Sara Jama is apologizing for “harmful” comments in a video circulating online that NDP Leader Marit Stiles acknowledges “caused real concern for members of the Jewish community.”
is apologizing for her “harmful” comments in a video circulating online that party leader Marit Stiles acknowledges “caused real concern for members of the Jewish community.”
“Jewish people deserve to feel safe, and should never be targeted because of their faith or their culture,” said Jama, a 28-year-old disability activist and frequent speaker on policing and Palestinian concerns in the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict., as reported by the Star, showed Jama speaking at a rally in Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square in May 2021.
Her reference to right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was made around the time he was being forced from office by a coalition of opposition parties. He has since returned to power. “These issues are complex and my poor choice of words in the video that has been circulating has not helped. I apologize for my comments which have been harmful,” Jama added.
Stiles has stood by Jama as “a well-known human rights activist” since accusations of antisemitism were madeThe group called her a “radical activist who has been associated with groups that have frequently targeted Israel,” such as the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. B’nai Brith urged the NDP leader to drop Jama as a candidate, as did Interim Liberal Leader John Fraser.
In a candidates’ debate last week on Hamilton cable TV, Jama said she has a “messy history around anti-racism” but maintained “me standing up for Palestinian rights … cannot be conflated with antisemitism.”
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