Conrad Black: Canada’s shameful flirtation with antisemitism hits a wall
Peloni: It is important to note in Conrad Black’s article below, the division of the land between the two competing factions which he describes was in fact carried out by the British, even as they lacked the specific authority to do so, at the Cairo Conference of 1921 when they created the Emirate of Transjordan for exactly this purpose with the Jordan River as the border between the two territories. Additionally, the reason the Emirate of Transjordan, later to become the state of Transjordan as recognized in 1946, was named ‘Transjordan’ was specifically in reference to the boundary of that nation being the Jordan River, ie trans Jordan referenced the region on the far side of the Jordan river, as opposed to cis Jordan region (the near side of the Jordan River) which was appropriated for the Jewish homeland. This division was adopted by the League of Nations as the Two State Solution which has since been attempted over and over again under the same sense of duplicity and historical revisionism which led the state of Transjordan reinventing its name as Jordan in 1950 to try to erase the fact that its border had been set at the Jordan River.
The argument that Israel has no right to exist as a Jewish state is unspeakable nonsense
By | National Post | Feb 22, 2026
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There were two events in Canada last week which may, viewed optimistically, constitute a turning point in the shameful and distressing flirtation that this country is having with antisemitism. There is widespread anecdotal evidence of discrimination against Jewish applicants for many categories of work and entry to exclusive professional occupations, including doctors and teachers. Antisemitic incidents are far more numerous than the police can make any pretense to respond to and include unprecedented levels of violence, car theft, and petty harassment such as ripping Mezuzahs off door-frames. The two incidents included the turnout of over 350,000 people, mainly Muslims, in Toronto to demand regime change in Iran.
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Donald Trump speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America – Donald Trump, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikipedia
Map showcasing the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine (Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan) in 1923. Photo by Shuaaa2 – Own work, CC BY 4.0, 
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