Independant Jewish Voices

Independent Jewish Voices Canada condemns Selina Robinson’s comments on Palestine

By: Eden Chipperfield, News Writer Content warning: mentions of genocide, ethnic cleansing, Zionism, and antisemitism.  Selina Robinson, the BC minister of post-secondary education, resigned from the NDP on February 28. Robinson is Jewish and resigned from her position after her derogatory comments made about Palestine. Her statement said the state of Israel was founded on “a crappy piece of land.” Palestine was occupied by the state of Israel in 1967 and has since been subjected to cultural genocide and ethnic cleansing.  Robinson believes there is a double standard within the NDP caucus and describes herself as a “lone voice” when…

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