May 26, 2026 · 15 min · 9 segments
Next month, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is slated to open its "Nakba" exhibit focusing on Israel's 1948 war of independence and the displacement of Arabs as a result of the…
Nitsana Darshan-LeitnerGuest
Robert WalkerHostIt's supposed to be impartial, and, uh, it claims it's a human rights museum and not a political body.
And what this museum did is after consulting with the Jewish community and... [phone pings] I'm sorry.
Um, and what this museum did after consulting with the Jewish community and leaders, uh, and talking about an exhibition that he wants to prepare and show in the, uh, in his halls, came and did a Nakba, uh, exhibit, showing the misery, the sorrow, the, uh, violations of human rights of the Palestinians, totally taking one side of the, uh, creation of the Jewish state versus the Nakba.
No mentioning the, uh, what was prior to, uh, the, uh, creation of the state.
Uh, and linking the creation of the state of Israel as a war crimes, as a human rights violation.
And this is totally a breach of couple of statutory duties in Canada, and therefore, there is a legal action to be taken against the museum.
We warn the museum to take this exhibit off before we take legal action.
Now, a lot of people would understand that the museum, what they're doing is perhaps not in the spirit of what the Canadian Museum for Human Rights ought to be doing, uh, particularly while receiving government money.
Uh, but what are the specific rules that you feel are being violated as a result?
Well, because it's a national museum, it's, um, under the Museum Act in Canada, and, uh, the law specifically says that it cannot promote a political narrative.
It has to be an educational place, and what the museum did is totally a violation of this act.
It also, uh, breach the human rights, uh, provisions of the federal, um, uh, provision of human rights legislation.
And, um, the exhibit itself, because it creates a hostile environment to Jews, might create, might incite to violence, um, might incite to discretion and, um, deprivation of the Jews, create all this type of violations that the museum, um, supposed to fix.
It's also in Canada, uh, as opposed to many other places in the world, uh, you can bring a group defamation suit, meaning it doesn't have to be against individual, where everywhere else in the world is, uh, but a group and the Jewish community can bring this defamation, uh, uh, suit.
So, um, and also there was like a, a breach of violation, uh, and breach of commitment.
Uh, as I said before, the museum consulted and promised to consult further with, uh, Jewish leaders, with the community, with artists, with the people just to bring the two side of the conflict, and it breach the commitment.
Now, as a national institute, there are consequences to such a breach.
You cannot promise something to the public and just waive it as nothing happened.
It's supposed to be impartial, and, uh, it claims it's a human rights museum and not a political body.
And what this museum did is after consulting with the Jewish community and... [phone pings] I'm sorry.
Um, and what this museum did after consulting with the Jewish community and leaders, uh, and talking about an exhibition that he wants to prepare and show in the, uh, in his halls, came and did a Nakba, uh, exhibit, showing the misery, the sorrow, the, uh, violations of human rights of the Palestinians, totally taking one side of the, uh, creation of the Jewish state versus the Nakba.
No mentioning the, uh, what was prior to, uh, the, uh, creation of the state.
Uh, and linking the creation of the state of Israel as a war crimes, as a human rights violation.
And this is totally a breach of couple of statutory duties in Canada, and therefore, there is a legal action to be taken against the museum.
We warn the museum to take this exhibit off before we take legal action.
Now, a lot of people would understand that the museum, what they're doing is perhaps not in the spirit of what the Canadian Museum for Human Rights ought to be doing, uh, particularly while receiving government money.
Uh, but what are the specific rules that you feel are being violated as a result?
Well, because it's a national museum, it's, um, under the Museum Act in Canada, and, uh, the law specifically says that it cannot promote a political narrative.
It has to be an educational place, and what the museum did is totally a violation of this act.
It also, uh, breach the human rights, uh, provisions of the federal, um, uh, provision of human rights legislation.
And, um, the exhibit itself, because it creates a hostile environment to Jews, might create, might incite to violence, um, might incite to discretion and, um, deprivation of the Jews, create all this type of violations that the museum, um, supposed to fix.
It's also in Canada, uh, as opposed to many other places in the world, uh, you can bring a group defamation suit, meaning it doesn't have to be against individual, where everywhere else in the world is, uh, but a group and the Jewish community can bring this defamation, uh, uh, suit.
So, um, and also there was like a, a breach of violation, uh, and breach of commitment.
Uh, as I said before, the museum consulted and promised to consult further with, uh, Jewish leaders, with the community, with artists, with the people just to bring the two side of the conflict, and it breach the commitment.
Now, as a national institute, there are consequences to such a breach.
You cannot promise something to the public and just waive it as nothing happened.
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