 Aptowitzer is the former Ontario chairman of B'nai Brith Canada's Institute for International Affairs.He was criticized by supporters of Mohammed Elmasry after he made statements on the October 19, 2004 broadcast of the "Michael Coren Show" defending the bulldozing of Palestinian terrorists' homes as a means of deterring further suicide bombings.Aptowitzer argued that such actions were permissible when used to prevent deaths.