A Mossad-Linked Israeli Org Is Trying To ‘Shut Down’ The Maple

 

The organization has sent demand letters to Ontario law enforcement and global payment processors.

Shurat HaDin (SH), an Israeli lawfare organization, is attempting to “shut down” The Maple. 

On January 25, SH tweeted that it has “issued urgent legal notices to Stripe, Apple Pay, and all major credit card networks demanding they cut off services” to The Maple. 

SH has boasted that its mission is “bankrupting terrorism one lawsuit at a time.” Its activities have included suing UNRWA, a $1 billion lawsuit against Al Jazeera in 2025 and legal challenges against some people and groups who support BDS.   

An Israeli media outlet covering the SH campaign reported that the organization has also written to the Toronto Police chief, the Ontario Provincial Police commissioner and Ontario’s attorney general calling for a criminal investigation into The Maple’s journalism and ultimately for “authorities to shut down the site.”

Snippets of this article were sent out in a January 26 newsletter from SH along with donation requests. 

On February 4, The Canadian Jewish News reported: “[Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, SH’s founder] hopes that if authorities take a serious look at [The Maple’s] legal status, that could ‘serve as an alert, as a red flag for others’ to caution against similar projects.” She added, “Even opening an investigation brings attention to the website owners, and to others to take a step back and perhaps not to participate. And this is what we [SH] want.”  (more...)

A Mossad-Linked Israeli Org Is Trying To ‘Shut Down’ The Maple