Unapologetically Jewish

Canada is appalled by the Iranian Government’s execution of a Swedish citizen in Iran. We offer our deepest condolences to the family and express our full solidarity with Sweden. Canada continues to call on the Iranian regime to respect human rights and uphold their responsibilities under international law.

Today I$rael tried to kill me in a targeted airstrike in southern Lebanon as I was reporting on was the targeting of bridges and the forced displacement of 1 million people, an ethnic cleansing operation on a larger scale than the Nakba I have absolutely no doubt that this was deliberate. Despite claims there were no warnings ahead of the strike and no notifications sent to the Lebanese Army who allowed us to film As we have seen in Gaza they want to silence journalists who document and report their war crimes It is the western powers who provide political and military support for I$rael, arming it to the teeth to carry out genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing here in Lebanon. They are not simply complicit, but active participants and should be held accountable for their actions. But if I$rael thinks today’s strike will silence us and keep us out of the field they are very, very mistaken

Here are headlines of some articles published by the National Post, the flagship publication of Canada’s biggest newspaper chain, in the past two weeks. “Mayor Knack threw the Edmonton Jewish community under the bus” “Why Mark Carney should visit Israel” “As Jew hate hits all-time highs, Canada is ‘systematically’ purging its rolls of Jewish charities” “Inside the minds of Concordia’s anti-Israel activists” “Mayor puts ‘Islamophobia’ fears ahead of policing” “The deepfake war on Tel Aviv” “Are synagogue shootings a tipping point that will lead to real action?” “Olivia Chow has herself to blame for antisemitic violence” “Canada must root out the evil before it is too late” “Synagogue shootings are an assault on Canadian sovereignty” “Netanyahu swaggers as Israel handily fends off Iranian, Hezbollah attacks” “Charges are being dropped against Canadian anti-Israel thuggery at an astonishing rate” “A roadmap to ending this orgy of antisemitic violence” “Canadian Jews are angry. It’s a start” “Amid the sirens and explosions, young Israelis keep on dancing” “U of T prof warns Palestine Studies Centre may prioritize activism over scholarship” “Consultants for human rights museum’s ‘Nakba’ exhibit are hardened anti-Israel activists” “The left’s unhealthy obsession with Israel” “My synagogue was hit with a spray of bullets” “How to defeat Palestinianism” “Three synagogues hit by bullets. So much for ‘antisemitism has no place here’” “Edmonton Police Chief says he stands by his recent trip to Israel” “Jewish groups press Liberals to ban ‘glorification’ of terrorism such as praising Hamas attacks” “Jewish groups decry signs ‘reminiscent of Nazi incitement’ at Toronto demonstration” “Mayor calls out Carney Liberals’ response to antisemitic violence” “Hundreds gather for stationary anti-Israel protest and counter demonstration to mark Al-Quds Day in London” “Toronto police make two arrests on Saturday after court denies injunction to stop Al-Quds rally in Toronto” “Blast outside Jewish school in Amsterdam, no injuries” “Four teens arrested after fire lit at Rotterdam synagogue” “Premier Doug Ford seeking injunction to shut down planned Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto” “Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack is Lebanese immigrant, said to have lost relatives in airstrike” “Canada is ‘one of the centres of antisemitism, globally,’ says Israeli ambassador, on tour of targeted synagogue” “‘Targeted act of violence’: Suspect dead after car crash, shooting at Michigan synagogue” “Iranian Canadians join Jews in condemning Al Quds Day anti-Israel protests” “Liberals promise $10 million to fortify Jewish spaces after three synagogues shot at” “‘It gives us strength’: Tel Aviv bomb shelters double as dance clubs as Iranian missiles fly” “‘All eyes are on Canada,’ says Israel’s president after attacks on Toronto synagogues” “Belgian synagogue damaged in early-morning explosion” “Jewish leaders demand swift and ‘united’ action after Toronto synagogue shootings” “‘Bullets are flying’: Two more Toronto-area synagogues hit by gunfire” “Canadian Jews urged to be alert, cautious amid war on Iran” “Swastikas spray-painted on three neighbouring Jewish businesses in Montreal”

Sorry, there’s no justification for a police chief from Edmonton flying 10,000 km to learn from a genocidal country’s police force. Doesn’t matter how many paragraphs you type on a post with closed comments, nothing will ever make it acceptable.

In Canada, we are anti-genocide. This does not make us antisemitic. It just means we condemn Isreal’s genocidal atrocities.

I am extremely disappointed that the court has refused to put a stop to Al-Quds Day, which has long been a venue for antisemitism, hatred, intimidation and the glorification of terrorism. While the judge cited Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, when we talk about rights we need to be clear that every person has the right to safety and security. We need to be clear that no one in Canada has the right to incite violence or free licence to intimidate and hate. The judge also said that Toronto Police Service do not need an injunction to preserve the peace. That's unbelievable! If that's the case, I fully expect that the police will immediately intervene at the first sign of hate, violence or glorification of terrorist organizations. I won't stop working to put an end to the hatred and division that runs too rampant on Canada's streets. I won't stop working to protect the greatest province in the greatest country in the world.

Are we allowed to dislike Israel yet?

A monarchist Zionist counter protestor in Toronto holding an effigy of a lynched Palestinian.