Is it anti-Semitic to call the existence of Israel into question or to attend rallies with chants like “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free?”
Members of the Jewish community would say yes, Ontario’s NDP is saying no and defending their candidate in Hamilton Centre.
She’s a differently abled Israel hater!
Barbara Kay has a column in the Post detailing a sea change in Jewish attitudes toward self defense in the light of rising antisemitism. In Canada most of the antisemitism is from the left and their Islamist allies. It’s great that “Liberal” Jews are arming themselves, well in the US. In Canada maybe it’s time for the Jewish community to read the riot act to the Kumbaya Kool-Aid Bernies.
With rising antisemitism even liberal Jews are arming themselves
Antisemitism in the United States is on the rise. When neo-Nazis designated Feb. 25 as a “Day of Hate” targeting Jewish institutions, Jews were warned to be vigilant. The Anti-Defamation League responded by calling on Jews and their allies to “join together by creating a Shabbat of Peace.” Forgive my cynical eye-rolling at this virtuous but futile reflex. When sewer rats clamber boldly upwards into the streets, it’s time to look beyond pious platitudes.
