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Canadian universities face challenges trying to understand why supporting Hamas makes them evil scumbags
Canadian universities face challenges navigating Israel-Hamas war
MONTREAL – In the days since Hamas launched violent attacks on Israel, Canadian universities have been grappling with how to address a deeply divisive subject that has sparked grief, anger and heated debate on campuses and in wider society.
Several universities have faced backlash for public statements, while others have been forced to respond to groups who expressed support for the militant group’s actions.
York University Student Unions praise Hamas terrorists’ actions as “necessary” and condemn “so-called Canada” and “so-called” Israel as fundamentally illegitimate “settler-colonial states”.
“From Turtle Island to Palestine […] these events serve as a reminder that resistance… pic.twitter.com/urkCidPzD1
— Anthony Koch (@Anthony__Koch) October 13, 2023
“The moment they heard Robin Hood was going to be a woman and black and bisexual … they immediately hated it from the moment we announced production,”
Toronto director calls out comments on his new take on Robin Hood story
Cultural appropriation is a one way street.
h/t RH
Gaza residents told to move south as Israel prepares for expected ground assault .. Hamas tells them to stay and sacrifice themselves
Israel’s military has delivered sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people before an expected ground offensive aiming to eradicate the Hamas militant group after its unprecedented assault on Israel and the seizure of dozens of hostages.
In the blockaded enclave, the evacuation notice issued in the early hours of Friday sent panic through civilians and aid workers already struggling under intense Israeli airstrikes, and a blockade in which no food, fuel or medical supplies is being allowed in. The UN considers the tightened siege a war crime.
Hamas tells Gaza residents to stay home as Israel ground offensive looms
Mosques called on residents of the Gaza Strip not to leave their homes on Friday after Israel’s military told all civilians, more than 1 million people, to relocate south ahead of an expected ground invasion that risks high casualties.
This may be the pivotal moment in fighting between the Israeli military and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which on Saturday launched the bloodiest attack on the country since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Israel destroys Palestinian pizzeria that used photo of elderly hostage in advert
Israel has destroyed a Palestinian pizzeria that used a picture of an elderly woman held hostage by Hamas in its advertising.
A bulldozer was seen flattening the pizzeria, called Eiffel Bakery and Supermarket, in footage recorded in the West Bank town of Huwara.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) central command gave the order to destroy the building.
Former Mountie Tells Court He Was Unaware of Secrets Sent to Investigative Targets
A former RCMP investigator who worked on a money laundering probe says he was unaware at the time that someone had sent secret information to people who were of interest to authorities.
Retired staff sergeant Patrick Martin testified today in the trial of Cameron Jay Ortis, a former RCMP intelligence official charged with breaching Canada’s secrets law.
World got all Judgey! Palestinians say murdered children, gang rapes and mutilated corpses taken out of context
Palestinian Americans, Dismayed by Violence, Say Historical Context Is Being Overlooked
As news spread over the weekend that gunmen from Hamas, the Palestinian faction that governs the Gaza Strip, had killed hundreds and taken hostages in a surprise attack on Israel, Zarefah Baroud watched in horror from Seattle.
Ms. Baroud, a doctoral student and activist who is Palestinian American, said she felt deep sadness for the Israelis who were killed and kidnapped. And she was immediately worried that those killings would be “used to justify genocide” against Palestinians.
‘Day of jihad’ sees anti-Israel protests around the world after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal told Muslims to ‘take to the streets’
Anti-Israel protests have been held in a ‘day of jihad’ across the world today after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal demanded thousands of Muslims take to the streets to demonstrate amid the ongoing conflict.
The demonstrations were staged after Friday prayers in Muslim communities around the world – including in Iraq, Japan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – condemning Israel’s attacks on Gaza and showing support for Palestinians in the wake of the deadly surprise attack launched by Hamas terrorists in southern Israel.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered Friday in Tahrir Square in the centre of Baghdad, and similar protests are expected in Syria and other Arab countries following afternoon prayers.
