Do the majority of Canadian Jews approve of Donald Trump-like deportations and harassment of pro-Palestinian activists? Do most Canadian Jews want to defund universities that don’t repress students opposing genocide? Do the majority of Canadian Jews agree with mainstream, pro-Israel organizations as they become ever more brazenly authoritarian and threaten the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
Recently, the Canadian Jewish News published a long article calling for the arrest of grassroots activist Charlotte Kates. “Community calls for action after the Canadian director of a terror group attended the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader in Beirut” quotes the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Anthony Housefather demanding greater police repression against Kates. The article concludes by quoting Conservative senator Leo Housakos saying, “I’m just trying to figure out why she’s not in handcuffs and in a jail cell.”
This is the latest in a wave of attacks against Kates by CIJA, B’nai Brith and other Zionist groups. They pressed Ottawa to add Kates’ organization, Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network, to Canada’s terrorism list despite no one even claiming the Vancouver-based grassroots group was involved in violence.
Zionists seem to be constantly strategizing on how to jail critics of Israel. In a video posted recently to YouTube, social media influencer Dahlia Kurtz describes spending hours uncovering the identity of a protester and then seeking to have them arrested. She was greeted with rabid applause by her crazed pro-Israel audience. (more...)
Canadian Jewry’s authoritarian turn
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