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Markham library official aplogizes, says Islamic Heritage Month a go
Author of the article:Kevin Connor
Published Oct 17, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Markham Public Library has apologized for a leaked email which suggested it should not promote Islamic Heritage Month.
The email — written by a library marketing manager — said the organization should not look as if it was taking sides in the Israel-Hamas war.
“Markham Public Library is aware of an email written and sent by an MPL employee that was recently made public on the topic of our Islamic Heritage Month displays,” said library CEO Catherine Biss. “October is Islamic Heritage Month and all our branches has a display. The email is inaccurate. MPL regrets this occurred and we apologize for any hurt or confusion this may have caused the community.”
Library officials confirmed Islamic Heritage Month displays are present in all libraries, adding they’ll remain intact for the rest of October.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said in a statement that here has been a major spike in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism since events unfolded in the Middle East over the Thanksgiving weekend.
“Officials at Markham, allegedly including a city councillor, apparently responded to this sad situation by trying to secretly end Islamic Heritage Month. Let’s call this what this. Islamophobia. Pure and simple,” said the NCCM.
“We demand an immediate investigation of this from the City of Markham and immediate accountability from every person involved in the decision-making here.”
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Author of the article:Kevin Connor
Published Oct 17, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Markham Public Library has apologized for a leaked email which suggested it should not promote Islamic Heritage Month.
The email — written by a library marketing manager — said the organization should not look as if it was taking sides in the Israel-Hamas war.
“Markham Public Library is aware of an email written and sent by an MPL employee that was recently made public on the topic of our Islamic Heritage Month displays,” said library CEO Catherine Biss. “October is Islamic Heritage Month and all our branches has a display. The email is inaccurate. MPL regrets this occurred and we apologize for any hurt or confusion this may have caused the community.”
Library officials confirmed Islamic Heritage Month displays are present in all libraries, adding they’ll remain intact for the rest of October.
The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said in a statement that here has been a major spike in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism since events unfolded in the Middle East over the Thanksgiving weekend.
“Officials at Markham, allegedly including a city councillor, apparently responded to this sad situation by trying to secretly end Islamic Heritage Month. Let’s call this what this. Islamophobia. Pure and simple,” said the NCCM.
“We demand an immediate investigation of this from the City of Markham and immediate accountability from every person involved in the decision-making here.”
Markham library official aplogizes, says Islamic Heritage Month a go
Markham Public Library issues apology for email against Islam displays
NDP's ongoing problem with anti-Semitism shows up again
Jagmeet Singh has done of good job of tamping down on anti-Semitism but it keeps coming back.
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Oct 16, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 3 minute read
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has done a good job of denouncing the Hamas terror attacks, not everyone in or supporting his party is onside.
The New Democratic Party has a definite anti-Semitism problem.
Over the weekend, the NDP held their national convention in Hamilton and saw demands from their radical fringe that they stand united with Hamas. This hasn’t been the official position of the party and leader Jagmeet Singh has made statements denouncing Hamas as a terrorist group, but that didn’t stop the activists.
The activists demanded that the party declare Israel an apartheid settler colony, wash away what Hamas did by claiming “Palestinians have a moral and legal right to violent resistance against colonization” and that the party end their support for the Liberals unless they stand with Palestine, which in this case they seem to equate with Hamas.
The NDP didn’t adopt any of these measures, but as the protesters making these demands outside the convention hall were being dealt with by police, there were NDP supporters on the inside cheering them on.
Ironically, the convention this past weekend was being held in the riding of Sarah Jama, the NDP MPP for Hamilton Centre. Unlike other political parties, the NDP acts as one federated party with provincial and federal wings all under one umbrella.
This is why, in response to comments Jama made online over a week ago, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles appealed to the federal policy as one all members need to adhere to.
Jama’s online comments didn’t adhere to that policy when she posted statements blaming Israel for the Hamas terrorist attacks and stating that the violence is “rooted in settler colonialism.” Stiles ordered Jama to retract and apologize, but instead the rookie MPP defied her leader, offered a half-hearted non-apology and refused to retract her statement.
Of course, Jama has yet to be taken to task by her leader, by the other parties at Queen’s Park or by media outside of The Toronto Sun for attending a Thanksgiving Day march in downtown Toronto. Billed as a march in support of the Palestinian people, it featured a Hamas flag, and at one point, the sound of an Israeli air raid siren played as marchers chanted “Zionist hide” and, of course, “from the river to the sea,” which is a call to wipe Israel off the map.
This wasn’t a peace rally or even a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people, it was a march to support the brutal terrorist actions that happened just two days prior. No elected official should be at an event like that where horrific terrorist atrocities are shown support by people egging on further violence and revolution.
Yet, Jama remains in the NDP caucus.
Allied unions, like CUPE, have put out statements that don’t just show support for the Palestinian people but endorsed Hamas. CUPE 3906, which represents academic workers at McMaster University in Hamilton, posted “Palestine is rising, long live the resistance.”
That tone-deaf post shared a video of Hamas terrorists smashing into Israel to carry out their attacks and it was shared by CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn.
Hahn would go on to share more images online, including graphics showing the anti-Semitic “from the river to the sea” slogan. He would later express outrage that anyone would think he could endorse violence just because he was praising “resistance” as Hamas terror attacks were ongoing.
While Singh has done a good job of tamping down on anti-Semitism at the federal level, he needs to speak to his Ontario counterpart and allies, who obviously aren’t on board.
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Jagmeet Singh has done of good job of tamping down on anti-Semitism but it keeps coming back.
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Oct 16, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 3 minute read
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has done a good job of denouncing the Hamas terror attacks, not everyone in or supporting his party is onside.
