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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: smile
Date: September 22, 2023, 7:37 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/accused-killer-of-muslim-family-appeared-giddy-and-was-smiling-after-arrest-in-london-ont-court-told-1.6975521
It's OK for smiling to be white
Accused killer of Muslim family 'appeared giddy' and was smiling
after arrest in London, Ont., court told
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> The man arrested in the killing of a Muslim family in London
on June 6, 2021, was "happy" and "appeared giddy," one of the
first police officers to interact with the accused testified
Friday in Ontario Superior Court in Windsor.
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> "When I got there, he was happy, smiling, looking around. He
appeared giddy — that's what I saw," said Hietkamp, adding the
22-year-old also appeared "like he had some good news."
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> Crown prosecutors allege he was motivated by far-right
ideology. In testimony heard earlier in the trial, the accused
told police he was angry about "minority on white" crime and was
targeting Muslims the night the Afzaals were attacked.
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> She described the accused as tense and "kind of bouncing and
moving around."
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: C
Date: September 25, 2023, 8:51 pm
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HTML https://bc.ctvnews.ca/poster-advertising-whites-only-children-s-playtime-sparks-outrage-in-b-c-community-1.6576911
Poster advertising 'whites-only' children's playtime sparks
outrage in B.C. community
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> Police have launched an investigation into a poster inviting
"proud identitarian parents of European children" to participate
in racially segregated playtime in B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
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> The invitation advertises "whites-only" gatherings for mothers
in the Tri-Cities of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody
who are "looking for somewhere your children can play with
others that look like them."
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> Over the weekend, the Instagram account Black Vancouver shared
an image of the poster captured at a bus stop in Port Coquitlam,
prompting widespread outrage, including from Mayor Brad West.
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> "This vile garbage isn't welcome in our community, or anywhere
else," West said in a statement Monday. "We strive and continue
to work on building the bonds of our community and breaking down
barriers, promoting all the diversity our city has."
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> Bylaw officers went to the area to remove the poster
immediately after learning of its existence
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> Vancouver South MP Harjit Sajjan also weighed in on social
media Monday, condemning the poster as "deeply disturbing."
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> "Canada is a country that welcome people from all backgrounds
– we embrace our diversity," Sajjan wrote. "It is truly
disheartening to see children dragged into messages of racism
and discrimination."
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: C
Date: September 25, 2023, 8:58 pm
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HTML https://www.victoriabuzz.com/2023/09/syrian-refugees-evicted-from-subsidized-housing-in-colwood-after-racialized-harassment/
It's OK for neglect and ignoring to be white
Syrian refugees evicted from subsidized housing in Colwood after
racialized harassment
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> A Syrian woman came to Canada to escape the ongoing strife in
her homeland and was able to bring her husband and five children
along with her.
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> When Malakeh Hajj and her family arrived, they were able to
attain subsidized housing in Colwood which allowed them to pay
30% of their low-income for shelter while they learned to speak
English and found work.
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> After moving in and trying to get settled, the first of
several tragedies befell the newcomers.
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> In March, Hajj’s husband and her children’s father died
suddenly of cancer and left the family without any income.
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> Following this, Hajj continued to try to learn English so she
could take over as the provider for her children, but struggled
with this while grieving the loss of her husband.
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> Additionally, a close family friend, Dr. Hussein Dahab says
the family have been the victims of several racist incidents and
constant xenophobia from their neighbours in the Pacifica
Housing complex they lived in, located on Wale Road in Colwood.
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> “They have endured countless incidents of verbal abuse,
including racial slurs and demands to go back to Syria,
indicating that they are not welcome or wanted in Canada,” Dahab
told Victoria Buzz.
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> “Moreover, they have received multiple threats from their
neighbours, leading them to install a surveillance camera in
front of their home. The family has reported all instances of
abuse to the housing complex, but unfortunately, their concerns
were ignored and neglected,” he continued.
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> Dahab says that all this consistent racism climaxed when a
neighbour of theirs in the Pacifica Housing complex “broke into
the family’s garage and entered their home to physically and
verbally abuse them.”
