اخبار العرب-كندا 24: الاثنين 12 فبراير 2024 06:01 مساءً
Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce ruffled some feathers by resharing a Super Bowl LVIII commercial encouraging viewers to stand up against Jewish hate while urging Canadians to “never be bystanders.”
The 58th edition of the annual Super Bowl event featured a variety of advertisements with one of the spots taking aim at increasing hate crimes against the Jews in the United States.
The MPP for King-Vaughan reshared the clip via his X, formerly known as Twitter, account with “the silence is deafening” and “#NeverAgain is now” mentioned in the caption that went on to express more of Lecce’s feelings over the issue.
Former Conservative Party member Erin O’Toole was quick to join in, backing Lecce’s call to stand with Jewish Canadians in a time of increasing incidents of anti-Semitism.
Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks Andrea Khanjin also reposted Lecce’s message, urging fellow Canadians to stand up against all kinds of hate.
“#NeverAgainIsNow #StandUpToJewishHate
We must stand up against all kinds of hate and discrimination in the world.
This #Superbowl commercial says it all,” she https://twitter.com/Andrea_Khanjin/status/1756861793186513138 on X.
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Viewers chimed in with their support for the ad, as well.
However, many others like political activist and writer Yves Engler pointed out the lack of similar messaging by politicians for Palestinian lives lost in Gaza and rising incidents of Islamophobia in Canada amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East.
“Canada's lack of ethical stand in the face of Israel's genocide of women and children in #Gaza is a monumental contradiction to its commitment for #NeverAgain,” replied a social media user to Lecce.
“Never again is happening in Gaza. Right. Now. Your silence is deafening,” posted another.
Voices in the comments section wondered if a more balanced post demanding unity against all sorts of hate would resonate better with Canadians from all walks of life.
The advertisement shared by Lecce was launched last year by the Stand Up To Jewish Hate campaign, which was played again during the Super Bowl LVIII pregame show, according to Humans of Judaism.
Another 30-second commercial by the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism (FCAS), which works to combat anti semitism, included lawyer and speechwriter Clarence B. Jones, who once counselled Martin Luther King.
The messaging is backed and owned by Robert Kraft – the billionaire owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots – who purchased a $7 million TV ad spot on Super Bowl Sunday to “Stop Jewish Hate.”
Although, Super Bowl ads are typically meant to get the laughs, Kraft aimed to ask people to pause and think about the state of the nation.
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