FATAH: Anti-Semitism rears its head in Canada at Palestinian rally
Posted on 08 July 2020
Tarek Fatah
July 08, 2020
On Saturday, July 4, Mississauga’s Celebration Square witnessed a protest by Palestinian Canadians against the planned annexation of the West Bank into Israel proper.
The organizer of this event wrote: “As Canadians, we need to condemn this illegal annexation and condemn Trudeau’s support of Israel, as well as show our support for Palestine and demand justice for it’s (sic) people. Palestinian or not, this is a human rights issue and we all need to come together to stand against it.”
But far from marching “as Canadians” for a “human rights issue,” the protestors could barely conceal their hatred of Jews and their clear rejection of Canada as their country.
One slogan chanted by the crowd revealed the true nature of the protest as not being against Israel’s ill-fated annexation bid, but a visceral hatred of Jews and the call for an extermination of the State of Israel itself.
A video shows the protesters chanting: “Palestine is our country / The Jews are our dogs.”
It was followed by the singing of the Palestinian anthem and the waving of Palestinian flags. There was not a single Canadian flag in sight nor was the Canadian national anthem accorded the respect it deserves as a land that opened its doors to these children of Palestinians seeking a new home.
When will they chant, “Canada is our country,” I wondered?
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