The New Democratic Party has a definite anti-Semitism problem.
Over the weekend, the NDP held their national convention in Hamilton and saw demands from their radical fringe that they stand united with Hamas. This hasn’t been the official position of the party and leader Jagmeet Singh has made statements denouncing Hamas as a terrorist group, but that didn’t stop the activists.
The activists demanded that the party declare Israel an apartheid settler colony, wash away what Hamas did by claiming “Palestinians have a moral and legal right to violent resistance against colonization” and that the party end their support for the Liberals unless they stand with Palestine, which in this case they seem to equate with Hamas.
The NDP didn’t adopt any of these measures, but as the protesters making these demands outside the convention hall were being dealt with by police, there were NDP supporters on the inside cheering them on.
Ironically, the convention this past weekend was being held in the riding of Sarah Jama, the NDP MPP for Hamilton Centre. Unlike other political parties, the NDP acts as one federated party with provincial and federal wings all under one umbrella.
This is why, in response to comments Jama made online over a week ago, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles appealed to the federal policy as one all members need to adhere to.
Jama’s online comments didn’t adhere to that policy when she posted statements blaming Israel for the Hamas terrorist attacks and stating that the violence is “rooted in settler colonialism.” Stiles ordered Jama to retract and apologize, but instead the rookie MPP defied her leader, offered a half-hearted non-apology and refused to retract her statement.
Of course, Jama has yet to be taken to task by her leader, by the other parties at Queen’s Park or by media outside of The Toronto Sun for attending a Thanksgiving Day march in downtown Toronto. Billed as a march in support of the Palestinian people, it featured a Hamas flag, and at one point, the sound of an Israeli air raid siren played as marchers chanted “Zionist hide” and, of course, “from the river to the sea,” which is a call to wipe Israel off the map.
This wasn’t a peace rally or even a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people, it was a march to support the brutal terrorist actions that happened just two days prior. No elected official should be at an event like that where horrific terrorist atrocities are shown support by people egging on further violence and revolution.
Yet, Jama remains in the NDP caucus.
Allied unions, like CUPE, have put out statements that don’t just show support for the Palestinian people but endorsed Hamas. CUPE 3906, which represents academic workers at McMaster University in Hamilton, posted “Palestine is rising, long live the resistance.”
That tone-deaf post shared a video of Hamas terrorists smashing into Israel to carry out their attacks and it was shared by CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn.
Hahn would go on to share more images online, including graphics showing the anti-Semitic “from the river to the sea” slogan. He would later express outrage that anyone would think he could endorse violence just because he was praising “resistance” as Hamas terror attacks were ongoing.
While Singh has done a good job of tamping down on anti-Semitism at the federal level, he needs to speak to his Ontario counterpart and allies, who obviously aren’t on board.
LILLEY: NDP's ongoing problem with anti-Semitism shows up again
Jagmeet Singh has done a good job of denouncing the Hamas terror attacks, not everyone in or supporting his party is onside.
Missing Israeli with ties to Canada dead, Joly calls for Canadians to leave Lebanon
Author of the article:Canadian Press
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Published Oct 17, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says an Israeli with ties to Canada who had been missing is now confirmed dead, amid the continued fallout from Hamas’s recent surprise attacks on Israel.
Joly is offering condolences to the family of Tiferet Lapidot, who she said was one of three Canadians reported missing after Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people and setting off a war that has left more than 4,000 dead on both sides.
The minister says that during her recent trip to Israel, she met with Lapidot’s Canadian father in Tel Aviv, as well as Lapidot’s uncle, who described her as a “brilliant, beautiful young woman.”
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs described Lapidot as an Israeli woman with Canadian parents, saying in a statement that her family asked that news of her death be shared with media.
Joly says two Canadians remain missing, and two more flights arranged by Canada’s military are leaving Tel Aviv today to help citizens, permanent residents and their families leave the country.
She says that so far, 1,300 Canadians have been airlifted out of Israel, and she is encouraging people to leave Lebanon, too, where Hezbollah fighters have begun clashing with the Israeli military across their shared border.
— With files from The Associated Press.
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Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Published Oct 17, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says an Israeli with ties to Canada who had been missing is now confirmed dead, amid the continued fallout from Hamas’s recent surprise attacks on Israel.
Joly is offering condolences to the family of Tiferet Lapidot, who she said was one of three Canadians reported missing after Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people and setting off a war that has left more than 4,000 dead on both sides.
The minister says that during her recent trip to Israel, she met with Lapidot’s Canadian father in Tel Aviv, as well as Lapidot’s uncle, who described her as a “brilliant, beautiful young woman.”
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs described Lapidot as an Israeli woman with Canadian parents, saying in a statement that her family asked that news of her death be shared with media.
Joly says two Canadians remain missing, and two more flights arranged by Canada’s military are leaving Tel Aviv today to help citizens, permanent residents and their families leave the country.
She says that so far, 1,300 Canadians have been airlifted out of Israel, and she is encouraging people to leave Lebanon, too, where Hezbollah fighters have begun clashing with the Israeli military across their shared border.
— With files from The Associated Press.
Missing Israeli with ties to Canada dead, Joly calls for Canadians to leave Lebanon
An Israeli woman with Canadian family has died, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says.
Two Egyptian security sources said equipment was sent on Thursday through the crossing to repair roads on the Gaza side for aid to cross. More than 100 trucks were waiting on the Egyptian side although none was expected to cross before Friday.
Israel said it would allow limited aid to reach Gaza from Egypt, but only provided none of it benefited Hamas. It repeated its position that it will open its own checkpoints to let in aid only when all of the more than 200 hostages captured by the gunmen were set free.
