To the owners of CanWest: We the undersigned say...
Drop your groundless legal suit against Mordecai Briemberg, and stop your political persecution of him.
The contentious issues related to the rights and actions of both Israelis and Palestinians, just like other contentious issues of public interest, require open discussion, one that encompasses a broad spectrum of differing perspectives. Any attempt to silence -- by harassment, intimidation or censorship -- the voices of those with whom one disagrees is anti-democratic and unacceptable.
Find more information at seriouslyfreespeech.caAux propriétaires de CanWest, nous, soussignés, disons :
Abandonnez votre poursuite sans fondement contre Mordecaï Briemberg et cessez votre persécution politique contre lui.
Les questions controversées reliées aux droits et aux actions des IsraélienNEs et des PalestinienNEs, comme toutes les autres questions controversées d'intérêt public, exigent un débat ouvert et englobant un large éventail de perspectives différentes. Toute tentative -- par le harcèlement, l'intimidation ou la censure -- de réduire au silence les voix de ceux ou celles dont on ne partage pas l'opinion est anti-démocratique et inacceptable.
Honourary Members of the Seriously Free Speech Committee include:
Noam Chomsky, Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, Linda McQuaig, Edward S. Herman, Tariq Ali, Gabor Mate.
*SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. This form of litigation is frequently filed by corporations to intimidate and silence critics or opponents by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense so that they abandon their criticism or opposition.
