The NDP's Antisemitism Rot and how the Liberals Learned to Look Away
On January 30, 2024, Jewish BC NDP Minister Selina Robinson made a comment about the poor quality of land that Israel inherited in 1948, and was summarily pilloried for it before issuing an apology, which did not save her from losing her cabinet post. Among those expressing their discontent was federal NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh. As Singh and the NDP like to say, "hate has no place here." Well, here are some things that NDP MPs in Singh's own caucus have posted or done since Oct 7 that did not attract any public comments from Singh or anyone else in the Party. Recall that the Liberals were in what was effectively a coalition government with the NDP throughout this all. Here's Niki Ashton, tweeting her solidarity with CUPE leader Fred Hahn after some CUPE union chapters grew fed up with Hahn after yet another "allegedly" antisemitic post, and below that is Fred Hahn tweeting his excitement the day after the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. Now, ...