️

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⚠️ @CBCNews has reversed course and admitted that 9/11 was terrorism.

Great! Because hijacking passenger planes and deliberately massacring civilians is in fact terrorism.

But there’s a glaring problem. What about October 7?

Terrorism doesn't stop being terrorism because the victims are Israeli. And Hamas isn't some ambiguous organization. Canada has designated Hamas as a terrorist entity for decades.

This isn't about demanding that CBC take Israel's side. It's about demanding consistency.

Our Digital Director, @rickfirth, explains

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Breaking news for @CBCNews: Canada exists.

Its taxpayers fund your entire organization. You might consider covering them occasionally.

K, thx.

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

🚨 Over the weekend, two locations of the Jewish-owned Kiva’s Bagel Bar were targeted in Toronto.

One storefront was struck by gunfire, and the second location had the front window was smashed. Toronto Police are investigating both incidents as suspected hate-motivated offences.

But these were not isolated events. They are just the latest in a disturbing series of attacks against Toronto’s Jewish community.

Our Digital Director, @rickfirth, explains...

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It's pretty clear from this post by @strombo that he doesn't really understand the problems with the "Nakba" exhibit at @CMHR_News.

So, let us help @strombo understand what is really going on ⬇️

When a federally funded museum's exhibit presents the story of the "Nakba" in a one-sided, anti-Israel narrative that distorts the actual historical record by disregarding key context and evidence, that's a problem.

When a federally funded museum's exhibit fails to identify Hamas as a listed terrorist organization, or to explain that Hamas’s objective on October 7, 2023, was the mass murder of Jews, that's a problem.

When a Liberal-appointed Jewish member of the board for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights steps down because he believes that the Museum's mandate has been compromised by the decision to sacrifice truth at the altar of politics, that's a problem.

When the advisory council overseeing the "Nakba" exhibit includes individuals who have publicly proclaimed that “Zionism is a disease that must be destroyed”, that's a problem.

Many Canadians are raising legitimate concerns about these issues. The argument isn't that the story of the "Nakba" needs to be silenced, but whether it is being told fairly, grounded in historical context, informed by multiple perspectives, and free from ideological advocacy.

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

🚨 This article by @Justin_Ling is appalling, even by @TorontoStar standards.

Rather than examining a complex regional war, @Justin_Ling presents a narrative in which Israel bears virtually all the blame, while Hamas, the terrorist organization that launched the October 7 massacre and ignited this war, receives virtually no scrutiny. Iran’s central role in funding, arming and directing Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis is never acknowledged, and he presents the conflict in Lebanon as Israeli aggression, never mentioning Hezbollah or the continued threat they present on Israel's northern border.

The article also repeats the claim that Israel has killed 73,000 Palestinians without explaining that the figures originate from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

Presenting the number without that essential context leaves readers with a deeply misleading impression. The IDF has said that over 1/3 of those killed in Gaza have been terrorists. As @SpencerGuard has repeatedly said, "In the Gaza war, Israel has demonstrated a historically low combatant-to-civilian casualty ratio when compared to any urban warfare in history with even remotely similar conditions, especially urban-centric wars, not isolated battles."

Yet, this critically important context is never mentioned.

He further describes Gaza as “the biggest graveyard for journalists in modern history” while omitting the ongoing controversy over individuals counted as journalists despite documented affiliations with Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations.

Finally, the article asserts that unnamed “experts” believe Israel’s campaign amounts to “genocide,” yet never identifies who these "experts" are or allows readers to assess their backgrounds, methodologies, or potential biases for themselves.

Canadians deserve reporting that provides context and transparency, not selective omissions that reinforce a predetermined narrative that vilifies and demonizes the Jewish state.

https://t.co/p1qyMv2yGy

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We swiped left. ❌ @CBCNews #tinder

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Hey @markcarney, starting an advisory council to combat antisemitism when there are already multiple studies, recommendations, and reports, including the Senate's 73-page Standing United Against Antisemitism report from April 2026, misses the point.

The house is already on fire, and Canada needs to act now.

That means:

• Putting an end to hate rallies that promote intimidation and hatred.

• Deporting non-citizen radicals who advocate violence and/or support extremist causes.

• Banning the glorification of terrorism in all its forms.

• Increasing funding for policing, hate-crime enforcement, and national security.

• Strengthening immigration screening to identify extremist affiliations.

• Expanding efforts to monitor and deradicalize individuals drawn to extremist ideologies.

➡️ We must urgently confront radical Islamic extremism, intimidation, and hate that have become increasingly normalized in our public spaces, campuses, and Jewish communities by anti-Israel agitators.

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While the words are appreciated @MarkJCarney, the truth is Canada was once a country where Jewish communities were able to live safely, openly, and proudly.

But what many Jews and supporters of Israel have found deeply troubling in recent years, especially since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attacks and the war that followed, is repeated and disproportionate criticism of Israel by our leaders, which has had real-world consequences here at home, as anti-Israel activists feel empowered to target Jewish Canadians, holding them collectively responsible for the actions of the Israeli government. This has left many Jewish Canadians feeling increasingly isolated, targeted, and unsafe.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Jewish Canadians should never feel that support for their identity, community, or connection to Israel makes them unwelcome or unsafe in their own country. A stronger approach, one grounded in principled leadership, security, and genuine understanding, would make a significant difference.

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

🚨 Iranian state TV has called for children to form human chains around the country's power plants in order to protect them.

The Geneva Convention strictly forbids using civilians as human shields in order to render areas immune from military operations.

And under International law, administrative coercing of civilians to act as shields for military targets is illegal.

Will the media accurately report on this unlawful and disturbing plan the Iranian regime is preparing for its own people?

[HonestReporting Canada @HonestRepCanada]

🧵What does it say about the state of education in Canada when a Holocaust survivor is cancelled from speaking?

Educational institutions should be places of learning and open dialogue, not spaces where history is silenced due to pressure from a vocal minority...

@mtlgazette

https://t.co/CEpRpUHpSN

[(((Rick Firth))) גבריאל חיים 🎗️ @RickFirth]

RT @HonestRepCanada: 🚨 In Canada, freedom of expression is not absolute, and it was never intended to protect falsehoods.

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🧵 The editorial board at the @globeandmail recently published a piece that states the obvious truth:

The recent shootings at synagogues don't just target Jews; they target all Canadians.

https://t.co/13a0aRnMpg

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🚨 Almost immediately after the war in Iran began, anti-Israel activists and so-called “humanitarian” organizations rushed to defend the Islamic Republic, claiming the strikes were unjust, illegal, and a violation of international law.

But Iran’s own actions since the conflict began only strengthen Israel’s and the United States’ decision to confront Iran.

The world is witnessing the Iranian regime reveal exactly who it is. Canada should be paying attention.

Our Digital Director, @RickFirth, explains

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Pro-Palestinian "activists"...

Learn about the conflict on Tuesday.

Lecture Iranians on Wednesday. 🫠

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Hey @IlhanMN, fixed it for you ⤵️

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Yesterday in Ottawa, HR Canada Charitable Organization and InnoHives met with @MelissaLantsman and members of the Conservative Party of Canada to outline the methodology and research behind their 100-page report released in January, detailing @CBCNews’ longstanding systemic bias against Israel. 👏

A big thank you to MP @MelissaLantsman for hosting this important briefing!

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🧵If you only followed the headlines, you might think humanitarian aid isn’t entering Gaza properly. That’s not the case.

Behind the scenes, Israel coordinates efforts every week to deliver food, medical care, and essential supplies, while preventing diversion by Palestinian terrorist groups.

Here are four humanitarian efforts the media have largely missed. ⤵️