Toronto protests against actions in Middle east

[sueragingroz]

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the story is exactly 12 hours old..

sorry for posting so late

[liberalhistorian]

1. Good for them!

I hope they make an impact; I'm getting the sense that a lot of Canadians are really disgusted with Harper's response to Israel's actions.

I don't agree at all, however, with any boycotting of Israeli businesses. They have no more to do with what the Israeli government is doing than the Lebanese and Gaza civilians have to do with what Hezbollah and Hamas do, and such collective punishment would be really unfair.

[MsMagnificent]

6. Money talks...

It was the boycotting of the South African businesses that played a very strong, if not the strongest role IMO, of bringing that apartheid to an end...

What else do you suggest? What else, with this administration and with the power the Israel lobby holds over the US politicians, could possibly work?

[Spazito]

2. I am glad to see coverage of the protests!

There were some in Montreal and, unbelievably, Calgary, harper's home turf, in the last few days. harper made a very bad mistake in unilaterally supporting Israel and kissing bush's ass and it is coming home to bite his own ass.

[Minstrel Boy]

3. Thanks. Also, a good column today in the Toronto Star

by Haroon Siddiqui:

Harper joins Canada to Israeli-U.S. axis

The voluminous coverage and commentary on Stephen Harper's stand on the Middle East hasn't quite conveyed the full extent of his Americanized and Israelized foreign policy.

The Israeli military offensive on Lebanon that he considered "measured" has been condemned by no less a moral authority than Louise Arbour, the United Nations High Commissioner for human rights, as a possible war crime, a violation of international humanitarian as well as criminal law.

When was the last time a sitting prime minister was so thoroughly contradicted on the international stage by another Canadian — in this case, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and Yugoslavia, who indicted Slobodan Milosevic?

...

The way to undercut Hezbollah and Hamas, and their terrorism, is to advance peace and prosperity, not increase oppression, economic deprivation and military assaults. If those tactics worked, they would have done so long ago. The peace that Israelis crave and deserve won't come from Israeli military muscle but through justice for the Palestinians. This long-standing Canadian position has now been abandoned by Harper.

The Star

[Spazito]

4. Excellent article, thanks for posting n/t

[blonndee]

5. Good for them!

I wonder how long it will take US to wake up? :(