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> Following this frightening incident for Hajj and her children,
the housing organization reportedly issued a warning notice to
this individual.
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> The family was disheartened by this response to a racially
motivated incident.
>
> Dahab says that Hajj was too frightened to call police about
the incident, believing they would not do anything to aid her
and may even worsen the situation.
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> A neighbour of theirs had complained about noise to Pacifica
Housing regarding the children playing too loud while outside.
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> This noise complaint would earn them an eviction notice from
Pacifica and leave them effectively homeless, if it wasn’t for
the help of other organizations trying to keep Hajj and her
family safe.
>
> Meanwhile, their neighbour who had allegedly been racist
towards the family and issued threats was merely issued a
warning.
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> “Shockingly, the complex only issued a warning notice to the
neighbour while deciding to evict the family solely on the
grounds that their children’s outdoor play was too loud,” Dahab
said.
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It's the racist abusers that should be evicted not the victims
of the racism.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: w
Date: October 7, 2023, 4:55 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/calls-to-action-first-update-viens-commission-1.6986248
Years after scathing report into mistreatment of Indigenous
people in Quebec, few calls to action imposed
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> Nearly four years after Quebec's Viens report documented the
mistreatment of Indigenous people, less than a third of the
calls to action laid out in the commission have been implemented
or are progressing as expected.
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> Retired Superior Court justice Jacques Viens wrote in the
September 2019 report "it seems impossible to deny the systemic
discrimination members of the First Nations and Inuit face in
their relations with the public service."
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> Viens outlined 142 calls to action.
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> Dowd says the lack of results to date is due to several
factors, including an absence of overall strategy by the Quebec
government, fragmented initiatives and insufficient substantive
planning.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: .
Date: October 10, 2023, 2:54 pm
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HTML https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-politicians-rally-israel-support-1.6991211
Trudeau, Poilievre and others across political spectrum rally in
support of Israel
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> [b]Canadian politicians from across the political spectrum
gathered at solidarity rallies in support of Israel on Monday as
the country's war with Hamas rages on.
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> In Ottawa, both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative
Leader Pierre Poilievre attended a rally in support of Israel.
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> "Canada unequivocally and in the strongest possible terms
condemns these terrorist attacks perpetrated by Hamas. We stand
with Israel and reaffirm our support for Israel's right to
defend itself in accordance with international law," Trudeau
said Monday night.
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> "These acts are sickening and completely unimaginable[??]. We
demand the liberation of the hostages and urge that they are
treated in conformity with international law," Trudeau said in a
mix of English and French.
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> "Let me be very clear. Hamas terrorists are not a resistance.
They aren't freedom fighters, they are terrorists. And no one in
Canada should be supporting them, much less celebrating them,"
he said.
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> "The incredible carnage that this terrorist death cult has
unleashed in the last 72 hours would be bad enough, were it not
for the apparent pleasure and sadistic pride with which it was
carried out," Poilievre said.
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> "It's clear to me that the regime of Iran has been the
greatest actor of evil and terrorism on the world stage, and we
must work day and night to defeat that regime," Poilievre said.
Iran denies it played any role in helping to orchestrate the
attacks.
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> My message in Toronto this evening: Canada’s support for
Israel is steadfast—and we stand with those who are mourning the
loss of so many lives following Hamas’ barbaric terrorist
attacks.
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> In Toronto, several other federal politicians joined a
pro-Israel rally, including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia
Freeland. She noted the wide range of politicians in attendance,
including MPs, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow and Ontario Premier
Doug Ford.
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> "But tonight, we are here as Canadians," Freeland said.
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> "It's so important for us to recognize how serious, how
terrible, the events that we're here to recognize are, and for
us to speak as Canadians, with one voice to the world."
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> On Monday, a group of powerful Western nations, including the
U.S., U.K., Germany, France and Italy, released a statement
expressing "steadfast and united support" for Israel and
"unequivocal condemnation of Hamas." The statement was organized
under the banner of the "Quint" informal international grouping.
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> A Canadian official speaking on the condition of anonymity
said Canada was not asked to join the statement, but downplayed
the importance of its inclusion, noting Canadian statements were
in lockstep with its international allies.
