By Howie Silbiger La Presse ran a multi-day dossier this week about Jewish schools inviting Israeli speakers, including people who served in the Israeli army. It was written in the tone of…
Community Leaders Denounce “Sensationalist” Coverage of Jewish Schools
By Joseph Marshall Earlier this week, La Presse published a multi part dossier examining several subsidized Jewish schools in Montreal that had invited Israeli soldiers and Israeli speakers to address students. The…
OPINION: Tucker Carlson, Ben Gurion Airport, and the Power of Suggestion
By Joseph Marshall There are stories that are about facts, and there are stories that are about framing. The Tucker Carlson airport episode in Israel is both. Carlson says he was detained…
Jesse Jackson Dies Leaving a Legacy of Civil Rights Triumph and Deep Jewish Tension
By Howie Silbiger Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the most consequential and controversial figures in modern American civil rights history, has died, he was 84 years old. His life was a testament…
OPINION: If the Rules Don’t Apply at the Top, They Don’t Apply at All
By Howie Silbiger Let’s stop pretending this is normal. An independent ethics investigation runs for fourteen months. It concludes that a sitting commissioner breached the code of ethics during an election. A…
Accountability Optional: EMSB Majority Wipes Away Ethics Violation
By Joseph Marshall In a move that should concern anyone who cares about governance at the English Montreal School Board, the Board of Commissioners voted to invalidate a 14 month ethics investigation…
OPINION: The Crisis Economy of the Jewish World
By Howie Silbiger When Bret Stephens spoke at the State of World Jewry address at the 92nd Street Y, he did not rely on comforting words or empty slogans. Instead, he shared…
Can Competition Bring Down Kosher Meat Prices in Montreal?
By Joseph Marshall In Montreal, where smoked meat is a religion and bagels are a rite of passage, there is one thing you learn young: good food is never cheap. But kosher…
OPINION: Ontario’s Teachers’ Union Picks an Anti Zionist Group to Train on Antisemitism
By Joseph Marshall Over the past year and a half, Jewish families across Ontario have found themselves quietly adjusting to a new, uneasy normal. Police cruisers parked outside schools have faded into…
OPINION: Jew Hatred Is Not a Super Bowl Stunt
By Howie Silbiger There is a growing tendency to treat Jew hatred as a branding problem rather than a moral one. As if the right slogan, the right shock, the right viral…