Human rights museum’s Palestine exhibition sets off feud between Canadian politicians

The Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg opened the 11-metre-long exhibition “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present” on 27 June, drawing intense scrutiny before and after its debut, including a pre-opening threat of legal action from an Israeli organization. On 29 June, Canadian heritage minister Marc Miller told the Canadian Press the museum made “an error” in its presentation, criticizing wording and saying the exhibition should identify Hamas as a terrorist organization and more clearly state Hamas’s intent to kill Jews. On 30 June, New Democratic Party federal leader Avi Lewis called Miller’s remarks “unacceptable political interference” and urged him to retract and apologize, arguing the Museums Act is meant to protect the CMHR’s independence.

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