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Avi Lewis: “This year I’m reflecting on the fact that we failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name.…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 2026
This year I’m reflecting on the fact that we failed to do our part to stop an ongoing genocide committed in our name. There are many other fronts where I have to do the work of repair. But nothing on this scale.
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Avi Lewis

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Defending his social media post on Yom Kippur.

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