A Canadian court ruled that the country’s military was within its rights to turn down a Jewish naval officer who wanted to serve in the Middle East during the 1991 Gulf War. Andrew Liebmann had contended that he was the victim of religious discrimination when he was rejected for an important position in the Gulf because he was Jewish. Military officials had argued that his religious background might have caused friction during dealings with Arab officials.
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