In September 2010, Levant wrote a column for Sun Media accusing George Soros <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros> of funding avaaz.org <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avaaz.org>, a group lobbying to stop Sun Media being granted a license for Sun TV News Channel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_TV_News_Channel>, and strongly attacking Soros's character and history by alleging that as a child he collaborated with the Nazis.[30] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Levant#cite_note-Soros-30> Soros threatened to sue Sun Media for libel[30] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Levant#cite_note-Soros-30> and on September 18, Sun Media issued a retraction and apology to Soros.[31] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Levant#cite_note-31>
On September 5, 2012, Levant broadcast a commentary that he titled "The Jew vs. the Gypsies" on *The Source*, in which he accused the Romani people <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people> as a group of being criminals. Levant said, "These are gypsies, a culture synonymous with swindlers. The phrase gypsy and cheater have been so interchangeable historically that the word has entered the English language as a verb: he gypped me. Gypsies are not a race. They’re a shiftless group of hobos. They rob people blind. Their chief economy is theft and begging. For centuries these roving highway gangs have mocked the law and robbed their way across Europe."[41] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Levant#cite_note-41> In a column on the eve of the 2012 Presidential election <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2012>, Levant wrote: "America is resilient. But four more years of Obama will change that country deeply — and not for the better." He urged readers to oppose President Obama's reelection.[72] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Levant#cite_note-72> In the article, Levant stated about Obama's trips to Israel that, "alone amongst modern presidents he has not visited Israel during his presidency." Writer Chris Selley accused Levant of "making up one of his patented 'facts'" and noted afterwards, referring to a *Washington Post* article, that, in fact, the majority of the American presidents since the foundation of Israel have not visited during their presidency. Levant is a fierce critic of the Alberta Human Rights Commission, particularly concerning Rev. Stephen Boissoin, who in the Lund v. Boissoin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lund_v._Boissoin> matter was fined $7,000 and banned from publicly "disparaging ... gays and lesbians" in May 2008. This case concerned a letter published by the *Red Deer Advocate <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer_Advocate>* in 2002 in which Boissoin attacked the "homosexual agenda" as "wicked". In June 2008, Levant republished Boissoin's letter on his blog.[75] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Levant#cite_note-75> When the AHRC dismissed the resulting complaint in November 2008, Levant accused the HRCs of religious discrimination, asserting that "100% of the CHRC's targets have been white, Christian or conservative" and that "It's legal for a Jew like me to publish [Boissoin’s letter]. On Saturday, November 29, 2014 5:15:44 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > http://pamelageller.com/2014/11/war-on-free-speech-ezra-levant-ordered-to-pay-80k-in-islamic-supremacist-suit.html/ > > > War on Free Speech: Ezra Levant ordered to pay $80K in Islamic supremacist > suit > > Free Speech Silenced > <http://pamelageller.com/category/free-speech-silenced/> FREEDOM OF > SPEECH IN THE AGE OF JIHAD > <http://pamelageller.com/category/freedom-of-speech-in-the-age-of-jihad/> > > 54 Comments > > > > In a chilling setback for free speech, my dear friend and colleague Ezra > Levant has been ordered > <http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/27/sun_news_host_ezra_levant_ordered_to_pay_80k_in_libel_suit.html>to > > pay the outrageous sum of $80,000 to an Islamic supremacist in what is > the latest in an unending string of sharia based lawsuits to suppress and > silence the truth. > > *“It is a national gag order, which has the effect of silencing and > punishing critics of anti-Semitism.” Because the posts were published to > Levant’s personal blog, he said he is paying for his legal fees > out-of-pocket.* > > > > I strongly urge Atlas readers to contribute to his fund. > <http://www.standwithezra.ca/> Ezra’s fight is all of ours. He is you and > me. This is our loss. Ezra must fight this — for all of us. > > > > > > Here is Ezra’s statement <http://www.standwithezra.ca/> on this blow to > freedom of speech: > > > > *I’ve lost my lawsuit. But I’m going to appeal. Here’s why.November 28, > 2014 * > > *Today I lost the lawsuit against me brought by Khurrum Awan, the former > youth president of the Canadian Islamic Congress.* > > *You can read the full ruling here > <http://www.standwithezra.ca/wp-content/uploads/Awan-v.-Levant-judgement.pdf>. > > The judge awarded Awan a whopping $80,000 plus legal costs.* > > *I am reviewing the technical aspects of the ruling with my lawyer. But > there is something terrifying, buried in this ruling, that I already know I > simply must appeal — all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary.* > > *On paragraph 166 of the decision, the judge ruled that calling Awan an > anti-Semite is defamatory, and that’s one of the reasons I lost, and have > to pay him so much money.* > > *[image: paragraph-166]* > > *But Awan was, at one time, the youth president of the Canadian Islamic > Congress, an anti-Semitic organization. At the time Awan was its youth > president, the CIC was led by a notorious anti-Semite, Mohamed Elmasry. > Elmasry famously went on national TV > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfLVFJPVezY> to state that any adult in > Israel is a legitimate target for terrorism. The CIC has publicly called > for the legalization of anti-Semitic terrorist groups.* > > *And yet the judge ruled that it is defamatory to call the former youth > president of an anti-Semitic organization, anti-Semitic. Because he denied > it in court, and said he never knew about his organization’s infamous > misconduct.* > > *This is a shocking case of libel chill that should concern anyone who is > worried about radical Islam, the right to criticize it, and the right to > call out anti-Semitism in the public square.* > > *If this judgment stands, anyone who dares to challenge members of Muslim > extremist groups on the basis of their affiliation with such groups is at > risk of costly lawsuits — and all the member of the anti-Semitic group > needs to do is to deny that they share the beliefs of their organizations > that they work hard to promote, or say they had no clue their anti-Semitic > group was anti-Semitic.* > > *If this ruling is allowed to stand, it will be open season on anyone who > campaigns against anti-Semitism — any Jewish group, any pro-Israel group, > even anyone who criticizes radical Islam. It is a national gag order, which > will have the effect of silencing and punishing critics of anti-Semitism.* > > *This ruling doesn’t just affect my rights. It’s a setback for freedom for > everyone.* > > *The comments in question were written on my personal blog six years ago, > and so I’m footing the legal bills for this fight myself. The cost of the > appeal will surely be at least $30,000 — and I’ve got to come up with that > right now. 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