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Israel said it would allow limited aid to reach Gaza from Egypt, but only provided none of it benefited Hamas. It repeated its position that it will open its own checkpoints to let in aid only when all of the more than 200 hostages captured by the gunmen were set free.
Israeli defence chief says troops will soon see Gaza 'from inside' — Reuters
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told troops gathered at the Gaza border on Thursday that they would soon see the Palestinian enclave "from inside", suggesting an expected ground invasion with the aim of annihilating Hamas could be nearing.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is not prepared to back Israel’s claims that the Gaza hospital blast was caused by a failed missile launched by Palestinian militants.
Hamas blamed Israel for the explosion on Wednesday, but Israel denied the claim and offered evidence that the hospital was hit by a failed missile that was launched from Gaza.
Trudeau was asked in a press conference Thursday if he had access to the same evidence provided to U.S. President Joe Biden, who said that he was convinced the explosion was caused by “the other team,” meaning Palestinian militants not Israel. Trudeau said Canada is still working closely with its allies to determine what happened.
So… Canada doesn’t have access to the same information then in the five eyes, we’re the Third Eye Blind? Sad….
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I wonder if Prime Minister Trudeau has access to Google and YouTube? He should still until December of this year anyway.
Hamas blamed Israel for the explosion on Wednesday, but Israel denied the claim and offered evidence that the hospital was hit by a failed missile that was launched from Gaza.
Trudeau was asked in a press conference Thursday if he had access to the same evidence provided to U.S. President Joe Biden, who said that he was convinced the explosion was caused by “the other team,” meaning Palestinian militants not Israel. Trudeau said Canada is still working closely with its allies to determine what happened.
So… Canada doesn’t have access to the same information then in the five eyes, we’re the Third Eye Blind? Sad….
Trudeau awaiting ‘final conclusions’ on responsibility for Gaza hospital explosion, draws rebukes — National Post
'We are taking the necessary time to look carefully at everything and rapidly, of course, before we draw any final conclusions,' he said
Because Israel does commit genocide in Gaza, as well as apartheid.
That doesn't take away from the fact that Hamas is absolutely fucking horrible, dangerous, terroristic, insane, etc, etc, etc.
Both can be true at the same time, and are.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he is not prepared to back Israel’s claims that the Gaza hospital blast was caused by a failed missile launched by Palestinian militants.
Hamas blamed Israel for the explosion on Wednesday, but Israel denied the claim and offered evidence that the hospital was hit by a failed missile that was launched from Gaza.
Trudeau was asked in a press conference Thursday if he had access to the same evidence provided to U.S. President Joe Biden, who said that he was convinced the explosion was caused by “the other team,” meaning Palestinian militants not Israel. Trudeau said Canada is still working closely with its allies to determine what happened.
So… Canada doesn’t have access to the same information then in the five eyes, we’re the Third Eye Blind? Sad….
I wonder if Prime Minister Trudeau has access to Google and YouTube? He should still until December of this year anyway.Trudeau awaiting ‘final conclusions’ on responsibility for Gaza hospital explosion, draws rebukes — National Post
'We are taking the necessary time to look carefully at everything and rapidly, of course, before we draw any final conclusions,' he said
From what I'm hearing/learning, it's LIKELY that the bombing was done by Hamas due to certain patterns in the explosion and remains from the explosive material.
And video's of the time of the attack line up with it being Hamas.
Coming out and saying it though... is a HUGE issue, especially if it's not someone like the US.
Not the Jihad Kids, but the “Palestine Islam Jihad Gaza Chapter spin-off branch of the Muslim Brotherhood” kinda like the Beavers are a branch of the Cubs are a branch of the Scouts, etc…but with more rockets and AK-47’s, and less merit badges and helping little old ladies across the street, etc…or not…depending on who you talk to…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canadian officials are still reviewing evidence about the Gaza hospital blast that killed and maimed many Palestinian civilians and he's not prepared to say who's responsible.
That's a departure from what U.S. President Joe Biden and American national security services have said about the explosion.
"We are working closely with allies to determine exactly what happened," Trudeau told a press conference with Caribbean leaders in Ottawa when asked if he accepted the Israeli version of events that has since been endorsed by the U.S. government.
Does Trudeau realize who Canada’s Allies are? The countries in a security agreement with Canada, or the countries & entities that Canada has listed as Terrorist Organizations?
The Israeli military has said a misfired rocket launched by Palestinian militants was behind the explosion.
Hamas has blamed an Israeli airstrike for the blast.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canadian officials are still reviewing evidence about the Gaza hospital blast that killed and maimed many Palestinian civilians and he's not prepared to say who's responsible.
That's a departure from what U.S. President Joe Biden and American national security services have said about the explosion.
"We are working closely with allies to determine exactly what happened," Trudeau told a press conference with Caribbean leaders in Ottawa when asked if he accepted the Israeli version of events that has since been endorsed by the U.S. government.
Does Trudeau realize who Canada’s Allies are? The countries in a security agreement with Canada, or the countries & entities that Canada has listed as Terrorist Organizations?
The Israeli military has said a misfired rocket launched by Palestinian militants was behind the explosion.
Hamas has blamed an Israeli airstrike for the blast.
Trudeau not ready to accept U.S. finding that Palestinian militants' rocket was behind Gaza hospital blast — CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canadian officials are still reviewing evidence about the Gaza hospital blast that killed and maimed many Palestinian civilians and he's not prepared to say who's responsible.
