I was joined by Canadian Journalist & Author Jeremy Appel (@JeremyAppel1025 on Twitter) for this episode. He discusses his Zionist upbringing and how ”blind support for Israel was instilled” in him from a very young age…. and how he came to question the narrative he grew up with.

We also chat about the endless examples in the current political climate, of deliberate distortion, disinformation and inversion both by the media and Israel lobbying groups, the suppression of left leaning, pro-Palestinian Jewish voices, and the targeting of racialized journalists who question the narrative.

We also discuss the recent bizarre meltdowns of one of Canada’s (supposedly) leading media critics; Jesse Brown of Canadaland. It’s a fascinating case study in how someone who otherwise looks at the media with a critical eye, has decided to double and triple down on standard Zionist talking points, no matter how blatantly dishonest the framing may be.

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Find Jeremy’s book here: https://www.dundurn.com/books_/t22117/a9781459752658-kenneyismFind him on Blue Sky here: @Jeremyappel.bsky.social

——Israeli UN Delegates wearing yellow starshttps://www.reuters.com/world/israels-un-delegates-criticised-wearing-yellow-stars-symbol-pride-2023-10-31/

CIJA (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) accusing Canada’s Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia of sharing a tweet that featured antisemitic tropes - when the shared tweet and quoted piece were both written by Jewish peoplehttps://x.com/cijainfo/status/1741468714719990232?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Standing ovation for a Ukrainian who fought with the Nazis sparks anger and an apology in Canadahttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/canada-speaker-apologizes-ukraine-nazi-veteran-honored-rcna117125

Frum being on the left of the IDW/Harrishttps://x.com/nicemangos/status/1329771768291188736?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1475486739372388358?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Statement from Canadaland Unionhttps://x.com/canadalandunion/status/1735381342550921360?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Jesse Brown hit piece on Shree Paradkar https://x.com/jeremyappel1025/status/1735003932521550224?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

https://x.com/jessebrown/status/1734985834271588702?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Jesse Brown accuses Omar Sachedina of putting Jewish Canadian lives in danger because he correctly called a rally in support of Israel a pro-war rally https://x.com/jessebrown/status/1732555874567078019?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

Jesse Brown frames protest and vandalism at major national bookstore chain, who’s CEO created a foundation to provide scholarships for non-Israeli citizens who serve in the IDF as, “Jewish-owned bookstore vandalized” https://x.com/jessebrown/status/1723035954796023863?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw

CTV told journalists not to use the word “Palestine” and suppressed stories critical of Israelhttps://x.com/thebreachmedia/status/1727445643696787573?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw