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Gail Asper, whose family funded the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, is furious after the museum’s new Nakba exhibit ignored the 850,000 Jews expelled from Arab and Muslim countries in 1948 — a glaring omission she says undermines the museum’s mission of dialogue. The exhibit, unveiled without consulting mainstream Jewish communities, leans heavily on one narrative, leaving out crucial context like Arab rejection of the UN partition plan. Asper, who reviewed all materials, says the museum’s leadership betrayed trust — especially after Jewish board member Mark Berlin resigned, calling the exhibit “gaslit.” Federal Heritage Minister Marc Miller called parts of the exhibit “regrettable failures,” including failing to label Hamas as a terrorist group. Asper has pulled funding, calling the content “dangerous misinformation,” but still believes in the museum’s potential — now pushing for an expert review, paused study guides, and fairer docent training to restore balance.

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