Not the Jihad Kids, but the “Palestine Islam Jihad Gaza Chapter spin-off branch of the Muslim Brotherhood” kinda like the Beavers are a branch of the Cubs are a branch of the Scouts, etc…but with more rockets and AK-47’s, and less merit badges and helping little old ladies across the street, etc…or not…depending on who you talk to…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canadian officials are still reviewing evidence about the Gaza hospital blast that killed and maimed many Palestinian civilians and he's not prepared to say who's responsible.
That's a departure from what U.S. President Joe Biden and American national security services have said about the explosion.
"We are working closely with allies to determine exactly what happened," Trudeau told a press conference with Caribbean leaders in Ottawa when asked if he accepted the Israeli version of events that has since been endorsed by the U.S. government.
Does Trudeau realize who Canada’s Allies are? The countries in a security agreement with Canada, or the countries & entities that Canada has listed as Terrorist Organizations?
The Israeli military has said a misfired rocket launched by Palestinian militants was behind the explosion.
Hamas has blamed an Israeli airstrike for the blast.
Trudeau not ready to accept U.S. finding that Palestinian militants' rocket was behind Gaza hospital blast — CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that Canadian officials are still reviewing evidence about the Gaza hospital blast that killed and maimed many Palestinian civilians and he's not prepared to say who's responsible.
I'm all for Trudeau being careful about this.
I mean, which would you rather, him throwing down like he did with India, or waiting to be certain first? Really, wish people would make up their minds.
This kind'a thing is proof why Trudeau can't do anything right for anyone and why as horrible as he is, I don't pay attention to this kind'a commentary, because it's just bitching to bitch with no real background to it.
Petition calls for revocation of GTA realtor's licence over Gaza comments
The petition is upset with realtor's post about Gaza
Author of the article:Jane Stevenson
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
This Facebook post, taken from an X posting by @Noellenarwhal and attributed to Toronto realtor Vadim Vilensky, have sparked calls for the revocation of the agent's real estate licence.
This Facebook post, taken from an X posting by @Noellenarwhal and attributed to Toronto realtor Vadim Vilensky, have sparked calls for the revocation of the agent's real estate licence.
The Real Estate Council of Ontario says it’s investigating a controversial social media post about the Hamas-Israel war, which has been attributed to Toronto realtor Vadim Vilensky.
More than 5,200 people have signed a change.org petition which calls on the council to use its authority to revoke Vilensky’s real estate licence.
“At the Real Estate Council of Ontario, complaints are taken seriously, and we have a process in place to investigate them,” said at statement from the council. “We are aware of the recent social media post by a registrant and are currently investigating the matter.”
According to a screen grab of the petition, Vadim posted to Facebook — over an image of bombed-out Gaza — “Coming soon to the market: Off market, 130 square miles, ocean front lot, no utility, no power/water,” with two hysterically laughing emojis.
The Toronto Sun reached out for comment from the RE/MAX agent, but he did not reply.
The petition calls for the revocation of Vilensky’s licence because he found “the death of thousands in Gaza was the perfect material to post a joke.”
X user @Noellenarwhal also posted: “Oh, nothing … just a Toronto realtor being an absolute ghoul,” with a screen grab of the same posting.
The petition has a goal of 7,500 signatures.
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The petition is upset with realtor's post about Gaza
Author of the article:Jane Stevenson
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
This Facebook post, taken from an X posting by @Noellenarwhal and attributed to Toronto realtor Vadim Vilensky, have sparked calls for the revocation of the agent's real estate licence.
This Facebook post, taken from an X posting by @Noellenarwhal and attributed to Toronto realtor Vadim Vilensky, have sparked calls for the revocation of the agent's real estate licence.
The Real Estate Council of Ontario says it’s investigating a controversial social media post about the Hamas-Israel war, which has been attributed to Toronto realtor Vadim Vilensky.
More than 5,200 people have signed a change.org petition which calls on the council to use its authority to revoke Vilensky’s real estate licence.
“At the Real Estate Council of Ontario, complaints are taken seriously, and we have a process in place to investigate them,” said at statement from the council. “We are aware of the recent social media post by a registrant and are currently investigating the matter.”
According to a screen grab of the petition, Vadim posted to Facebook — over an image of bombed-out Gaza — “Coming soon to the market: Off market, 130 square miles, ocean front lot, no utility, no power/water,” with two hysterically laughing emojis.
The Toronto Sun reached out for comment from the RE/MAX agent, but he did not reply.
The petition calls for the revocation of Vilensky’s licence because he found “the death of thousands in Gaza was the perfect material to post a joke.”
X user @Noellenarwhal also posted: “Oh, nothing … just a Toronto realtor being an absolute ghoul,” with a screen grab of the same posting.
The petition has a goal of 7,500 signatures.
Petition calls for revocation of GTA realtor's licence over Gaza comments
A change.org petition wants the Real Estate Council of Ontario to revoke GTA realtor Vadim Vilenksy’s licence over a Gaza post on Facebook
No apologies for wrongly blaming Israel for hospital blast
Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
The Toronto4Palestine movement took over Yonge and Bloor Tuesday night to protest a Gaza hospital bombing by Israel that the White House now say come from Palestian side
The Toronto4Palestine movement took over Yonge and Bloor Tuesday night to protest a Gaza hospital bombing by Israel that the White House now say come from Palestian side
The mass bombing of a hospital in Gaza was considered a “crime against humanity” and a despicable act of “genocide” which targeted innocent Palestinian civilians.
Until, it was determined Israel had nothing to do with it.
Now that U.S. President Joe Biden has confirmed Israel was not behind the bombing of a Gaza hospital, where and when are the protests targeting those responsible?
There certainly was a major demonstration that shut down the corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts. in Toronto Tuesday night when the horrible carnage was being blamed on Israel.
