Seriously Free Speech Committee

The Seriously Free Speech Committee is committed to free expression of views on Israel/Palestine. Members are concerned about growing intimidation, censorship and legal threats against individuals and organizations who criticize Israel's actions. Last year, an informal coalition of MPs from the Conservatives, Liberals and NDP held hearings into wha... t they call a "new antisemitism. They focused on political protests such as Israeli Apartheid Week on college campuses and organizations like KAIROS that supports the rights and welfare of Palestinians. The coalition (CPCCA) plans to release its report in November. It is likely to recommend that human rights legislation and hate speech laws be altered to consider criticism of Israel as a form of antisemitism and be outlawed. Seriously Free Speech Committee members are strongly committed to a free and open discussion of the contentious issues in the Middle East. They are calling on Canadians to contact their MPs and make clear that they oppose using baseless charges of antisemitism as a means to silence critics, to stifle free speech and to defend Israel no matter what it does.Read More