Canadian freelance journalist Nora Loreto said it is unacceptable an Air Canada pilot was fired for wearing Palestinian colours and denouncing Israel. .“That's all it takes to lose a job in this country,” tweeted Loreto on Wednesday. .“Hopefully he's picked up by another carrier soon.”.Air Canada confirmed on Wednesday pilot Mostafa Ezzo, who appeared in anti-Israel footage wearing his pilot uniform, has been fired. .READ MORE: Pro-Hamas Air Canada pilot fired after public uproar.Ezzo joined Palestinian celebrations congratulating Hamas for its terrorist attacks on Israel, wearing his Air Canada garb while holding a Palestinian scarf, which led to him being taken out of service as of Monday. .By Wednesday, there was enough pushback from the public, including from Conservative MP Mark Strahl (Chilliwack-Hope, BC). .BLG Antitrust/Foreign Investment Partner Denes Rothschild asked Loreto if she was joking. .“Substitute any minority group for Israel here and you would rightly be outraged and demand firing,” said Rothschild..“‘Wore Palestinian colours and denounced Israel.’” .Loreto responded by saying Palestinians “are very much allowed to say F*ck Israel.” .“Very, very much,” she said. .“That is a fair sentiment considering 75 years of occupation.”.While she has insulted Canada, it has never starved her. She added freedom of expression is not a tough concept. .Loreto said in July former Toronto District School Board principal Richard Bilkszto’s suicide “makes me think of someone I knew whose ex-boyfriend blamed her for his suicide in his suicide note.”.READ MORE: Commentator mocks people claiming Toronto principal’s suicide connected to diversity training.“Blaming Kike Ojo-Thompson for Richard Bilkszto's suicide for a single interaction in an anti-racism training is completely f*cked,” she said. .“Completely f*cked.”
