Identifying as a Jew
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The open display of Jew hatred across Canada won’t be going away because the lunatics now know they can get away with it.
Anyone who knows the history of Jew hatred knows that while it starts with the Jews, it never ends with them.
Today, in Canada, in 2024, you can be accosted and roughed up by what are laughably called “pro-Palestinian” demonstrators, for attending a political event, skating at city hall, shopping in a mall, buying a book at a bookstore, eating lunch at a restaurant, attending university or a municipal council meeting, or living in a “Zionest-infested area.”
You could be walking down the street going about your business and asking the “pro-Palestinian” demonstrators to get out of your way and become a target.
None of these things mean you have to be Jewish.
Now that we’ve left the lunatics — that is, the protesters — in charge of defining what constitutes lawful protest against Israeli military policies in the war in Gaza, as opposed to open displays of Jew hatred in Canada, we’ve lost the plot.
Our political leaders, absurdly, keep “bothsidesing” the issue of protests against the Israel/Hamas war — constantly issuing mindless and ineffective platitudes that “anti-Semitism” and, always in the same breath, “Islamophobia,” are not acceptable in Canada.
Of course they’re not acceptable and there are hotheads on both sides of the issue who should be charged when they break the law and threaten to harm or, in fact, harm others.
But for the love of heaven can our political leaders please stop pretending these “pro-Palestinian” demonstrations are a mirror image of “pro-Israel” demonstrations?
“Pro-Israel” demonstrators are not marching into or targeting “Muslim-infested” areas of Canada for the purpose of intimidation.
You don’t see “pro-Israel” demonstrators shutting down political events, like a gala reception for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto on Saturday night, or throwing projectiles at Liberal Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen.
Newsflash for the “pro-Palestinian” crowd: None of these people are Jewish.
Then again, you don’t have to be Jewish.
You could just be someone who wants the deaths of tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza to end, but who doesn’t believe that justifies protesting outside a Toronto hospital founded by Jews that today serves people of all faiths and no faith, while ignoring Hamas’ terrorism.
Waving the flag at a protest outside Mount Sinai Hospital in downtown Toronto
Today, in Canada, even that reasonable view — and you don’t have to be Jewish to have it — could “provoke” the “pro-Palestinian” demonstrators to accuse you of supporting genocide and the murder of children.
When that happens, they will surround you as a group, because that’s what cowards do. While you try to answer the arguments of one of them, the others will harass you, from every side, yelling insults at you, their videophones pointed at your face, hoping you’ll say something provocative or try to push your way out, whereupon they’ll accuse you of assault.
You don’t have to be Jewish to have that happen to you. It could happen to anyone.
As my Toronto Sun colleague Joe Warmington has rightly observed, the “pro-Palestinian” crowds now believe they’re in charge wherever and whenever they demonstrate and that will be the lasting legacy of what has been going on in Canada ever since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
This latest war between Hamas and Israel — the fifth since 2008 — will end eventually.
But the open display of Jew hatred across Canada, which can target anyone, won’t be going away, because the lunatics now know they can get away with it.
This op-ed originally appeared in The Toronto Sun
So basically, the "pro-Palestinian" side is engaging in terrorism.
I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
It's the same here in Australia, more so on the east coast.
La visón del Islam es gobernar la major parte del mundo en un califato. Los no musulmanes están bajo sus talones. Los cristianos están siendo perseguidos y eliminados en varios parte del mundo en este momento. ?Dónde está la prensa sobre eso? Cualquier dictadura devoradora necesita que la gente se mantenga firme !!Ahora!!
Locusts.
I’m just surprised that the militaries in Canada and the United States haven’t attempted a coup yet? There are a lot of pro Constitutional members in both Canada’s and the United States militaries who have seen the downward spiral of their countries so why hasn’t there been a military coup yet?
I hope it doesn't come to military action in the US or Canada. But if any coup evolves, it will be when our present criminal ignorance is overpowered by an awakening: An epiphany; a satori. Poisoned meat has been fed our young for at least 30 years to prepare them for a world dictatorship. The "elites" have been rewriting history to justify a leveling of humanity ruled by the few who know what's good for us ("1984" is actually here already). The 2 banners that are waved for attention are those of cultural Marxism and radical Islam.
Those two world views will take the air and light out of life as we have known it (sorry about using the past tense here) and set humanity back to the Dark Ages, where creativity, ingenuity, and joy itself will be owned by the Caliph or General Secretary.
