In Canada, controversy erupted last week when the Advocate's Society, a national organization of 6,000 judges and lawyers from across Canada, revoked a speaking invitation to Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad.
Hadhad, who is now a well-known entrepreneur in Canada, had been invited to deliver the keynote speech at the Advocate's Society's annual black-tie gala in June.
The Advocate's Society promotes itself as an organization that is committed to 'strong, independent and courageous' advocacy.
So why did the Society revoke its speaking invitation to Tareq Hadhad? Because, on one single occasion, Hadhad referred to Israel's war on Palestinians as a "genocide".
In so doing, Hadhad simply echoed the assessment of major, Western human rights organizations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
One prominent lawyer who led the charge to de-platform Hadhad is Jonathan Lisus, a well-heeled corporate litigator whose clients include the State of Israel. Lisus is a partner in the Bay Street law firm of Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb LLP.
In this report, Dimitri Lascaris breaks down Lisus's spurious arguments against Tareq Hadhad. He also comments upon the Advocate's Society's shameless capitulation to Zionist pressure.
At the conclusion of his commentary, Lascaris challenges Lisus and the President of the Advocate's Society, Daryl Cruz, to a debate over the question of whether Israel is committing genocide.
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