Kevin Neish, Al Jazeera: Israel fired before boarding
By Frank Moher In an interview with Zoe Blunt published at pacificfreepress.com, Canadian human rights activist Kevin Neish reports that he was on board the Gaza aid ship that was stormed by Israeli commandos, and that soldiers began firing from helicopters above the ship as the raid began. His account is corroborated by an interview [...]
Kevin Neish and the flotilla: human rites
By Frank Moher I got to know Kevin Neish, one of three Canadians currently being held by Israel after its attack on the Gaza aid flotilla, last Fall, when a production of the play My Name is Rachel Corrie that I had directed toured to Victoria. Kevin was instrumental in bringing the show to his [...]
The Cons find their wedge issue: Israel
By Alison@Creekside Two days ago Jason Kenney’s communications director Alykhan Velshi tweeted that Con MP Tim Uppal from the inquiry panel at the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism will be looking for unanimous all-party approval when he introduces a motion to condemn the use of the word “apartheid” as applied to Israel in the [...]
Canada to Palestinians: no more schools for you
By Alison@Creekside Last month Jason Kenney explained his government’s decision to cut off funds to the church aid group KAIROS thusly: “Our government is working to dismantle the client relationship that existed between the government of Canada and organizations whose priority is seemingly to advocate for the legalization of banned terrorist organizations like Hamas and [...]
Bernie’s version
By Alison@Creekside In February, Bernie Farber, CEO of the CJC, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, and 10 other Lib and Con MPs attended the London Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism. From Farber’s Feb 25 column at Canadian Jewish Congress: “Of all the strategies and tactics reviewed, one stood out for broader emulation. It was the development of [...]
Kenney: Leftists = Nazis
By Alison@Creekside Haaretz, May 25, 2009 : A “new anti-Semitism” that emanates from an alliance of Western leftists and Islamic extremists is more dangerous than the “old European” form of Jew-hatred, Canada’s minister of citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism said as he wound up a four-day trip to Israel Sunday. “The existential threat faced by Israel [...]
Jason Kenney proves George Galloway’s point
By Alison@Creekside George Galloway, a sitting member of the British Parliament and leader of the Viva Palestina humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza, has been banned from Canada on security grounds. Describing him as an “infandous street-corner Cromwell,” Jason Kenney spokesweasel Alykhan Velshi told Channel Four News above that George Galloway “poses a national security threat [...]
Enough of Israeli spin
Let me be clear: I am not anti-Semitic. Let me be very clear: I am completely opposed to the current state of Israel. It is not democratic. It is oppressive. It is criminal, both morally and in its refusal to comply with United Nations resolutions. Let us all be very, very clear: speaking strongly against [...]
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