During that event, when it was becoming clearer this was Hamas and affiliates trying to fire a rocket toward Haifa that backfired on them, no one was correcting the record in protests or on social media.
They just kept pushing the big lie.
Jews have seen that before. They know when anti-Semitism is veiled and when it’s on full display.
This strange 24-hour period smoked a lot of people out, shining a light on just exactly who they really are.
Not only was there not the same outrage toward the terrorists, who already have blood on their hands from the Oct. 7 attack that killed more than 1,300 Israelis, but there were few mea culpas from those who fingered the wrong country. People, who were lambasting Israel for something they didn’t do, were sure slow to correct their social posts and videos — and many didn’t bother to do so at all.
In responding to an X posting which said the Ahil Arab Hospital had taken a direct hit from Israel and that “hundreds of women and children (were) killed” in a “deliberate killing of vulnerable civilians,” NDP Leader Singh wrote, “bombing a hospital is a violation of international law. There must be a ceasefire. Now.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau originally told reporters, “the news coming out of Gaza is horrific and absolutely unacceptable. International humanitarian and international law needs to be respected in this and in all cases. There are rules around wars and it’s not acceptable.” He later tweeted he was “horrified by the loss of life” at the Gaza hospital” and “together we must determine what happened” and “there must be accountability.”
However, he was tweeting about climate change once the verdict was in.
It seems many want to disgracefully scrub what really happened – ignoring that if this misfired rocket from Gaza had have worked as planned, more Israelis would have been murdered. Terrorists killed their own people instead and are being given an, “Awe shucks,” mulligan for it.
Pro Palestinian protesters gathered Tuesday night at Yonge and Bloor to demonstrate against Israel who it turns out was not responsible for Gaza hospital bombing
Pro Palestinian protesters gathered Tuesday night at Yonge and Bloor to demonstrate against Israel who it turns out was not responsible for Gaza hospital bombing
It’s a gross double standard on full display by these elected leaders. Many others who are prominent in the community didn’t say squat about what Hamas did Oct. 7 but plenty about what they thought Israel did nine days later – until it wasn’t Israel who did it.
The fact those who pushed the false narrative didn’t correct it or apologize speaks volumes about their sense of fairness, and makes one wonder if they can be a trusted source for honestly delivered information in the future.
When the truth arrived, there was sudden silence.
What wasn’t silent were protests against Israel in Ottawa and Toronto about this bombing that is said to have killed hundreds.
The large crowd that closed Yonge and Bloor used scaffolding at a construction site as a stage to whip up anger. Even though they were chanting many things, including “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “Intifada, revolution” is the only “solution,” no one impeded or corrected them for trespassing or spreading misinformation.
If it was not for the familiar street signs of Yonge and Bloor — and the Toronto Police keeping the peace — there were times you might not know where in the world this protest was taking place.
Hundreds of Toronto4Palestine protesters were back out at Yonge and Bloor Wednesday night, as well — using the halted intersection for prayers
While there has been similar pro-Palestinian protests in Paris, London, and Dallas, this one was in Toronto.
And organizers promise, there will be more civil unrest. So far, it seems, they have not called for a demonstration against the terrorists who not only slaughtered Jews in Israel but Muslims in Gaza, too.
Let us know if there is a protest.
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Author of the article:Joe Warmington
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
The Toronto4Palestine movement took over Yonge and Bloor Tuesday night to protest a Gaza hospital bombing by Israel that the White House now say come from Palestian side
The Toronto4Palestine movement took over Yonge and Bloor Tuesday night to protest a Gaza hospital bombing by Israel that the White House now say come from Palestian side
The mass bombing of a hospital in Gaza was considered a “crime against humanity” and a despicable act of “genocide” which targeted innocent Palestinian civilians.
Until, it was determined Israel had nothing to do with it.
Now that U.S. President Joe Biden has confirmed Israel was not behind the bombing of a Gaza hospital, where and when are the protests targeting those responsible?
There certainly was a major demonstration that shut down the corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts. in Toronto Tuesday night when the horrible carnage was being blamed on Israel.
During that event, when it was becoming clearer this was Hamas and affiliates trying to fire a rocket toward Haifa that backfired on them, no one was correcting the record in protests or on social media.
They just kept pushing the big lie.
Jews have seen that before. They know when anti-Semitism is veiled and when it’s on full display.
This strange 24-hour period smoked a lot of people out, shining a light on just exactly who they really are.
Not only was there not the same outrage toward the terrorists, who already have blood on their hands from the Oct. 7 attack that killed more than 1,300 Israelis, but there were few mea culpas from those who fingered the wrong country. People, who were lambasting Israel for something they didn’t do, were sure slow to correct their social posts and videos — and many didn’t bother to do so at all.
In responding to an X posting which said the Ahil Arab Hospital had taken a direct hit from Israel and that “hundreds of women and children (were) killed” in a “deliberate killing of vulnerable civilians,” NDP Leader Singh wrote, “bombing a hospital is a violation of international law. There must be a ceasefire. Now.”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau originally told reporters, “the news coming out of Gaza is horrific and absolutely unacceptable. International humanitarian and international law needs to be respected in this and in all cases. There are rules around wars and it’s not acceptable.” He later tweeted he was “horrified by the loss of life” at the Gaza hospital” and “together we must determine what happened” and “there must be accountability.”
However, he was tweeting about climate change once the verdict was in.
It seems many want to disgracefully scrub what really happened – ignoring that if this misfired rocket from Gaza had have worked as planned, more Israelis would have been murdered. Terrorists killed their own people instead and are being given an, “Awe shucks,” mulligan for it.
