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Postmedia Column Claims “Rodef” Justified Rabin Killing

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 2:32 AM UTC · How we work

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Goldstein Labels Lewis

National Post published Yoni Goldstein’s column labeling Avi Lewis a rodef and moser.
Goldstein framed Lewis within Jewish concepts of rodef and moser, citing din rodef.
The article claimed rodef language justified Yigal Amir’s 1995 killing of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs criticized Lewis.
Independent Jewish Voices Canada defended the legitimacy of anti-Zionist Jewish perspectives like Lewis’s.

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Postmedia Receives Funding

Postmedia is 66% owned by Chatham Asset Management, run by donor Anthony Melchiorre.
Postmedia received $1,112,599 from the Canada Periodical Fund for fiscal 2024-2025.
In 2025, Postmedia obtained over $900,000 through the Ministry of Canadian Heritage’s periodical program.
Critics say Postmedia’s use of rodef language breaches editorial standards expected of publicly funded media.
CEO Andrew MacLeod warned in 2021 that the company would likely be unprofitable without government support.

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Goldstein Labels Lewis

National Post published Yoni Goldstein’s column labeling Avi Lewis a rodef and moser.
Goldstein framed Lewis within Jewish concepts of rodef and moser, citing din rodef.
The article claimed rodef language justified Yigal Amir’s 1995 killing of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs criticized Lewis.
Independent Jewish Voices Canada defended the legitimacy of anti-Zionist Jewish perspectives like Lewis’s.

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