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> In a statement, the White House National Security Council said
U.S. President Joe Biden "organized a call with European leaders
in the Quint Format, which we use regularly for consultations,
and we also continue to co-ordinate closely with our Canadian
allies."
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Why is there no politicians to give support at Palestinian
rallies? All colonizers must be wiped out.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: .
Date: October 10, 2023, 3:04 pm
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HTML https://nationalpost.com/opinion/civilized-world-sees-hamas-for-the-murder-cult-that-it-is
Tasha Kheiriddin: The civilized world finally sees Hamas for the
murder cult that it is
HTML https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/legault-tells-jewish-community-israelis-that-quebec-stands-with-them
Legault condemns attack on Israel — and ‘shameful’ pro-Palestine
rallies
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> The premier said Quebecers stand with the Jewish community and
Israelis.
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> Premier François Legault says Quebecers stand with Montreal’s
Jewish community and the people of Israel in the wake of events
he described as “tragic.”
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> And he has strongly condemned last weekend’s pro-Palestine
rallies, which took place in Montreal and other cities in
Canada.
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> “Nothing, absolutely nothing can justify the attacks[??]by
Hamas terrorists on civilians,” Legault said in Montreal as he
was opening a new special-needs school in east-end Montreal.
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> Premier François Legault says Quebecers stand with Montreal’s
Jewish community and the people of Israel in the wake of events
he described as “tragic.”
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> And he has strongly condemned last weekend’s pro-Palestine
rallies, which took place in Montreal and other cities in
Canada.
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> “Nothing, absolutely nothing can justify the attacks [??] by
Hamas terrorists on civilians,” Legault said in Montreal as he
was opening a new special-needs school in east-end Montreal.
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> “I want to tell all the Montreal Jewish community and those in
Israel and the world, I want to tell everyone that the Quebec
nation is at your side.”
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> As for the weekend demonstrations, Legault had strong words.
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> “It was shameful, it is unacceptable,” Legault said. “I am
very disappointed to see these people who allow themselves to
act this way in such a tragic, sad moment.”
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> Later, meeting the media, Legault went further.
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> “We have to condemn, wholeheartedly, this terrorist attack by
the Hamas. It shocked me this weekend to see, in Montreal and
certain other areas, the demonstrations to try to justify what
is unjustifiable. It’s shameful. Nothing can justify what
happened. These are terrorist acts.
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> “It’s impossible to justify this type of action, so we support
Israel. We must show solidarity with the Jewish people and to
show that I asked that the flag over the National Assembly be
lowered to half-mast.
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All colonizers must be put down.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: .
Date: October 11, 2023, 6:48 pm
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HTML https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-mpp-apologizes-after-israel-gaza-comment-sparks-calls-for-resignation-1.6597094
Ontario MPP apologizes after Israel-Gaza comment sparks calls
for resignation
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> An Ontario NDP MPP whose statement on the Israel-Gaza war
garnered condemnation from Jewish groups and calls for her
resignation by Premier Doug Ford has apologized.
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> In a response to her controversial Tuesday post on X, formerly
Twitter, Hamilton Centre MPP Sarah Jama said she had heard “many
voices” who raised concerns about the views she expressed.
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> In the original post, Jama called for a ceasefire in the area
of the conflict and demanded an end to what she described as the
apartheid of the Palestinian people.
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> Following the post, Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles called on
Jama to take it down and said the statement was not approved by
caucus.
>
> After Jama apologized, Stiles issued a new statement which
said she had been working with the MPP to “understand the
personal impact that this is having on her as someone with
Palestinian family members.”
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> Jama’s apology came after Ford called on the rookie MPP to
step down following her comments.
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> “Her views do not represent Ontario. They have no place in the
legislature, and they have no place in this province[yes they
have a place],” Ford wrote on Wednesday.
>
> The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Friends of Simon
Wiesenthal Center (FSWC), and B'nai Brith Canada all condemned
Jama’s remarks and called for her removal from the Ontario NDP
caucus.
>
> In a statement issued Wednesday evening, the FSWC acknowledged
Jama's apology, but said it was "much too little, much too
late."