Pro Palestinian protesters gathered Tuesday night at Yonge and Bloor to demonstrate against Israel who it turns out was not responsible for Gaza hospital bombing
Pro Palestinian protesters gathered Tuesday night at Yonge and Bloor to demonstrate against Israel who it turns out was not responsible for Gaza hospital bombing
It’s a gross double standard on full display by these elected leaders. Many others who are prominent in the community didn’t say squat about what Hamas did Oct. 7 but plenty about what they thought Israel did nine days later – until it wasn’t Israel who did it.
The fact those who pushed the false narrative didn’t correct it or apologize speaks volumes about their sense of fairness, and makes one wonder if they can be a trusted source for honestly delivered information in the future.
When the truth arrived, there was sudden silence.
What wasn’t silent were protests against Israel in Ottawa and Toronto about this bombing that is said to have killed hundreds.
The large crowd that closed Yonge and Bloor used scaffolding at a construction site as a stage to whip up anger. Even though they were chanting many things, including “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” and “Intifada, revolution” is the only “solution,” no one impeded or corrected them for trespassing or spreading misinformation.
If it was not for the familiar street signs of Yonge and Bloor — and the Toronto Police keeping the peace — there were times you might not know where in the world this protest was taking place.
Hundreds of Toronto4Palestine protesters were back out at Yonge and Bloor Wednesday night, as well — using the halted intersection for prayers
While there has been similar pro-Palestinian protests in Paris, London, and Dallas, this one was in Toronto.
And organizers promise, there will be more civil unrest. So far, it seems, they have not called for a demonstration against the terrorists who not only slaughtered Jews in Israel but Muslims in Gaza, too.
Let us know if there is a protest.
WARMINGTON: No apologies for wrongly blaming Israel for hospital blast
So now that U.S. President Joe Biden has made it clear Israel was not behind the bombing of a Gaza hospital where and when is the protest for those who was responsible?
MPPs debate censuring Sarah Jama for statement on Israel-Hamas war
NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the Tories are playing political games
Author of the article:Canadian Press
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Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Ontario’s legislature is debating a Progressive Conservative motion that could lead to a New Democrat legislator effectively prevented from speaking in the House unless she apologizes again for a statement she made about the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Sarah Jama, who was elected earlier this year in a byelection in Hamilton Centre, published a written statement last week decrying “the generations long occupation of Palestine” without mentioning the attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas militants.
Condemnation came swiftly, particularly from Tories, and Jama posted an apology on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, but she did not retract the original statement.
The Progressive Conservatives have now put forward a motion to censure Jama, calling on the Speaker not to recognize her in the House — in order to ask a question or debate legislation — until she retracts and deletes her original statement and also apologizes in the legislature.
NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the government is trying to muzzle a democratically elected member of provincial parliament even though she has already apologized.
She says the Tories are playing political games, using Jama as a way to distract from the fact that the RCMP is investigating the government’s decision — which it has now reversed — to open parts of the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development.
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NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the Tories are playing political games
Author of the article:Canadian Press
Canadian Press
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Ontario’s legislature is debating a Progressive Conservative motion that could lead to a New Democrat legislator effectively prevented from speaking in the House unless she apologizes again for a statement she made about the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Sarah Jama, who was elected earlier this year in a byelection in Hamilton Centre, published a written statement last week decrying “the generations long occupation of Palestine” without mentioning the attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas militants.
Condemnation came swiftly, particularly from Tories, and Jama posted an apology on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, but she did not retract the original statement.
The Progressive Conservatives have now put forward a motion to censure Jama, calling on the Speaker not to recognize her in the House — in order to ask a question or debate legislation — until she retracts and deletes her original statement and also apologizes in the legislature.
NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the government is trying to muzzle a democratically elected member of provincial parliament even though she has already apologized.
She says the Tories are playing political games, using Jama as a way to distract from the fact that the RCMP is investigating the government’s decision — which it has now reversed — to open parts of the protected Greenbelt lands for housing development.
MPPs debate censuring Sarah Jama for statement on Israel-Hamas war
NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the government is trying to muzzle a democratically elected MPP even though she has already apologized.
NDP's Stiles defends MPP who insults Jewish community — again
Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
NDP MPP Sarah Jama challenges her party's leadership over anti-Semitic comments and actions and appears to be winning.
Sarah Jama should never have been elected to the Ontario legislature or any other elected office, but here we are.
The NDP MPP for Hamilton Centre doubled down on her anti-Semitic remarks made in the wake of the brutal Hamas terror attacks in Israel by pinning the post to the top of her page on X, formerly known as Twitter.
These are the comments which blamed Israel for the Hamas attacks, the comments NDP Leader Marit Stiles told Jama to retract.
Instead of retracting them, she left them up for the last week and early on Wednesday pinned them, giving them a more prominent place. B’nai Brith Canada said that Jama’s actions show how disingenuous her original apology was, while the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said that Jama has shown her apology was “nothing but empty words.”
This is a direct challenge to Stiles and her leadership; this is Jama and those within the NDP who support Hamas telling Stiles they will not be silenced.
“I don’t even know what it really means,” the social media savvy Stiles said with a laugh when asked about Jama pinning her post.
She tried to downplay the seriousness of this issue, claiming that any concerns being raised were simply the government trying to deflect attention from the Greenbelt story.
It’s a nice dodge by Stiles but it doesn’t hold up. She asked more than half a dozen questions on the Greenbelt at the start of Question Period; the government has faced Greenbelt questions for months from the media and they have answered them.
It is possible to look at two issues at once: The issue of Sarah Jama, and her ongoing anti-Israel, anti-Semitic conduct that deserves to be looked at and condemned. On Thanksgiving Day, she marched in a parade where the Hamas flag was flown, where participants played the sound of the Israeli air raid siren warning of incoming rockets while chanting “Zionist hide,” and where anti-Semitic slogans were chanted up and down Toronto’s main streets.
