The heavy hand of the ruling class is muffling dissent

Those in positions of authority are punching down on anyone that doesn’t perpetuate their criminalization of brown lives.

Demonstrators participate in a pro-Palestinian rally in Ottawa on Nov. 25, 2023. Many of those punished are people of colour who had the nerve to use their Charter right of free expression to present their views relating to the genocide of the Palestinians, writes Erica Ifill.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

January 31, 2024

CALGARY—Antisemitism is rising and making the lives of Jewish people more treacherous. However, the weaponization of antisemitism to shut down pro-Palestinian voices is also rising. The ruling class is punching down on anyone who doesn’t perpetuate their criminalization ...

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