Cultural Marxism isn't a thing. Radical Islam is. And it is completely hostile to actual Marxism.
And the idea that "elites" rule countries in the west is propaganda promoted by far right activists aligned with the enemies of the free world.
Mostly right, but I'd say that Radical Islam isn't a thing, either... only Islam. Can you name a "moderate" Sharia state?
What we've seen over the last century is the return of Islamic theocracies, largely a reaction to the abolition of the last caliphate in 1924.
A coup in the classic sense is a thing of the past. Today's battlefield is social media, and there the Left has a virtually unshakeable iron grip.
You must not spend much time on social media. It is dominated by far right propagandists allied with Russia and China. TikTok itself is a Chinese propaganda vehicle -- and Donald Trump is now defending it.
And the US is not far behind.
Heck let’s call a spade a spade. Mainstream Islam propagates jihad as a religious precept. One of their basic religious sayings is “death to Israel, death to the Jews” plant your gharkard trees yidden the umma are coming their coming for us.
...and those who are outside of the Mainstream, i.e., Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, etc., are Dhimmi (second class citizens/despised and targets for all kinds of beastly treatment); those who are not in the mainstream---or those who leave Islam---should consider themselves among the dead. As a male on top you can be excused from using and abusing those underneath: women, children, apostates, and non-Muslims.
So, what kind of humanity can sprout from a joyless soil under a star of Death?
Those who hide within the mob are cowards: they hide behind cloth; they hide behind the bulk of angry flesh. If any of those bullies ever contributed in bringing light and knowledge into the world, they would do so standing on their own two feet. It is neither light nor knowledge, but the anger and frustration of never having seen the blessings of joy, nor ever having Life itself sanctified---only death. They have been used and cannibalized by leaders from hell.
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The "Freedom Convoy" protest two years ago showed us how ill-prepared the authorities are to set limits on what is acceptable during a protest. The freedom to protest should not provide an excuse to unduly disrupt society, and certainly not allow a level of terrorism.
However, as misinformed and ignorant as most of the pro-Palestinian demonstrators are, they should be allowed to express their views publicly. Yet, it would be reasonable to place limits on how they do this so that the rights of those not involved in the protest are protected.
It is about the delicate balance between the rights of the protesters and the rights of the non-protesters. Lately, the legal system has not done well in protecting the rights of the non-protesters.
Sounds like you see the violent-prone protestors and the non-violent protestors (&/or non-protestors) as being on equal footing!
Of course, ideally the same rights should apply to both groups, but if one breaks every law in human civility and terrorizes the public at large, they should be prosecuted -- not excused, regardless of their cause (which happens to be fallacious in this case)!
Your last line is too delicately worded for what's actually happening: the Canadian legal system is FAILING to protect its citizens from hateful terrorists.
I don't know what you mean by "violent-prone" nor how you could legislate against it. Violent protestors are prosecuted if sufficient evidence can be gathered; never excused.
My point is that violence is not the determining factor and that some forms of non-violent protest should also be impermissible. We are too tolerant of angry people interfering with the rights of others. The right of "freedom of speech" does not supersede all other rights. The examples cited in the article are examples of non-violent protestors infringing on the rights of others. Why aren't there legal consequences?
Aside from the ignorance surrounding these protests, there is a more concerning ignorance surrounding how civilized societies function and how "rights" can be asserted.
Violence should be a determining factor, if not “the” determining factor. True, there are also other misbehaviors, but few as harmful. And if you can’t recognize violence when you see it you have a real cognitive problem.
As for how to legislate against it: the same way any violent act is forbidden by law. Assault is illegal whether as part of a robbery or part of a demonstration.
I thought the article was about non-violent demonstrations of antisemitism. You're OK with all of that, then?
The point is well taken. However, I strongly object to the author's labeling these people as 'lunatics.' That is essentially declaring them insane and thus not culpable for their behavior. I think the proper term is 'bullies' if not 'terrorizers'.
They are absolutely bullies! And in general, when they don’t get what they want, they throw tantrums, like spoiled children hoping everyone will just give in and give them what they want.
Indeed, but I'd add that they're ignoramuses who are acting like dangerous programmed robots that have been "fed" propaganda and outright lies!
And the threat to everyone (not just Israel & Jews) is that they'll never get everything they want because they want every thing, without doing anything to earn it (unless you count criminal activity, savagery, etc. -- even among themselves -- as a plus; come to think of it, when directed against themselves, it probably does count as a bonus to the rest of us)!