What Is Happening Here | Canadaland Investigates #1 Unsafe or Uncomfortable?
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Nov 17, 2025 A diverse group of interviewees, including students and community members, share harrowing personal experiences of harassment and discrimination against Jews in Canada. They discuss the fine line between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, sparked by rising tensions since October 7, 2023. Panda recounts everyday harassment, while Sam Ashkenazi describes a public incident involving his family. Emotional testimonies reveal the struggles faced in schools and communities, challenging perceptions of safety and the reality of violence against Jews.
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Test Claims By Practicing Inversion
- Jesse Brown advises practicing inversion: flip perspectives to test assumptions about anti-Semitism versus anti-Zionism.
- He uses that method to ask whether rising incidents are misclassified or reflect genuine threats.
Drive‑Thru Harassment Over Heritage
- Panda, an 18-year-old Toronto McDonald's worker, was told "free Palestine" after saying she's Jewish while wearing a name tag.
- The encounter left her disappointed that strangers blamed her for geopolitical events she had no control over.
Family Targeted At The Zoo
- Sam Ashkenazi and his family were harassed at the zoo when strangers called them "genociders" because his sons wore kippot.
- The incident left his eight-year-old son crying and raised the question whether they were targeted for being Jewish or Zionist.