An Ontario farm that has received federal funding is being taken to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario — for allegedly refusing to hire a man because he is an Israeli.

As revealed in the Toronto Sun last June, a self-described “regenerative” farm called Evermeadow near Cobourg was advertising online for what it called “home stays.” When Israeli Tal Nahum contacted Evermeadow co-owner Joshua Noiseux to apply, Noiseux wrote back.

According to the complaint, Noiseux’s message said: “We have a policy regarding requests of people from Israel. If you are against the current genocide and in favour of Palestinian liberation we would be happy to entertain your request to stay … if you are in support of militarist Zionism we will be unable to host you.”

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