“Making any correlation to Nelson Mandela, a man honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize, to Yayha Sinwar, is despicable. It is an insult to the too-many families who have lost loved ones because of Sinwar, including Canadians,” the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) wrote in a public statement following the mayor’s comments. CIJA said Parrish’s comments “crossed a line,” adding her “moral compass is obviously broken.”

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