BREAKING:
Police forces use tear gas against Jordanian protesters trying to break into the West Bank from Jordan as part of the Global Day of Rage protests pic.twitter.com/9ivosgP848
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) October 13, 2023
🚨Students at UCLA are screaming “intifada” calling for violence against Jews today after terrorist org Hamas called for a “day of rage” and “jihad” against Jews.
Jewish students should not have to live with this. NO ONE should have to live with this. These students are… pic.twitter.com/khT2tM0eFi
— Draven von Lycanthrope (@CRYPTIDSandUFOs) October 13, 2023
Posters of missing Israeli children torn down by Palestine supporters in London
Palestine supporters appear to have torn down posters of missing Israeli children in London.
Footage shared on social media shows two women ripping the flyers from walls in Camden.
The Metropolitan Police said it was aware of the footage, and it is being assessed.
“This is for Palestine”, she said. pic.twitter.com/s3ElKXo6OP
— Elad Simchayoff (@Elad_Si) October 12, 2023
Viva diversity minute …
Today is being labeled “Day of Rage”.
I think we should call it the 2nd Amendment Appreciation Day.
Stay safe out there. pic.twitter.com/TIFQPtaT6K
— TheDeplorableVeteran🇺🇸 (@DeplorableVet84) October 13, 2023
Diplomat at Israel’s embassy in China ‘stabbed’: witnesses heard screams in Beijing street
A diplomat at Israel’s embassy in China has been injured in an apparent stabbing in Beijing.
The Israeli foreign ministry confirmed that the man had been attacked in the street and was now in a stable condition in hospital.
#BREAKING: A diplomat at Israel’s Embassy in China has been stabbed in #Beijing. Israel’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed the attack and said the victim is hospitalized and in stable condition.
[WARNING: graphic footage] pic.twitter.com/tybZyZhRoo
— Adelle Nazarian (@AdelleNaz) October 13, 2023
Day of Rage: Mohammedan screamed Allahu Akbar as he killed Teacher injured two in knife attack at school in France
A teacher has been killed and two others seriously injured during a knife attack at a school in France on Friday morning as the suspect allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar,” according to local media.
The knife-wielding suspect stabbed the assistant principal of the school and a gym teacher at the City School Gambetta-Carnot, French outlet BFMTV reported.
The suspect is believed to be about 20 years old and his brother was also arrested.
Attacco con coltello al grido di “Allah Akbar” in un liceo francese, ad #Arras. Ucciso l’insegnante, a cui va la nostra preghiera.
Terroristi islamici, da stanare e annientare, sempre e ovunque. pic.twitter.com/HUZSHoDFG4— Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) October 13, 2023
‘It was intolerable’: Ottawa local testifies at trial of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers
OTTAWA – The sanctuary at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in downtown Ottawa was “brutally altered” during the “Freedom Convoy,” the church’s administrator told the criminal trial of two of the protest’s organizers on Thursday.
Vivian Leir told the court she was overwhelmed by the trucks surrounding the church when big rigs and other vehicles arrived in Ottawa to protest COVID-19 public health measures last year.
Whoopi Goldberg meets with Pope Francis, champions his acceptance of homosexuality
Pro-abortion American actress and activist Whoopi Goldberg met with Pope Francis Thursday, the former taking the time to thank the latter for his “message” surrounding so-called climate change, and his stance on homosexual acts and Communion for the divorced and “remarried.”
Tasha Kheiriddin: The ‘decolonization’ movement will condemn us to the brutality of our past
After 24 hours of outrage, Ontario NDP MPP Sarah Jama has apologized.
On Tuesday, Jama posted on Twitter that she was “reflecting on my role as a politician who is participating in this settler colonial system, and I ask that all politicians do the same. #FreePalastine (sic).” This was followed by a lengthy statement in which she condemned Israel, where, she said, “For 75 years, violence and retaliation rooted in settler colonialism have taken the lives of far too many innocent people.”