Trudeau announces Amira Elghawaby as Canada's first representative to combat Islamophobia
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The basic question the pro-Palestinian side asks is the same one Extinction Rebellion and its idiot ilk ask: “Why are you so upset about this but not that?” Why are you so upset about Mount Sinai but not hospitals in Gaza?
For starters, lots of Canadians are alarmed about the situation in Gaza and Rafah specifically, including the prime minister — not that his opinion matters. But the fact is the two things have bugger all to do with each other. Just as defacing a Picasso or a Van Gogh has nothing to do with climate change, protesting a hospital in Toronto has nothing to do with protecting a hospital (or anything else) in Gaza.
Well, but what am I saying? The protesters insist Mount Sinai’s Jewishness had nothing to do with anything! They were just passing by, don’t you know. My favourite argument is that many probably didn’t even know it was a Jewish hospital. This is a group of people who know for a fact Café Landwer and Indigo are owned by Jews, and target them for that reason, but presented with the words “Mount Sinai Hospital” — whose logo is very obviously a stylized Star of David — they supposedly have no clue what the joint is about?
No one believes them. No one should. They protested a Jewish hospital because they hate Jews, or at the very least are entirely tolerant of people who hate Jews. Justin Trudeau knows it. Jagmeet Singh knows it. Everyone knows it.
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As an intellectual exercise, it’s roughly akin to “I know you are but what am I?” I don’t think I’ve ever encountered an otherwise sane person who thought this was anything but counterproductive.
For starters, lots of Canadians are alarmed about the situation in Gaza and Rafah specifically, including the prime minister — not that his opinion matters. But the fact is the two things have bugger all to do with each other. Just as defacing a Picasso or a Van Gogh has nothing to do with climate change, protesting a hospital in Toronto has nothing to do with protecting a hospital (or anything else) in Gaza.
Well, but what am I saying? The protesters insist Mount Sinai’s Jewishness had nothing to do with anything! They were just passing by, don’t you know. My favourite argument is that many probably didn’t even know it was a Jewish hospital. This is a group of people who know for a fact Café Landwer and Indigo are owned by Jews, and target them for that reason, but presented with the words “Mount Sinai Hospital” — whose logo is very obviously a stylized Star of David — they supposedly have no clue what the joint is about?
No one believes them. No one should. They protested a Jewish hospital because they hate Jews, or at the very least are entirely tolerant of people who hate Jews. Justin Trudeau knows it. Jagmeet Singh knows it. Everyone knows it.
Chris Selley: Everyone knows why protesters targeted Mount Sinai Hospital — National Post
If pro-Palestinian protesters aren't antisemitic, maybe they could stop intimidating the Jewish community. Ha, ha, I'm kidding
Because they think Jews are white.The basic question the pro-Palestinian side asks is the same one Extinction Rebellion and its idiot ilk ask: “Why are you so upset about this but not that?” Why are you so upset about Mount Sinai but not hospitals in Gaza?
For starters, lots of Canadians are alarmed about the situation in Gaza and Rafah specifically, including the prime minister — not that his opinion matters. But the fact is the two things have bugger all to do with each other. Just as defacing a Picasso or a Van Gogh has nothing to do with climate change, protesting a hospital in Toronto has nothing to do with protecting a hospital (or anything else) in Gaza.
Well, but what am I saying? The protesters insist Mount Sinai’s Jewishness had nothing to do with anything! They were just passing by, don’t you know. My favourite argument is that many probably didn’t even know it was a Jewish hospital. This is a group of people who know for a fact Café Landwer and Indigo are owned by Jews, and target them for that reason, but presented with the words “Mount Sinai Hospital” — whose logo is very obviously a stylized Star of David — they supposedly have no clue what the joint is about?
No one believes them. No one should. They protested a Jewish hospital because they hate Jews, or at the very least are entirely tolerant of people who hate Jews. Justin Trudeau knows it. Jagmeet Singh knows it. Everyone knows it.
As an intellectual exercise, it’s roughly akin to “I know you are but what am I?” I don’t think I’ve ever encountered an otherwise sane person who thought this was anything but counterproductive.Chris Selley: Everyone knows why protesters targeted Mount Sinai Hospital — National Post
If pro-Palestinian protesters aren't antisemitic, maybe they could stop intimidating the Jewish community. Ha, ha, I'm kidding
Amira Elghawaby, appointed just over a year ago as Canada’s first special representative on combatting Islamophobia, posted to social media earlier this week that those calling out the Monday protests at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital were going too far.
