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EllieBC

(3,041 posts)
Sat Nov 18, 2023, 10:24 PM Nov 2023

U of A fires director of Sexual Assault Centre for signing letter questioning attacks on Israeli women

“U of A fires director of Sexual Assault Centre for signing letter questioning attacks on Israeli women”

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The University of Alberta has fired Samantha Pearson, the director of the Sexual Assault Centre after she signed an open letter penned by ousted Ontario MPP Sarah Jama that calls into question whether Israeli women were subjected to rape and sexual violence during a Hamas attack on Oct. 7.

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Jama, an Independent MPP from Hamilton, Ont., was the letter’s first signatory. She was booted from the NDP caucus last month after making controversial comments in support of Palestinians.

Pearson signed the letter on behalf of the University of Alberta Sexual Assault Centre.

Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/10101350/u-of-a-fires-director-of-sexual-assault-centre-for-signing-letter-questioning-attacks-on-israeli-women/amp/

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U of A fires director of Sexual Assault Centre for signing letter questioning attacks on Israeli women (Original Post) EllieBC Nov 2023 OP
These people are deranged. tritsofme Nov 2023 #1
They really are! yardwork Nov 2023 #11
A lot of organizations/groups have shitty people including in top positions JI7 Nov 2023 #2
Weird thing to do considering her job Demovictory9 Nov 2023 #3
Just another example of how much anti semitism has been spread in these western colleges JI7 Nov 2023 #5
She called sexual abuse and rapes "unverified accusations" lapucelle Nov 2023 #4
I guess for her, "believe all women" was an empty slogan. EllieBC Nov 2023 #9
Looked up Sarah Jama . She celebrates Islamic terrorists JI7 Nov 2023 #6
Canada has a huge antisemitism problem EllieBC Nov 2023 #7
Good JustAnotherGen Nov 2023 #8
Something about this conflict causes a lot of derangement. Ace Rothstein Nov 2023 #10
The people who signed this letter have a lot of hate in them. madaboutharry Nov 2023 #12

EllieBC

(3,041 posts)
9. I guess for her, "believe all women" was an empty slogan.
Sat Nov 18, 2023, 10:42 PM
Nov 2023

Something to put on paper but not stand behind. Disgusting.

JI7

(89,264 posts)
6. Looked up Sarah Jama . She celebrates Islamic terrorists
Sat Nov 18, 2023, 10:37 PM
Nov 2023

and refers to them as martyrs. And people like this want to lecture about human rights.

EllieBC

(3,041 posts)
7. Canada has a huge antisemitism problem
Sat Nov 18, 2023, 10:40 PM
Nov 2023

but much like in the US it only exists if it’s coming from white nationalists or neo Nazis. It doesn’t exist if it comes from anyone left of centre.

madaboutharry

(40,220 posts)
12. The people who signed this letter have a lot of hate in them.
Sat Nov 18, 2023, 11:22 PM
Nov 2023

The women raped, mutilated, and murdered were Jewish Israeli women. They were found naked with bloodied sexual organs, broken pelvises, broken legs, and their breasts mutilated. They were purposely shot numerous times in the head to disfigure them.
So I think saying the people who signed this letter, denying the sexual crimes committed against these Jewish victims, are despicable antisemites is a fair conclusion.

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