Radio-Canada journalist Élisa Serret said during a live French-language broadcast Monday that “the Israelis, in fact the Jews, finance a lot of American politics” when asked why the US has not distanced itself from Israel over the course of the war in Gaza. Radio-Canada, part of the publicly funded Canadian Broadcasting Company, slammed Serret’s remarks the following day as “stereotypical, antisemitic, erroneous and prejudicial allegations against Jewish communities” and confirmed she had been placed on leave indefinitely, the Globe and Mail reported. “These unacceptable comments contravene Radio-Canada’s Journalistic Standards and Practices and in no way reflect the opinion of the public broadcaster,” Radio-Canada said in a statement posted to its website.
Author: Patrick Reilly
Published at: 2025-09-17 21:45:31
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