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| | Rudely calling Quebec a hotbed of anti-Semitism |
 | | The journalists and editors in Quebec might not even be able to recognize anti-Semitism in particular and racism in general, having been raised and educated in an environment where insults and threats aimed at Jews and visible minorities are simply part of the background (literally and figuratively). |
 | | One reason is her speculation that if Quebec were to achieve independence, it would delist Hezbollah as a terrorist organization by "day two" and begin serving almost immediately as a safe harbour for "fanatical exterminationists", so popular (in her mind) are anti-Israel and anti-American sentiments in the province. |
 | | Quebec, meanwhile, was home to 24% of Jewish Canadians, and accounted for--lo and behold--24% of all anti-Semitic incidents (incidentally, Alberta is 4% and 4%, respectively, and the Maritimes, 2% and 2%). |
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