Media bias on Middle East
Vocal minority protest any criticism of Israel.It seems that Canadians can make derogatory statements about our neighbour to the south and their president and cabinet without raising much of a whimper either here or there. Yet similar critical judgments about Israel — such as those of Phil McNeely, a Liberal MPP from an eastern Ottawa constituency, who recently stated that Israel is a "rogue state" — immediately cause the borscht to boil.
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posted by Annamarie at
7:44 PM
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It is beyond my comprehension as well. I'd like to know just when this phenomenon took root. If anyone out there knows, I'd be interested. I don't remember it being this bad years ago...
To equate criticism of Israel with anti-semitism is totally ludicrous, and is itself racist. Israel's policies have nothing to do with a person's views of Jewish people in general. If someone criticises Canada's PM Harper's policies, does that make them anti-Canadian?? I have many Jewish friends who are critical of Israel's policies, so does that make these Jewish people anti-Jewish, or anti-semitic??
Israel and its policies are not above that of any other state, hence not above criticism.
Personally, I will continue to speak critically about any group, state, government, political party/leader, ideology, etc... if I feel justified in doing so. That is my right as a citizen of the 'free world'. This does not make me a racist, or any other kind of ist or ite. It simply makes me human.
As for McGuinty, he just showed his total ignorance, once again.
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