Jewish PSAC members alarmed over union employee's pro-Hezbollah tweets (Toronto Sun)
This isn't the first time PSAC Negotiator Hassan Husseini's overt anti-Israel activism has triggered concern
OTTAWA — Jewish members of one of Canada’s largest public service unions are alarmed over concerning tweets by a union employee — an individual with a history of antisemitic social media posts.
A letter to Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) leadership from public servant Chelsea Rosen described social media posts by PSAC Senior Negotiator Hassan Husseini as both disturbing and unacceptable — and demanded the union take action.
“PSAC should hold its employees to a high standard, both in and outside the workplace,” read the letter, obtained by the Toronto Sun.
“A union is meant to represent all members, regardless of background, and provide a safe and inclusive space for everyone. Sadly, Mr. Husseini’s behavior is actively contributing to an environment where Jewish members feel unsafe and unrepresented.”
Invitations to PSAC for comment went unacknowledged.
Husseini took to social media after Sunday’s funeral for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, posting and retweeting disturbing X posts mourning the liquidated terrorist.
Among posts he retweeted include an antisemitic diatribe describing Zionists as “disgusting, insecure, violent, soulless, culture-less, death colony. I know they’ll be gone soon enough, but what a gross thing to deal with in the meantime.”
Husseini also posted a stylized phrase in Arabic — framed on a signet in Hezbollah yellow and green — translated into English as “we remain committed,” a Hezbollah slogan coined to pledge allegiance after Nasrallah’s elimination.
Jewish PSAC members have long worried about their union’s anti-Israel activism, including $50,000 donations in 2023 to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) — the latter facing scrutiny after its employees were caught moonlighting for Hamas.
