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Ben Sichel
@bsichel
Nova Scotia teacher, proud union member, founding member @esjnovascotia. I *heart* public education. You can't be neutral on a moving train.
Halifax, Nova Scotia Katılım Ağustos 2011
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I cannot explain the deep rage I have for Israel desecrating Judaism in this way.
Israel Genocide Tracker@trackingisrael
Israeli soldiers have begun erecting massive menorahs on the ruins of Palestinian decimated neighborhoods in Gaza, marking the approach of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday.
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On these nights of Hanukkah, let us light the candles with a commitment to justice and liberation. This holiday teaches us about the endurance of light and the power of collective resistance against oppression.
In a world where its message has been distorted to justify harm, we reclaim Hanukkah as a celebration of resilience and the fight for freedom.
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Last 7 days:
-HRW said Israel is committing genocide
-Oxfam said Israel still deliberately blocking aid
-Doctors Without Borders said Israel willingly obliterated Gaza’s medical capacity
-UNICEF said Israel killed children in “safe zone”
-Israel assassinated 5 journalists
-Targeted hospitals killing medial staff
-Almost killed the head of the WHO
-Babies froze to death in Gaza
All paid for by American taxpayers.
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I will never forget how a fabricated story of beheaded Israeli babies moved journalists like @abbydphillip and @sarasidnerCNN to tears while real Palestinian babies dying of cold, starvation, under the rubble, burned alive, is met with silence and callous indifference.
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On Christmas in Gaza, three babies froze to death and five journalists were assassinated in a press van while waiting for the birth of one’s child. 14 months of global inaction while bearing witness to humanity’s worst possible crimes
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The miracle of Hanukkah was that, against all odds, the light endured—it was never extinguished. Hanukkah teaches us to persist, even in the darkest of moments. Inspired by our ancestors and out of a commitment to justice—we keep going.
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A chilling read from @haaretzcom
As we continue to see more and more horrifying images coming out of Gaza, Canadians must be united in standing up against the ethnic cleansing of the people of Gaza.
haaretz.com/opinion/2024-1…
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The ghoulish & depraved unresponse of Canada’s political class & media to #Israel’s now routine attacks on hospitals in #Gaza,indiscriminate slaughter of #Palestinian civilians-toddlers/teens/grandmothers- massacred & starved on an industrial scale, is a stain that won’t go away.
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It took 400 days but seems like Canadian news outlets can now call the genocide a genocide
CTV News@CTVNews
Human Rights Watch says Israel's restriction of water supply in Gaza amounts to acts of genocide ctvnews.ca/world/human-ri…
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CIJA & Federations are losing it because the Canadian public is seeing through their claims to represent Canadian Jews, when really what they care about is defending Israel — even as it carries out genocide.
While they obsess over labeling us 'token Jews,' they weaponize antisemitism to silence Palestine solidarity, deny anti-Palestinian racism, and lobby for unwavering support of Israeli apartheid and genocide. We see through it — and we won't be silenced.
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May we all take inspiration from the life & work of Rabbi @Mivasair, a lifelong human rights champion who fearlessly challenges, in the great prophetic tradition, those who support & sustain the systems of apartheid & genocide. Equally important, he walks with and accompanies
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@CIJAinfo @IndJewishVoices Even if everything CIJA said was true I'd rather be "fringe" than a proud genocide supporter
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Pro-Israel Jewish rally in Ottawa: 20,000 people, no arrests
Anti-Israel Jewish rally in Ottawa: 100 people, 14 arrests for trying to invade MPs' offices
Canadians shouldn't mistake fringe anti-Israel groups like @IndJewishVoices as representing Canada's Jewish community.
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Important thread from Independent Jewish Voices (@IndJewishVoices) on the ceasefire which has been reached between Israel & Hezbollah, following Israel destroying entire villages in Lebanon, carpet bombing neighbourhoods.
#Israel #Lebanon #Hezbollah #ceasefire #Gaza #Palestine
Independent Jewish Voices@IndJewishVoices
A ceasefire has been reached between Israel & Hezbollah. In the past weeks Israel ran rampant in Lebanon killing entire families, destroying entire villages, carpet bombing entire neighbourhoods. Genocide in Gaza wasn't enough. Israel had to extend the scope of its crimes. 1/6
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Just a regular, folksy guy who spent 12 years helping rich people hide from taxes in Bermuda and whose top comms staffer defends the use of Nazi symbols
Tim Houston@TimHoustonNS
I talked to CBC's Amy Smith in Fairview-Clayton Park, where I grew up. It's fun to remember the old days!
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I want y’all to sit with this and really truly understand what the targeting & murdering of 215 medics in less than 2 months looks like.
Beirut & Houston have almost the same populations. HFD has about 400 paramedics. Imagine killing half the paramedics in Houston in 52 days.
sarah@sahouraxo
Israel killed 5 paramedics in Lebanon today, along with a hospital director. In just 52 days, Israel has killed over 215 Lebanese paramedics. If this were happening in Ukraine, it would dominate headlines across mainstream media. But because it’s Lebanon, not a single peep.
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Even if this "tokenization" and "fringe" nonsense were true, I'd rather be a fringe token than an outspoken supporter of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Proud to be a member of @IndJewishVoices
Artur Wilczynski@Arturmaks
The tokenization of fringe elements of the Jewish community to do anything on our behalf is a virulent and pernicious form of racism. Tokenizing any community is despicable and unions would never do it with any other community.
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CIJA’s own board members are guilty of inciting the same crimes against humanity that Netanyahu & Gallant have been issued arrest warrants for by the ICC.
It’s long past due for CIJA to be prosecuted for its full-throated support for the Gaza genocide.
Dimitri Lascaris@dimitrilascaris
By issuing arrest warrants against the leader of a Western-backed apartheid state for the first time, the ICC has finally acknowledged the universality of international law. It has refused to give solace to Israeli terrorists in their war of extermination against Palestinians. We call on the government of Canada to respect the arrest warrants and to prosecute @CIJAinfo for hate speech and incitement to genocide.
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This was a shameful moment as @mattgallowaycbc tried to "gotcha" his guest who is the victim of an ongoing genocide
Rosé Bautista@DesmondCole
Listening to @mattgallowaycbc ask @RajiSourani about gangs of Palestinians in Gaza stealing aid from other Palestinians. I'm reminded of the reflexive argument that African people were the ones who sold other Africans into slavery. A total refusal to engage the larger point
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