Eliminating religion as a hate speech defence an idea worth exploring, says antisemitism envoy

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Deborah Lyons attends a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations (UN) in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.

Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism says she's "very interested" in exploring the idea of eliminating religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges.Deborah Lyons, Canada's special envoy for combatting antisemitism, attends a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.

Lyons said she believes universities' equity, diversity and inclusion strategies are "failing Jews in this country" because they don't make much mention of antisemitism specifically.Some blame outsiders for spread of pro-Palestinian encampments. The idea isn't new, say students and expertsShe said her office is working to develop better training to counter anti-Jewish discrimination, which she hopes institutions, including governments, will use.

Leading a prayer in Arabic, Charkaoui had called on God to "take care of aggressor Zionists," adding "O God, don't leave any of them." "I am very interested in exploring as an option because I think, frankly, we are seeing it used in this country and in other places as a defence that frankly does not stand the ground in these very difficult times," Lyons testified Thursday.

 

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