Take your hats off for CANADA.
We must all hail, praise, acclaim, herald and admire this brave country for having the courage to take a stand against anti-Semitism and in support of Israel.
In the wake of the “leader” of the free world calling its best ally “chickenshit,” the difference between the US and Canada cannot be more stark. Common border, yes, common leadership – a monumental gulf apart.
Canada leads the way, now let’s see how many European and other countries will join. Let’s see who will join Canada in the UN against Arab-“Palestinian” hate, lies and propaganda.
As Canada’s Foreign Minister John Baird said: “Canada will not stand behind Israel at the United Nations, we will stand right beside it. It is never a bad thing to do the right thing.”
http://www.speakersaction.com/news/critical-issues/canada-first-country-to-sign-ottawa-protocol
Canada Becomes First Country To Sign The Ottawa Protocol
The government of Canada took an historic step yesterday by signing the Ottawa Protocol to combat anti-Semitism. By doing so, it recognized anti-Semitism as a pernicious evil and a global threat against the Jewish people, the State of Israel and free, democratic countries everywhere. As Prime Minister Stephen Harper has noted, “Those who would hate and destroy the Jewish people would ultimately hate and destroy the rest of us as Well.”
The protocol is a declaration that hatred of this nature will not be tolerated in this country. It sets out an action plan for supporting initiatives that combat anti-Semitism and provides a framework for other nations to follow.
It also sets out a vibrant definition of anti-Semitism which, for the first time in history, links anti-Semitism to the denial of the right Jewish people have to their ancestral home land — the State of Israel. This, in fact, is what sets post-World War Two anti-Semitism apart from its historic roots. Today’s anti-Semitism is all about denial: denial of the legitimacy of Zionism as a Jewish movement to reclaim the land of Israel; denial of a Jewish history in connection to the holy land and, in particular, the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish people; denial of The Holocaust (while at the same time accusing Jews of Nazism); and denial of Jews to live free of anti-Semitism, hate and intolerance.
In announcing the Protocols, Foreign Minister John Baird has expressed his government’s unequivocal support for the State of Israel. In referring to this week’s turmoil at the United Nations and the Palestinian threat to unilaterally declare a state, Baird said, “Canada will not stand behind Israel at the United Nations, we will stand right beside it. It is never a bad thing to do the right thing.”
According to Baird, more and more countries are refusing to participate in the UN conference dubbed “Durban III” — otherwise known as an anti-Semitic hate fest which began as a human rights forum in South Africa in 2001; the forum ultimately degenerated into an anti-Semitic slinging match in which repressive Arab and African countries blamed all the problems facing their own countries and the world on Israel. The governments of France, New Zealand and Poland (today) joined Canada and 10 other western nations this week by declaring they will not take part.
Unquestionably, the Government of Canada’s stance on Israel is based on the principle of standing by your friends — especially when they are democracies and advocates for human rights. Most Jewish leaders would agree that Israel is indeed Canada’s greatest ally in the fight against hate and intolerance.
But the fight against hatred and anti-Semitism must be won here in Canada as well. The Ottawa Protocol is mostly the result of a report published this summer by a Canadian Parliamentary Coalition To Combat Anti-Semitism which was comprised of leading Canadian politicians who volunteered their time to probe the increasing and alarming tide of anti-Semitism in Canada.
In a letter accompanying the report, Chairs of the Inquiry Panel and the Steering Committee Mario Silva and Scott Reid wrote, “The Inquiry Panel’s conclusion, unfortunately, is that the scourge of anti-Semitism is a growing threat in Canada, especially on the campuses of our universities.” The report cites numerous examples of anti-Semitism on various campuses including the infamous incident in 2009 when Jewish students at York University were chased and barricaded themselves in the Hillel lounge while a mob outside taunted them with anti-Semitic slurs. The list of examples is quite long and disturbing.
