{"id":10722,"date":"2025-09-18T05:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=10722"},"modified":"2025-09-18T05:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:34:22","slug":"canadas-largest-jewish-lobby-group-the-centre-for-israel-and-jewish-affairs-howled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cafe.nfshost.com\/?p=10722","title":{"rendered":"Canada’s Largest JewishCanada’s Largest Jewish Lobby Group the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Howled “anti-semitism”: Reporter Fired"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[It’s enough to make a rational person laugh. Elisa Serret, a reporter on French language Radio Canada argues there is considerable Jewish and Israeli power in U.S. politics.”  “It is the Israelis, the Jews, that finance American politics a lot,…  There is a big machine behind them, making it very difficult for Americans to detach themselves from Israel\u2019s positions. It\u2019s really money here in the United States. The big cities are run by Jews, Hollywood is run by Jews.” 
OK, those are her opinions. But are they true.? Jewish control of Hollywood goes back a century. Henry Ford warned about it in the 1920s. Marlon Brando noted their power as did actor\/producer Mel Gibson.  Jewish author Neal Gabler even wrote a book boasting about this achievement. Wikipedia<\/strong> states:  ” An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood<\/u><\/strong> is a 1988 non-fiction book whose topic is the careers of several prominent Jewish film producers in the early years of Hollywood. Author Neal Gabler focuses on the psychological motivations of these film moguls, arguing that their background as Jewish immigrants shaped their careers and influenced the movies they made.” AIPAC, the America Israel Political Action Committee funnels huge sums of money to Congressmen and Senators of both parties, ensuring almost unanimous and largely uncritical support for the State of Israel. Money talks and principles walk. The few politicians who refuse to play ball can expect to be challenged by a well-funded opponent in the next primary.And then there’s the endless procession of politicians of both parties to Israel, the men usually slapping on a yamulke<\/em> and bowing before the Wailing Wall. There is no such procession of American politicians to far larger traditional allies like France, Italy or Japan.
So, Elisa Serret’s comments are essentially accurate.
Canada’s largest Jewish lobby group the Centre for Israel and Jewish affairs howled:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAntisemitism is absolutely unacceptable on Canadian airwaves, especially on our public broadcaster. Yet these words were aired earlier today,\u201d the group said on X on Monday, quoting some of the phrases used by Serret, who has worked for the public broadcaster since 2014. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group said it expected \u201cimmediate and unequivocal condemnation from all relevant leaders, including Heritage Minister\u201d Steven Guilbeault. On Tuesday morning Guilbeault released a statement on X saying that \u201cantisemitism has no place in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And lo and behold, Canadian politicians jumped to obey. The very next day Heritage Minister\u201d Steven Guilbeault. released a statement on X saying that \u201cantisemitism has no place in Canada.\u201d \u201cThe words used last night were pernicious antisemitic tropes and have absolutely no place on Canadian airwaves. When antisemitic language is used by journalists, or anyone in a position of trust, it risks normalizing hatred in deeply dangerous ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We ask, were Elisa Serret’s words true” They were. How is the truth hate? Even Guilbeault’s language mimics Jewish lobby denunciations of criticism of Israel. His accusation of “pernicious anti-semitic tropes” echoes statements regularly made by the ADL and Jewish writers. They love the seldom used word “trope.” I can say this as a person holding an M.A. in English Language, Literature and Linguistics, with considerable further post graduate studies. ” A trope refers to a figure of speech, turn of phrase, or idea that carries a deeper meaning beyond its literal meaning.” Elisa Serret’s comments are facts, not figures of speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, it would appear that unemployment will be the fate of this reporter with nine years experience, punishment for having crossed this powerful minority lobby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Fromm<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalist ‘relieved from duties’ at Radio-Canada after Jewish group calls out ‘antisemitic’ comments<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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A journalist has been \u201crelieved from her duties\u201d at Radio-Canada, CBC\u2019s French-language service, until further notice after a Jewish group condemned comments she made on air as \u201cantisemitic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy understanding, and that of multiple analysts here in the United States, is that it is the Israelis, the Jews, that finance American politics a lot,\u201d said Elisa Serret, the Washington correspondent for Radio-Canada, who was speaking in French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is a big machine behind them, making it very difficult for Americans to detach themselves from Israel\u2019s positions. It\u2019s really money here in the United States. The big cities are run by Jews, Hollywood is run by Jews\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The comments were made in response to host and news anchor Christian Latreille asking Serret to break down why Americans \u201chave such difficulty distancing themselves from Israel, even in the most difficult moments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This episode of sur le terrain<\/a> (or \u201con the ground,\u201d in English) aired on Monday. It covered U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u2019s visit to Israel and meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A clip of the episode was posted on social media by Jewish advocacy group, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAntisemitism is absolutely unacceptable on Canadian airwaves, especially on our public broadcaster. Yet these words were aired earlier today,\u201d the group said on X on Monday, quoting some of the phrases used by Serret, who has worked for the public broadcaster since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group said it expected \u201cimmediate and unequivocal condemnation from all relevant leaders, including Heritage Minister\u201d Steven Guilbeault. On Tuesday morning Guilbeault released a statement on X saying that \u201cantisemitism has no place in Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the public broadcaster \u201cbelongs to all Canadians, and as leaders, we have a responsibility to hold it to account and demand the highest standards in journalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe words used last night were pernicious antisemitic tropes and have absolutely no place on Canadian airwaves. When antisemitic language is used by journalists, or anyone in a position of trust, it risks normalizing hatred in deeply dangerous ways,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vice president for CIJA Quebec called the decision to suspend Serret \u201cthe only appropriate course of action\u201d that Radio-Canada could have taken. Eta Yudin called the journalist\u2019s comments \u201cvile.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, this incident cannot be allowed to pass without serious internal reflection on the damage such hateful rhetoric inflicts on our democratic values,\u201d said Yudin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAntisemitism is corroding the fabric of our society. Its persistence is made possible by the very environment that enables it. We expect Canada\u2019s national public broadcaster to recognize this reality and to take concrete steps to ensure that neither such comments \u2014 nor the systemic issues that enabled them to be aired \u2014 are ever allowed again on Canadian airwaves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement released in French on Tuesday afternoon, Radio-Canada said the analysis by Serrat \u201cabout American policy in the Middle East led to stereotypical, antisemitic, false, and harmful allegations against Jewish communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese unacceptable comments contravene Radio-Canada\u2019s Journalistic Standards and Practices and in no way reflect the opinion of the public broadcaster. As a result, newsroom leadership has decided to relieve the journalist from her duties until further notice,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe recognize that these remarks have hurt many viewers. We are sincerely sorry and apologize.\u201d(National Post<\/u><\/strong>, September 17, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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