Elghawaby said that “hospitals and medical workers must always be safe to provide important services,” but then went on to defend the protests.
“Yet also troubling and wrong is the rush to label protesters as anti-Semitic and/or terrorist sympathizers,” Elghawaby said.
No, not really, because that is what these protesters have shown themselves to be since Hamas launched the war on Oct. 7. Within hours of the brutal terrorist attacks taking place, one of the organizing groups of Monday’s protests, the Palestinian Youth Movement, was organizing a rally to celebrate the attacks.
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“We call upon our people in the far diaspora to in Toronto to uplift our resistance and our martyrs,” the group posted across social media.
A post to Instagram from Oct. 7, still visible as of this writing, celebrates the taking of “over 30 Zionist hostages” and “the fall of settlements surrounding Gaza” and “our right to resist by any means necessary.” It then asks people to rally at Nathan Phillips Square on Oct. 9 in support of these acts.
Thousands did and thousands more have since the attack. I’ve attended many of these rallies and while they will call on Israel to agree to a ceasefire, I’ve never heard anyone at them call for the release of hostages, for Hamas to surrender or for them to lay down arms. There are no denunciations of Hamas’ terror attacks — instead it’s all about cheering on the intifada, the resistance, or the martyrs, which means cheering on the killing of Jews or those who kill the Jews.
Elghawaby said that “hospitals and medical workers must always be safe to provide important services,” but then went on to defend the protests.
“Yet also troubling and wrong is the rush to label protesters as anti-Semitic and/or terrorist sympathizers,” Elghawaby said.
No, not really, because that is what these protesters have shown themselves to be since Hamas launched the war on Oct. 7. Within hours of the brutal terrorist attacks taking place, one of the organizing groups of Monday’s protests, the Palestinian Youth Movement, was organizing a rally to celebrate the attacks.
LILLEY: Trudeau appointee, Canadian Press both defending anti-Semitism — Toronto Sun
Protesters didn't just pass by Mount Sinai hospital, they targeted it with calls for violence against Jews.
A post to Instagram from Oct. 7, still visible as of this writing, celebrates the taking of “over 30 Zionist hostages” and “the fall of settlements surrounding Gaza” and “our right to resist by any means necessary.” It then asks people to rally at Nathan Phillips Square on Oct. 9 in support of these acts.
Thousands did and thousands more have since the attack. I’ve attended many of these rallies and while they will call on Israel to agree to a ceasefire, I’ve never heard anyone at them call for the release of hostages, for Hamas to surrender or for them to lay down arms. There are no denunciations of Hamas’ terror attacks — instead it’s all about cheering on the intifada, the resistance, or the martyrs, which means cheering on the killing of Jews or those who kill the Jews.
A 49-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill demonstrators on the city’s hospital row.
Toronto Police say a man called them on Wednesday to “express frustration towards people demonstrating in front of a hospital.”
He threatened to go to the hospital and hurt the demonstrators, police allege…over the phone to police, whom he called himself.
Investigators subsequently identified a suspect and arrested him on Friday.
Paul Scoffield, 49, of Simcoe County, is charged with uttering threats to cause death.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call police at 416-808-3500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)?
Don’t the police record incoming calls? Our have a disclaimer stating that they do before you can even enter the menu to run through the selections to pick an option, to hopefully get to a human being…
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Toronto Police say a man called them on Wednesday to “express frustration towards people demonstrating in front of a hospital.”
He threatened to go to the hospital and hurt the demonstrators, police allege…over the phone to police, whom he called himself.
Investigators subsequently identified a suspect and arrested him on Friday.
Paul Scoffield, 49, of Simcoe County, is charged with uttering threats to cause death.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call police at 416-808-3500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)?
Don’t the police record incoming calls? Our have a disclaimer stating that they do before you can even enter the menu to run through the selections to pick an option, to hopefully get to a human being…
Man, 49, accused of threatening to kill hospital row protesters — Toronto Sun
A 49-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill demonstrators on the city’s hospital row. Toronto Police say a man called them on Wednesday to “express frustration towards people demonstrating in front of a hospital.” He threatened to go to the hospital and hurt the...