Time and again at that rally, which I watched first hand, there were chants such as “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” The first chant is a call for violence just two days after the terror attacks, the second is an anti-Semitic slogan that calls for wiping Israel off the map as a way to achieve Palestinian freedom.
These are the words, the slogans and actions that Jama condoned by participating in the march. These comments, chants and such were not by fringe elements of the march, they were from the organizers and heartily endorsed, loudly by the participants.
Sarah Jama doesn't belong in elected office, but after her horrific comments, Marit Stiles failed to kick the MPP out of the NDP caucus.
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles speaks about the Greenbelt scandal on Sept. 5, 2023. (Jack Boland, Toronto Sun)
If you are going to stand by people calling for genocide against a group of people based on their religion or ethnicity, you don’t belong in elected office at any level. That is what Sarah Jama did, and that is what Marit Stiles is trying to diminish and dismiss.
The next day, she posted her statement to X, the one that got people talking as she called Israel an apartheid state and accused the country of war crimes without any proof.
“Especially with this context in mind, the news coming out of Israel and Palestine is deeply concerning. For 75 years, violence and retaliation rooted in settler colonialism have taken the lives of far too many people,” Jama wrote.
This violence, these bloody attacks, well, in Jama’s view, the Jews had it coming. That is the essence of what she has written and why so many people are upset.
Stiles asked Jama to retract that statement, but she didn’t. She defied her leader and left it up and then as the legislature began debating a motion to censure Jama form her comments, she raised the stakes and boosted the statement to the top of her page.
Stiles failed her test of leadership last week, she was pathetic and weak under questioning by the press gallery on Wednesday.
She is losing control of her caucus to that faction of the NDP which traffics in anti-Semitism.
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Author of the article:Brian Lilley
Published Oct 18, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
NDP MPP Sarah Jama challenges her party's leadership over anti-Semitic comments and actions and appears to be winning.
Sarah Jama should never have been elected to the Ontario legislature or any other elected office, but here we are.
The NDP MPP for Hamilton Centre doubled down on her anti-Semitic remarks made in the wake of the brutal Hamas terror attacks in Israel by pinning the post to the top of her page on X, formerly known as Twitter.
These are the comments which blamed Israel for the Hamas attacks, the comments NDP Leader Marit Stiles told Jama to retract.
Instead of retracting them, she left them up for the last week and early on Wednesday pinned them, giving them a more prominent place. B’nai Brith Canada said that Jama’s actions show how disingenuous her original apology was, while the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said that Jama has shown her apology was “nothing but empty words.”
This is a direct challenge to Stiles and her leadership; this is Jama and those within the NDP who support Hamas telling Stiles they will not be silenced.
“I don’t even know what it really means,” the social media savvy Stiles said with a laugh when asked about Jama pinning her post.
She tried to downplay the seriousness of this issue, claiming that any concerns being raised were simply the government trying to deflect attention from the Greenbelt story.
It’s a nice dodge by Stiles but it doesn’t hold up. She asked more than half a dozen questions on the Greenbelt at the start of Question Period; the government has faced Greenbelt questions for months from the media and they have answered them.
It is possible to look at two issues at once: The issue of Sarah Jama, and her ongoing anti-Israel, anti-Semitic conduct that deserves to be looked at and condemned. On Thanksgiving Day, she marched in a parade where the Hamas flag was flown, where participants played the sound of the Israeli air raid siren warning of incoming rockets while chanting “Zionist hide,” and where anti-Semitic slogans were chanted up and down Toronto’s main streets.
Time and again at that rally, which I watched first hand, there were chants such as “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution” and “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” The first chant is a call for violence just two days after the terror attacks, the second is an anti-Semitic slogan that calls for wiping Israel off the map as a way to achieve Palestinian freedom.
These are the words, the slogans and actions that Jama condoned by participating in the march. These comments, chants and such were not by fringe elements of the march, they were from the organizers and heartily endorsed, loudly by the participants.
Sarah Jama doesn't belong in elected office, but after her horrific comments, Marit Stiles failed to kick the MPP out of the NDP caucus.
Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles speaks about the Greenbelt scandal on Sept. 5, 2023. (Jack Boland, Toronto Sun)
If you are going to stand by people calling for genocide against a group of people based on their religion or ethnicity, you don’t belong in elected office at any level. That is what Sarah Jama did, and that is what Marit Stiles is trying to diminish and dismiss.
The next day, she posted her statement to X, the one that got people talking as she called Israel an apartheid state and accused the country of war crimes without any proof.
“Especially with this context in mind, the news coming out of Israel and Palestine is deeply concerning. For 75 years, violence and retaliation rooted in settler colonialism have taken the lives of far too many people,” Jama wrote.
This violence, these bloody attacks, well, in Jama’s view, the Jews had it coming. That is the essence of what she has written and why so many people are upset.
Stiles asked Jama to retract that statement, but she didn’t. She defied her leader and left it up and then as the legislature began debating a motion to censure Jama form her comments, she raised the stakes and boosted the statement to the top of her page.
Stiles failed her test of leadership last week, she was pathetic and weak under questioning by the press gallery on Wednesday.
She is losing control of her caucus to that faction of the NDP which traffics in anti-Semitism.
LILLEY: NDP's Stiles defends MPP who insults Jewish community — again
NDP MPP Sarah Jama challenges her party's leadership over anti-Semitic comments and actions and appears to be winning.
But is he? Is that what he’s doing here?
What evidence is Trudeau….?… there’s no answer to the question I was going to ask so I’m not even going to ask it.