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> "Given her longstanding record of causing hurt and harm to the
Jewish community in Hamilton Centre and beyond, we stand by our
call for Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles to do the right thing
and remove her from the Ontario NDP caucus," a spokesperson
said.
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> Prior to Wednesday’s apology, Jama had reposted a statement
from the Ontario branch of the Canadian Union of Public
Employees, which said it had become “targeted by a highly
organized pro-Israel lobby” following statements on the issue by
CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn.
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> “In the true tradition of trade unionism, CUPE Ontario will
always choose justice over injustice, side with the powerless
over the powerful, and support the colonized over the
colonizer,” the Union said in their own post to X.
>
> Hahn had previously said he was thankful for the “power of
resistance around the globe” the day after the Israel attack.
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Why should one apologize about speaking the truth? Only Jews
would think that speaking the truth about their actions is
"hurtful" to them. One also shouldn't cave in to the pressure of
the colonial hive mind of stupidity and cowardice. The fat ass
Doug Ford needs to step down.
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: .
Date: October 11, 2023, 6:54 pm
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HTML https://www.cp24.com/news/man-wanted-after-hate-symbols-painted-on-east-toronto-mosque-1.6597314
Man wanted after 'hate symbols' painted on east Toronto mosque
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> Toronto police are investigating after a man allegedly painted
“hate symbols” on the front of a mosque in the city’s east end.
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> Police described the suspect as approximately 30-years-old
with short hair and tattoos on his left forearm.
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> He was last seen wearing a black baseball cap, a grey sweater
with a "Lone Wolf" patch on the right shoulder, black pants, and
black boots.
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Re: Your lord speaks to you, Oh Canada
DIR By: .
Date: October 11, 2023, 7:03 pm
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HTML https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton-mayor-under-fire-for-comments-on-israel-gaza-war-1.6596354
Edmonton mayor under fire for comments on Israel-Gaza war
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> Edmonton's Jewish community is demanding an apology from Mayor
Amarjeet Sohi for comments he has made on the Israel-Gaza war.
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> While condemning the weekend attack by the terrorist group
Hamas in a written statement, Sohi reiterated the impact the
violence is having on civilians on both sides.
>
> On Sunday, Sohi stated in part that "the attacks taking place
in Israel and Gaza targetting innocent civilians are horrific."
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> In a subsequent statement Tuesday, the mayor added "Hamas's
terrorist attack and Israel's counter offence has led to
hundreds of innocent people across the region being killed or
injured."
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> Given the "barbaric" nature of the "unprovoked"[really?]
actions by Hamas, however, Stacey Leavitt-Wright, the head of
the Jewish Federation of Edmonton, said Tuesday the statement
from Sohi feels like a "sucker punch."
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> In an interview with CTV News Edmonton, political scientist
Duane Bratt says Sohi's statement was an ill-advised attempt to
acknowledge the real suffering on both sides of the conflict.
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> The Jewish Federation is asking Sohi for an apology and a
retraction.
>
> Following pressure from journalists to answer questions about
the issue, the mayor held a media conference at City Hall in
which he doubled down on his previous statements.
>
> "My first statement was focused on supporting Edmontonians,
both from the Jewish background as well as from the Palestinian
background, and we'll continue to do that."
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So simply acknowledging the suffering of the Palestinians is
enough for jews to demand an apology, apologize for what?
HTML https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/air-canada-pilot-fired-after-anti-israel-social-media-posts-1.6597526
Air Canada pilot fired after anti-Israel social media posts
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> An Air Canada pilot has been fired after he shared anti-Israel
social media posts of himself during a protest in Montreal.
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> In a message posted Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter,
the carrier said, "We can confirm the pilot in question no
longer works for Air Canada, following the process initiated on
Monday."
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> On Tuesday, the company said the employee was removed from
service(opens in a new tab) after it was made aware of the posts
it described as "unacceptable."
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> The U.S.-based group StopAntiSemitism.org shared Instagram
screenshots of a man identified as Mostafa Ezzo in
pro-Palestinian colours while wearing his pilot uniform and
holding a sign at a demonstration in Montreal that referenced
Hitler.