Did you see scaryah's the video. They never climbed scaffolding while waving a flag or pounding on a drum or intimidating anyone.A 49-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill demonstrators on the city’s hospital row.
Toronto Police say a man called them on Wednesday to “express frustration towards people demonstrating in front of a hospital.”
He threatened to go to the hospital and hurt the demonstrators, police allege…over the phone to police, whom he called himself.
Investigators subsequently identified a suspect and arrested him on Friday.
Paul Scoffield, 49, of Simcoe County, is charged with uttering threats to cause death.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call police at 416-808-3500 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477)?
Don’t the police record incoming calls? Our have a disclaimer stating that they do before you can even enter the menu to run through the selections to pick an option, to hopefully get to a human being…
Man, 49, accused of threatening to kill hospital row protesters — Toronto Sun
A 49-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill demonstrators on the city’s hospital row. Toronto Police say a man called them on Wednesday to “express frustration towards people demonstrating in front of a hospital.” He threatened to go to the hospital and hurt the...
They were just walking by to protest at University hospital.
Ypu didnt miss much other than the ramblings of a Soy Boy.
More hypocritical, but yeah. The Israeli’s have given Hamas & the Non-Hamas Palestinians weeks notice about this March 10th deadline to release the hostages from Israel by the start of this holiday, as opposed to Hamas on Oct 7th with their sneak attack on that holiday.
Ramadan is sacred to Muslims and must be respected, but Shemini Atzeret was just a Jewish thing on October 7th and no mention of that being the date Hamas (& friends) attacked Israel with no warning, but the Israelis giving weeks of warning still makes them the villains in the narrative.
…but no mention of who broke the existing cease-fire on October 7th, and whom attacked whom, and whom is still holding hostages from October 7th. No call upon Hamas to do anything.
I think it will work out well if we import more . They assimilate so well .
The allegations “must be investigated and perpetrators held accountable,” she said. There are just a couple of problems. The UN statement relies exclusively on vague and unsourced reports such as “an unknown number of Palestinian women and children, including girls, have reportedly gone missing.” Second, it was authored by an “expert,” UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who has stated that the Oct. 7 massacres were a “response to Israel’s oppression.” Earlier this month, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Michèle Taylor, condemned Albanese for “a history of using antisemitic tropes.” This is probably where we should mention that it took Joly two months until she condemned the (far better documented) mass-rapes committed by Hamas on Oct. 7.
I wonder what Amira Elghawaby would have to say about this in her official capacity as the Liberal government spokesperson against Islamophobia?
Toronto Star social and racial justice columnist Shree Paradkar raised more than a few eyebrows on Friday with a column attacking former prime minister Stephen Harper for a tweet expressing solidarity with Israel’s wartime government.
She took issue with Harper’s characterization of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks, which violated a then-existing ceasefire between the terrorist group and Israel, as “unprovoked,” calling Harper’s tweet the “latest reminder of the depth of Western bias” on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Paradkar also objected to the ex-prime minister’s use of the phrase “end(ing) the threat of Hamas” in the same tweet.
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Paradkar uncritically repeats Hamas commander Mohammed Deif’s claim that the Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 people, and the kidnapping of 240 more, was meant to avenge Israel’s “brutal” spring 2021 incursions into East Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque. She conveniently left out the detail that no deaths were reported in the clashes. (Israeli security personnel used rubber bullets and stun grenades to suppress unruly worshippers).
She’s also sure to mention that the Al Aqsa fighting took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, omitting the fact that Hamas has repeatedly attacked Israel at its most vulnerable during Jewish holidays. The Oct. 7 attacks themselves were launched on the first day of Simchat Torah, a festive occasion that marks the start of a new annual cycle of reading the Jewish holy text.
“Hit the Zionists on their holidays,” is one of the most frequently called plays in Hamas’ playbook, ranking right up there with “use Palestinian women and children as human shields” and “dig here” (next to an ‘X’ marking UNRWA HQ on a map of Gaza).
Does Paradkar agree with Deif’s specious reasoning that the spring 2021 Al Asqa mosque raids — which, again, produced zero casualties — justified Hamas unilaterally violating a subsequent ceasefire with Israel two-and-a-half years later?
Did the bloodless Israeli security operation give Hamas carte blanche to indiscriminately slaughter Israeli civilians at any time of their choosing? Would Commander Deif’s invocation of the 2021 events ring equally credible if used to justify an attack launched in 2025? 2030?
