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Canadian Islamic Congress condemns Canada’s UN vote
by Scott Gilbreath ~ January 17th, 2009
The Canadian Islamic Congress yesterday issued a sternly worded press release denouncing last week’s vote by Canada against the United Nations “Human Rights” Council resolution condemning Israel’s military action in Gaza.
The Canadian Islamic Congress today added its voice to growing protests over Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s decision on Monday to have Canada vote against a United Nations resolution condemning Israel’s atrocities in Gaza.
Ottawa’s unwavering support of Israel in the current conflict, highlighted by its vote at the UN, is a break from neutral positions of the recent past in which Canada’s norm has typically been abstention from voting.
Wrong. Several times in “the recent past”, Canada has stood alone at the UNHRC against one-sided condemnations of Israel.
The CIC press release says nothing about anti-Semitic demonstrations in Toronto, Calgary, and elsewhere in recent days. In Calgary, as Ezra Levant points out, anti-Semites have chosen to stage pro-Hamas rallies in the city’s most heavily Jewish neighbourhood.
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, has it right:
“It is shocking to think that flags of banned terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah are being flown in the streets of Canadian cities. The ideals these terrorist organizations preach are abhorrent to the fundamental values of the Canadian people and of all civilized peoples: freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.”
If CIC also finds that “shocking”, you wouldn’t know it from their public statements.
The Government of Canada lists Hezbollah and Hamas as banned terrorist organizations under the provisions of Canada’s Criminal Code.
In 2006, the CIC called for Hamas and Hezbollah to be removed from Canada’s terrorist list.
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