He (Glavin) said there is a misconception that Hamas’ outrages are part of an expression of Palestinian frustration “that, while it may go too far, it is some sort of expression of the Palestinian will to a self-governing sovereign state of its own. (But) this is nonsense. Hamas is all about driving the Jews into the sea.
Ivison: Canadians need to realize Hamas just wants to kill all Jews — National Post
Canada’s Jewish community is in mourning and on the defensive, against a wave of hate and terror celebration
There is evidence out there on this hospital in Gaza burning, but what evidence have you seen regarding the India allegation?
There was a population of about 700,000, say, Palestinians that were displaced during the War of Independence in 1948. There were also 700,000 Jews who were driven out of Arab countries around the same time who found refuge in Israel.
“It’s not just ‘let’s push the Jews into the sea’. It’s ‘let’s kill every Jew in the world’. And we saw that on Wednesday the 11th of this year when a former Hamas leader called for a global day of jihad. He called for every single supporter in the world to kill Jews, not Israelis, not Jews in Israel, Jews. That’s the Hamas stance.
FIRST READING: As a spooked Europe cracks down on pro-Hamas rallies, Canada ... doesn't — National Post
France is deporting Hamas supporters. Germany has banned pro-Hamas rallies. The U.K. is promising hate charges
Does any Liberal actually ever answer the question asked in Question Period? The first video above is yet another example of a Lieberal member not answering the question poised.
Well, as someone posted recently, there is google & f/b which are easily accessed! Oh, I forgot, due to Bill C-18 Trudeau can't access those platforms right? LOL too funny!! The world crashes as he's busy trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
Yes, the evidence is pointing to a non-Israeli weapon that hit the parking lot of the hospital.
That's it.
Was it Hamas? Was it another allied group? Was it something else?
So far I haven't heard that it was anything other than "non-Israeli".
Do I PERSONALLY think a Hamas missile hit the lot? Sure, absolutely. COULD it have been Israel, also sure, absolutely. But it wasn't, it was likely Hamas/within Gaza where the source came from.
Do I WISH Trudeau would just outright say it? Sure. Absolutely. Do I get why he might not? Sure, absolutely.
What evidence is Trudeau….?… there’s no answer to the question I was going to ask so I’m not even going to ask it.
He (Glavin) said there is a misconception that Hamas’ outrages are part of an expression of Palestinian frustration “that, while it may go too far, it is some sort of expression of the Palestinian will to a self-governing sovereign state of its own. (But) this is nonsense. Hamas is all about driving the Jews into the sea.
Ivison: Canadians need to realize Hamas just wants to kill all Jews — National Post
Canada’s Jewish community is in mourning and on the defensive, against a wave of hate and terror celebration
There is evidence out there on this hospital in Gaza burning, but what evidence have you seen regarding the India allegation?
There's big differences politically/diplomatically to the Gaza vs. India thing.
1. Attempt was made TO work with Indai, they said no.
2. There's proof from people other than Canada.
3. Evidence other people have seen does suggest India had something to do with the assassination.
4. Going public was a "push the issue into the limelight" to try and force India into either helping Canada, to prove their innocence, or do what they did, make an absolute shitshow of a denial which convinced only the people willing to shit on Trudeau regardless of what he does. Diplomacy wise, it was a risky move but I think at that point I might'a advised the same for him to go public.
As for Gaza
1. We don't know who exactly launched the bomb/missile/whatever.
2. There's still Canadians in Gaza being held hostage and while the US might not give a shit/want the excuse of Hamas executing any US people as a way to go in and play Hero, since when is that Canada's deal? Had he come out and said "Hamas did this and we'll make them pay", and they executed a Canadian hostage, you honestly thing people would be "YEAH GO TRUDEAU!" Give your head a shake, Ron. There'd be people screaming "YOU DID THIS" to him. Again, fucked if he does, fucked if he doesn't.
At least be truthful and admit it.
So?
Yep.
Not long before that, other nations were doing the same thing? You condemning them too?
No one's going to deny that because that's what Hamas is from the start.
So, you going to condemn what the extremist right wing Jewish population is saying about Arabs? Not just Hamas, not just Palestine, but ALL Arabs, including Arab Christians?
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BTW, did you take issue with Israel's murder of Shireen Abu Akleh? Or was she 'just a casualty of war' or something? Seems Israel has a long pattern of doing this shit...
FIRST READING: As a spooked Europe cracks down on pro-Hamas rallies, Canada ... doesn't — National Post
France is deporting Hamas supporters. Germany has banned pro-Hamas rallies. The U.K. is promising hate charges
I'm well and fully aware of what Hamas wants.
Where is your support of Palestinians when there are Israeli's that want them exterminated?
This whole "But the Jews..." and whatever excuse is bullshit at this point, an excuse.
We're now in the 3 Generation Rule: after 3 generations, no one gives a shit how the fight started, all that matters is "X spilled Y's blood, we need revenge!" It's tribal fucking warfare only it's not with spears, bows and clubs, it's with planes, bombs, and assassinations.
Here's what I think Canada should do - if we get to, if this doesn't drag the world into a fucking world war like too many religious psycho's want:
Canada, upon getting it's people out of Israel, should then DENY anyone travel to Israel. If you leave, do NOT expect Canada to bail you out if you're taken, do NOT expect Canada to intercede for you if things go south, you go to the region at your own risk. The region wants to go to fucking war, let it but don't drag Canada into it.
Of course that won't happen because again, World Guilt to the poor Jews.
But IMO, until I see nations stepping up to protect OTHER groups of people form genocide like it has been doing for Israel, then it's all bullshit and it's still Religious racism and bigotry at work.