Facing Protests and Political Pressure, Canadian Humans Rights Opens Palestine Exhibition
Canada’s Heritage Minister Marc Miller drew criticism after suggesting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg should revise language in its exhibition “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present,” which opened to the public on Saturday. Miller said it was “regrettable” the exhibition did not identify Hamas as a terrorist organization or mention Jews killed during Hamas’s 7 October attack, and he called it an “error in governance” if the board had not reviewed the show before opening. The museum said any concerns would be handled through its established content revision process and noted it has referred to the October 7 attack as terrorism “on numerous occasions,” adding that the board was kept informed during development. The exhibition focuses on the displacement of about 750,000 Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War (al-Nakba) and has faced controversy since its late-2025 announcement, including a June 22 resignation by trustee Mark L. Berlin and a pro-Israel demonstration at the opening.
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