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Figures who justified October 7 advised CMHR Nakba exhibit, B'nai Brith finds - exclusive

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  • B'nai Brith Canada alleges that advisors for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' Nakba exhibit justified or minimized the October 7 Hamas attacks.
  • The exhibit reportedly referred to the Hamas attack without calling Hamas a terrorist organization and described the Second Intifada as a "Palestinian uprising."
  • Individuals associated with the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba (CPAM), which has circulated content B'nai Brith deems antisemitic, were involved in shaping the exhibit.

An exhibit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) has drawn criticism from B'nai Brith Canada, which alleges that individuals involved in its development have justified or minimized the Hamas attacks of October 7. The exhibit, titled "Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present," opened on June 27, 2026, and focuses on the experiences of Palestinian Canadians.

Following the Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people on October 7, 2023.

— Exhibit PlaqueThe text on a plaque within the CMHR's Nakba exhibit, which B'nai Brith noted did not identify Hamas as a terrorist organization.

B'nai Brith's review of the exhibit's content and advisory board found several concerning instances. One plaque reportedly referred to the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, which killed approximately 1,200 people, without identifying Hamas as a terrorist organization. Another plaque described the Second Intifada as a "Palestinian uprising," omitting the mention of over 1,000 Israelis murdered during that period.

Palestinian uprising

— Exhibit PlaqueA description used in the exhibit for the Second Intifada, which B'nai Brith highlighted as omitting Israeli victims.

Further scrutiny by B'nai Brith focused on the individuals consulted by the CMHR. The organization claims that figures associated with the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba (CPAM), including its president Ramsey Zeid and Rana Abdulla, were involved in shaping the exhibit. CPAM stated it "contributed to the CMHR exhibit through the Palestinian Content Advisory Network (PCAN)."

honored to contribute [to the CMHR exhibit] through the Palestinian Content Advisory Network (PCAN).

— CPAMA statement from the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba regarding their involvement in the museum exhibit.

B'nai Brith asserts that Zeid and CPAM have circulated content since October 7, 2023, that constitutes antisemitism or celebrates violence. Examples cited include social media posts where Zeid stated Palestinians had the right to carry out the October 7 attacks, and CPAM content urging people to "stop condemning October 7." CPAM also allegedly promoted Hamas propaganda regarding Israeli hostages, suggesting they were "returning from a vacation rather than captivity," which B'nai Brith argues minimizes the severity of the abductions and abuse.

Palestinians had the right to do what they did on October 7.

— Ramsey ZeidA social media post by CPAM's president, cited by B'nai Brith as justification of the Hamas attacks.
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