Universities should take note of the report and the signing of the Ottawa Protocols. They should put an immediate end to hateful and fallacious events like Israeli Apartheid Week; they should state unequivocally that freedom of speech should not be abused to provide a cover for anti-Semitism; they should ensure that Jewish students feel welcome on campus and that their learning environment should be freed from anti-Israel occurrences and finally, Universities must become accountable for allowing their private property to be venues for hateful conduct among Students.
The Ottawa Protocol to Combat Anti-Semitism is a template for every Canadian to consider. But it is especially a document of significance for universities that have allowed themselves to become vehicles of hatred and complicit in its promotion. As my friend, Professor Irwin Cotler said last night at the Ottawa signing ceremony, anti-Semitism is not only the longest known form of hatred in the history of humanity — it is the only form of hatred that is truly global.
Every person of conscience should take note of the Ottawa Protocols and never forget the lessons of the Holocaust when the world was silent.
See: http://www.cic.gc.ca/English/department/media/releases/2011/2011-09-19.asp
Ottawa Protocol text at: http://www.antisem.org/archive/Ottawa-protocol-on-combating-antisemitism/
yamit82 Said:
” No excuses, no apologies”. John Wayne” “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”
I see I have received a well deserved moderation flag. Sorry for the expletives in my earlier posts, Ted. I’m sixty now so I can blame it on a “senior’s moment.”
@ honeybee:
Nice song I really like that opinion matches mine.
“Harper and Canada can do what ever they want and say whatever they want but I value my life and that of my family friends and Jewish countrymen more than fawning over a head of state that does some positive things in favor of Israel but in my view financing the murder of Jews here cancels the good.”
Your lack of concern for what the non-Jewish world thinks of you is what I admire most about you, Yamit. You are a Jew. Yes, your life comes first and the lives of your fellow Jews, the nations of the world be damned. Saying is a lot different than doing, and requires much less effort. Politicians are good at saying but not near as good at doing. It is not enough to speak in Israel or show up at a Jewish school in Toronto for newspaper photographers if in the same city you allow Muslim madmen to protest across the street from the Israeli Consulate waving anti-Zionist banners and Hezbollah and Hamas flags (never mind sending monies to terrorists who, the entire thinking world knows by now, have no intention of using it to provide aid to their civilian population but use it instead for buying weapons). “A little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.” Don’t worry about Canadians, Yamit. We are not the Chosen (nor are the Americans). If not for Jews like you, Yamit, the world will go on pretending that “saying” without “doing” will suffice; that we don’t have to back up pompous and remarkable sounding oratory with the deeds to prove our sincerity. If gentiles want to be friends of the Jews, then prove it with deeds and not empty rhetoric. You are either for them or against them. There is no middle way. Not in my world anyway.
May your G-D bless you for your honesty and your love of the Jewish people, Yamit: you are an example to both Jew and Gentile. You sure as hell keep me on my toes.
yamit82 Said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_98o3b3lXQ4
@ Yidvocate:
money passed to the Arab enemies of e Jews Kills Jews at least some of it. I don;t call that a friend or friendly.
A supporters of terrorists and the PA and Hams for us are terrorists and more Jews have been murdered by Fatah and their associated and financed militias than by Hams and IJ.
Harper and Canada can do what ever they want and say whatever they want but I value my life and that of my family friends and Jewish countrymen more than fawning over a head of state that does some positive things in favor of Israel but in my view financing the murder of Jews here cancels the good. That’s my opinion and in this I know I’m right even though it is un-politik to express it especially on a site with so many Canadians.
Stop with the having friends Shtick!!! We ain’t got any real fiends and the next Canadian PM could be a lot worse.
@ yamit82:
A bit severe don’t you think? Like you have a whole host of options to pick from as to whom you can call a friend!
Do you think P.M. Harper gets votes by taking a friendly stance towards Israel? Are there more Jews than Muslims in Canada? Does he endear himself to the likes of Obama by doing so? Is he riding the wave of popular anti-antisemitism in Canada by so doing? Does it make him more popular with other nations? So what’s in it for him yah think?