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> One of the screenshots from an Instagram account allegedly
belonging to Ezzo promoted the protest with the caption: "Burn
in hell." Another post allegedly showed Ezzo holding a sign
showing an Israeli flag being dumped into a trash can with the
messaging: "Keep the world clean."
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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
DIR By: colonizers
Date: October 12, 2023, 8:57 pm
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HTML https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/terrorist-sympathizers-on-parliament-hill-canadas-palestinian-extremism-problem
Terrorist sympathizers on Parliament Hill – Canada's Palestinian
extremism problem
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> Mahmoud Kahlil, who was invited to a Parliament Hill reception
just last year, pledged fealty to Hamas at a rally in Ottawa
>
> The All Out For Palestine rallies that appeared in every major
Canadian city over the Thanksgiving weekend were without
precedent. Never in Canadian history has the country seen
coordinated, multi-city demonstrations convened for the singular
purpose of celebrating an act of terror against civilians.
>
> But the only thing materially new about the rallies is their
scale and the unambiguous horror of the atrocities being
celebrated. For years, Canada has featured no shortage of
rallies cheering terror or groups openly calling for the violent
destruction of Israel. In some cases, the figures at the centre
of it all have even been feted on Parliament Hill.
>
> “We are your men, Mohammad Deif!” went a celebratory chant
repeated by a crowd of several dozen outside the Human Rights
Monument in Ottawa on Monday.
>
> Deif is the Hamas commander credited as the mastermind of the
Oct. 7 terror attacks against Israel. The chant was led by
Mahmoud Kahlil, a Palestinian activist who has previously been
at the head of marches in Montreal explicitly calling for
Israel’s end.
>
> In April, he led a crowd in front of Montreal’s Israel
consulate and led a chant of “from the river to the sea,
Palestine will be free.” The slogan, which refers to the Jordan
River and the Mediterranean Sea, is an explicit rejection of any
“two state solution” and references the complete purge of the
State of Israel from the Levant.
>
> His Monday ended with a call for supporters to “be the
nightmare” in Canada. “We’re going to be the nightmare here.
We’re going to be the nightmare in Gaza,” he said.
>
> Just 10 months ago, Khalil was among the VIP guests at a
Parliament Hill gathering for “Palestinian solidarity” attended
by MPs from every sitting federal party, including the Green
Party’s Elizabeth May, then transport minister Omar Alghabra and
onetime NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton.
>
> In just the last few years, multiple demonstrations in
Montreal and Toronto have featured speakers calling for Israel’s
eradication, or praising indiscriminate Hamas rocket barrages
into Israeli territory. In several cases, they were large enough
to attract coverage from Israeli media.
>
> In April 2022, a speaker at a Boycott, Divestment and
Sanctions rally in Toronto told an assembled crowd, “Who is the
biggest existential threat to the existence of Israel?” “We
are!” came the reply.
>
> In August 2021 a PYM march near Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto
included a chant of “let’s speak openly – we don’t want to see
any Zionists!” and open calls for a new Intifada.
>
>
> In the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks, some of the most unadorned
praise for the violence from an official Canadian source was a
statement issued by CUPE Local 3906, which represents sessional
faculty at McMaster University. “Palestine is rising, long live
the resistance,” wrote the union’s official Twitter account as
the first reports of slaughter and mass shootings emerged from
southern Israel.
>
>
> Ordered deported from Canada in the early 2000s on the grounds
that Canada could not allow a terrorist sleeper cell to fester,
Al Yamani has maintained his Canadian address thanks to an
unending series of appeals.
>
> CUPE 3902 described him as a “Palestinian activist/trade
unionist on the Palestinian workers’ movement.”
>
> And National Post columnist Jamie Sarkonak has profiled the
shocking number of Canadian academics who cheered Saturday’s
attacks. To be clear, they didn’t excuse them or imply they
might be justified; they outright praised them as a good thing.
Uahikea Maile, a professor of Indigenous politics at the
University of Toronto, said the massacres were “anticolonial
resistance” and hoped to see more of them across the colonized
world – a category that presumably includes Canada.
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Anti colonial resistance is growing in power, good.
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