BC Minister Faces Calls to Resign Over Controversial Middle East Remarks and Alleged Academic Interference
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B.C. Minister Selina Robinson facing calls to resign over comments about the Middle East, including calling the land on which Israel was formed "a crappy piece of land with nothing on it"
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Critics say Robinson's remarks dismiss Palestinian history and connection to the land prior to Israel's creation in 1948
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Robinson apologized but is still facing backlash, including from some federal NDP MPs
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Separately, Robinson accused of political interference for tweeting criticism of Langara College instructor reinstated after controversial speech
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College dismissed instructor shortly after Robinson's tweet; she denies interference but teachers' federation says she violated academic freedom