Yamit, you are being way too harsh in castigating the one AND ONLY true friend the Jews and Israel has among the nations.
While it is true that beggars can’t be choosers, if you think that P.M. Harper doesn’t have a true personal love for the Jewish people and Israel then you are gravely mistaken. Take it from a Canadian who knows (one whom you detest for remaining in the galut as I know too well).
I understand if you have to take down my letter, Ted. Not the prettiest piece of correspondence. I’m a hockey player at heart, what can I say.
and here is the editor’s reply:
Potter, Andrew (ott)
Oct 30 at 4:22 PM
Dear Mr. Devolin,
Thanks for your note. I agree entirely with you, the timing of the editorial was in bad taste and reflects poor judgment by the editorial staff here. My deepest regrets and apologies.
Andrew Potter,
Editor
the letter to Ottawa Citizen:
Toapotter@ottawacitizen.com
I will never pick up another Ottawa Citizen (or read it online) again, but if I do pick up an Ottawa Citizen, it will be to wipe the shit off my asshole.
Fuck you, Mr. Editor, and fuck your newspaper. A fucking disgrace to publish anything by this terrorist cocksucker, but not only do you publish this fucking maggot’s thoughts, you do so on the very day we bury a Canadian soldier murdered by another Muslim terrorist just like Khadr. You fucking piece of shit. People like you never take sides, do you? It’s permissible, according to your brain-dead dictates, to simply take pictures. Anything to sell you fucking filthy newspaper. You cocksucker. On behalf of my fellow Canadians, you can go fuck yourself. May the rats eat your mail, you fucking asshole. We lost over 150 good soldiers in Afghanistan at the hands of terrorists just like Khadr, and here you publish a fucking op-ed by the cocksucker. Fuck you. Don’t ever call yourself a Canadian, because you’re not fit to call yourself a Canadian. Nor is Khadr. Did you dine with him? You like him? His supporters fly Hezbollah and Hamas flags when they protest in Toronto and Mississauga. This is the company you keep? This is the direction your newspaper is taking? Fuck you.
Michael Devolin
Point taken, Yamit. And a good point. “The friend of my enemy is my enemy.” Your post reminds me of the fact that merely a week after PM Harper spoke in Israel and promised to fight anti-Jewish hatred and defend Israel, a few blocks away from the Parliament buildings an array of photographs glorifying Palestinian terrorism went on display at a Museum well known in the City of Ottawa. I wrote the PM’s office and received no reply. I am a firm believer in the principle of putting one’s money where one’s mouth is. So I acknowledge you point, Yamit. And a good point it is.
I will post here my letter to the Ottawa citizen’s editor about their publication of Omar Khadr’s twisted op-ed on the very day one of our soldiers were buried after being murdered by a fucking terrorist. It’s not a pretty letter, but he did reply. And I tell you this because I’m not aware of any protest from the PM’s office about this shameful behaviour by the Ottawa Citizen.
@ M Devolin:
Stephen Harper offers $66 million in new aid to Palestinians but refuses to criticize Israel during West Bank visit
Canadian aid to Palestinians to continue despite Hamas role in government
Foreign minister says Canada will ‘watch the situation very closely’
Do any of the readers to this thread see any contradiction in view of the links I supplied above?????
I see gross hypocrisy that seems to have worked with naive stupid Jews who never look beyond the apparent empty rhetoric and actual antisemitic action by same sources.
Any entity who supports and aids those who would murder all of us here were they able or capable is a Jew hater, a genocidal abetter and an antisemite by definition…
“Today’s anti-Semitism is all about denial: denial of the legitimacy of Zionism as a Jewish movement to reclaim the land of Israel…”
This is very good news. Zionism has been taking the brunt of the world’s antisemitic vitriol for decades now, so to hear Zionism referred to this way is refreshing and edifying.
That is great from a real country.
Now. if we can only have true leaders here in Israel. they could do the same.