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Challenging Racism isn't Anti-Semetic
Engler, Yves
http://dissidentvoice.org/2017/04/challenging-racism-isnt-anti-semitic/Date Written: 2017-04-22 Publisher: Dissident Voice Year Published: 2017 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX20648 Engler criticizes Canadians' willingness to defend the Jewish Defense League, even with their growing connection to white supremist groups. Abstract: - Excerpt: Weirdly, even some self-declared "anti-fascists" who claim to be intent on "punching Nazis" get uncomfortable when you criticize the Jewish Defense League. In an incident akin to Canadians organizing to thwart freedom riders during the US civil rights movement, the Toronto-based JDL organized a mob that attacked protesters at last month's American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington DC. Over the past decade the JDL has built itself up by aggressively harassing pro-Palestinian activists in Toronto, which has won them active or passive support from much of the Jewish establishment, dominant media and the city's broader power structure. As I was slandered for discussing in a previous article, JDL Toronto is now seeking to export their extremist ideology to the USA and is building neo-fascist alliances focused on bashing Muslims in Toronto. Until recently liberals largely treated JDL thuggery with kid gloves. For many years the former head of the Canadian Jewish Congress, Bernie Farber, gave the group political cover. The same can be said for former Canada-Israel Committee board member Warren Kinsella, who spoke at a JDL meeting in 2009. These prominent liberals supported JDL intimidation of Palestinian solidarity activists. But, they are now uncomfortable with the group’s racism against Canadian Muslims and ties to other more marginal white supremacist groups such as the English Defence League and Soldiers of Odin. Subject Headings |