This below is from more than a 1/3rd of a year ago now…
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Toronto Star social and racial justice columnist Shree Paradkar raised more than a few eyebrows on Friday with a column attacking former prime minister Stephen Harper for a tweet expressing solidarity with Israel’s wartime government.
She took issue with Harper’s characterization of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attacks, which violated a then-existing ceasefire between the terrorist group and Israel, as “unprovoked,” calling Harper’s tweet the “latest reminder of the depth of Western bias” on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Paradkar also objected to the ex-prime minister’s use of the phrase “end(ing) the threat of Hamas” in the same tweet.
Rahim Mohamed: Toronto Star’s Shree Paradkar goes full Hamas apologist — National Post
‘Social and racial justice’ columnist’s latest article goes well beyond the pale
She’s also sure to mention that the Al Aqsa fighting took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, omitting the fact that Hamas has repeatedly attacked Israel at its most vulnerable during Jewish holidays. The Oct. 7 attacks themselves were launched on the first day of Simchat Torah, a festive occasion that marks the start of a new annual cycle of reading the Jewish holy text.
“Hit the Zionists on their holidays,” is one of the most frequently called plays in Hamas’ playbook, ranking right up there with “use Palestinian women and children as human shields” and “dig here” (next to an ‘X’ marking UNRWA HQ on a map of Gaza).
Does Paradkar agree with Deif’s specious reasoning that the spring 2021 Al Asqa mosque raids — which, again, produced zero casualties — justified Hamas unilaterally violating a subsequent ceasefire with Israel two-and-a-half years later?
Did the bloodless Israeli security operation give Hamas carte blanche to indiscriminately slaughter Israeli civilians at any time of their choosing? Would Commander Deif’s invocation of the 2021 events ring equally credible if used to justify an attack launched in 2025? 2030?
This below is from more than a 1/3rd of a year ago now…
Terry Glavin: Hamas supporters enjoy safe haven and left-wing backing in Canada — National Post
A bloodcurdling sociopathology has been incubating under Canadian noses for years
Spring of 2021 eh?
Are these people oblivious to the fact the Saudis are cooperating with Israel to become the dominant force that bridges 3 continents?
Are these people oblivious to the fact the Saudis are cooperating with Israel to become the dominant force that bridges 3 continents?
In an open letter posted to social media last week, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) advised members of Parliament that they would not be welcome at “community gatherings” during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, unless they first publicly committed to a list of anti-Israel stances. These stances included: condemning the Israel Defense Forces for “war crimes” committed against Gazans, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ending the pause on funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), a UN agency whose employees have been credibly linked to the Oct. 7 massacre.
“If you cannot publicly commit to all of the above, respectfully, we cannot provide you with a platform to address our congregations (during Ramadan),” read the letter, which was signed by more than 300 mosques and other Muslim institutions. Ramadan is set to begin at dusk on Mar. 10, less than two weeks from now.
I wonder what Amira Elghawaby would have to say about this in her official capacity as the Liberal government spokesperson against Islamophobia?
Just weeks after British Columbia’s Muslim community helped oust pro-Israel NDP MLA Selina Robinson from Premier David Eby’s cabinet, a leading national Muslim organization is using similar tactics to pressure elected officials to toe their preferred line on the conflict in Gaza.
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“If you cannot publicly commit to all of the above, respectfully, we cannot provide you with a platform to address our congregations (during Ramadan),” read the letter, which was signed by more than 300 mosques and other Muslim institutions. Ramadan is set to begin at dusk on Mar. 10, less than two weeks from now.
I wonder what Amira Elghawaby would have to say about this in her official capacity as the Liberal government spokesperson against Islamophobia?
Just weeks after British Columbia’s Muslim community helped oust pro-Israel NDP MLA Selina Robinson from Premier David Eby’s cabinet, a leading national Muslim organization is using similar tactics to pressure elected officials to toe their preferred line on the conflict in Gaza.
Rahim Mohamed: National Muslim group demands MPs denounce Israel or face wrath — National Post
Some mosques are refusing to let MPs speak to congregants during Islam's holy month — unless they commit to anti-Israel stances
Heh-heh. "War crimes." Like "genocide," what was once among the gravest and most shocking of terms is now just another cheap-ass insult to throw around.