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In Canada, Tolerating Intolerance Has Led to Hate

(Toronto Sun-Canada) Lorrie Goldstein - Canada in recent decades has gone from being a tolerant society to one that tolerates intolerance. Its latest manifestation is the current political and policing paralysis when it comes to dealing with pro-Hamas demonstrations, ostensibly calling for the destruction of Israel, but whose real agenda is to foster hatred against Jews in Canada. Every reasonable person knows that if these hate-filled demonstrations were aimed at blacks or gays, Canadian authorities would be using every means available to shut them down. If these "pro-Palestinian protests" were genuinely focused on the military policies of Israel, they would not target Jews and Jewish businesses in Canada. Instead, Jews in Canada today have realized that our grandparents were right - that antisemitism did not disappear in the wake of the Holocaust. The threat to Jews in Canada today comes from the failure of the political class in Canada to counter it, and in failing to counter it, the message is that silence gives consent. By allowing these law-breaking expressions of hatred on our streets to continue month after month and year after year, they create the impression that hatred against Jews in Canada is justified because of the actions of the Israeli government. By repeatedly condemning Israel while not equally denouncing Hamas, they tacitly encourage the hate-filled demonstrations against Jews in Canada.
2025-05-25 00:00:00
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