Many Culprits Behind Rise of Antisemitism, Including the Media by Howard Levitt  •  April 23, 2024 at 5:00 am On the face of it, who can object to diversity, equity and inclusion? It is like objecting to Santa Claus. Unfortunately, these [DEI] workshops too often have been hijacked by radical ideologues who pitted races against each other. Who indeed is to blame for the wave of hatred toward Jews that is roiling Canadian workplaces, universities, unions, social media postings, even our streets and neighbourhoods? Who are the purveyors of antisemitism? Who is to blame for the wave of hatred toward Jews that is roiling Canadian workplaces, universities, unions, social media postings, even our streets and neighbourhoods? Who are the purveyors of antisemitism? Pictured: Police guard Talmud Torah Elementary School in Montreal, Canada, as parents pick up their children, on November 9, 2023. Two Jewish schools in the city had been hit by gunfire overnight. (Photo by Mathiew Leiser/AFP via Getty Images) Over the last several years, Canadian employers have increasingly brought in "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) trainers to rid their workforces of conscious, and even subconscious, racism.  On the face of it, who can object to diversity, equity and inclusion?  It is like objecting to Santa Claus. Unfortunately, these workshops too often have been hijacked by radical ideologues who pitted races against each other.  The unhappy story of Richard Bilkszto, who committed suicide after alleging he was deemed a racist by one such trainer for observing that Canadians are not more racist than Americans, was simply the publicly exposed tip of that iceberg. I have had many Jewish clients, even before Oct. 7, complain about how Jews have been treated in these DEI seminars.  To what extent has this radical training played a role in the sudden outpouring of antisemitism here? Continue Reading Article