Ottawa U’s Special Adviser on Anti-Semitism Apologizes, Resigns After Posts Praising Pager Explosions in Lebanon

Ottawa U’s Special Adviser on Anti-Semitism Apologizes, Resigns After Posts Praising Pager Explosions in Lebanon
People gather outside a hospital in Baalbek in east Lebanon after communication devices exploded for a second day in Hezbollah strongholds in the country, on Sept. 18, 2024. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images
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The University of Ottawa’s special adviser on anti-Semitism resigned following criticism for posts he made on social media praising a wave of deadly pager explosions in Lebanon.

Thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon detonated simultaneously on Sept. 17, killing 12 people and injuring thousands. The following day, a second wave of attacks killed at least 20 people and wounded 450 others when walkie-talkies and other equipment used by Hezbollah exploded in multiple parts of Lebanon.