On June 1st, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech about antisemitism in Canada. He correctly identified the extent of the hatred directed at Canadian Jews, but he still failed miserably, not only Canadian Jews but all of Canada.

Carney’s speech never once mentioned anti-Zionism, which is, by far, the most common form of hatred directed at Canadian Jews. He never mentioned Israel either, as if its existence and the hatred directed at it were not relevant to the issue of antisemitism in Canada.

As if to make sure that no one misunderstood his speech as condemnation of anti-Zionism, he stressed his support for “freedom of speech” without saying that such speech should not and should never consist of hatred........

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