Anti-Zionism and the Canadian Left
The phenomenon that Dr. Ely Karmon of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism has called “a growing trend of solidarity between leftist, Marxist, anti-globalization and even rightist elements with Islamists”[1] has lately emerged as the dominant trend in “anti-war” activism in Canada.
Central to the phenomenon is a strategic collaboration between ostensibly left-wing activists in and far-right Islamists that animates the leadership of Canada’s main “anti-war” organizations. It has accommodated Israel’s most committed and unambiguously antisemitic enemies, and has enjoyed particular success in framing public debates about Canada’s role in the NATO-led mission serving in Afghanistan.