B.C. cabinet minister steps down over comments on Middle East

British Columbia Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down amid an outcry over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on "a crappy piece of land."

B.C. cabinet minister steps down over comments on Middle East
A woman with white hair wearing a red blazer covering a blue and white polka dot blouse speaks during a news conference.

British Columbia Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson is stepping down amid an outcry over her remarks that modern Israel was founded on "a crappy piece of land."