Canadian Jewish community holds anti-Zionist picket
Even though there are many in the Canadian Jewish community who are active opponents of Zionism, they are rarely given media coverage in order to conceal Israel’s illegitimacy among the Jewish people.Braving cold winds, Canadians, many of them of Jewish background, picketed outside the Metro Convention Centre on November 18 to protest Israel's brutal war against Gaza. The Jewish National Fund was holding its annual Negev Gala at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.The picket was announced barely a day before the event. It was organized by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN) and endorsed by Women in Solidarity with Palestine (WSP), Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), Not In Our Name (NION), Jews Opposing Zionism, Palestine House, Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid (CAIA), Canadian Arab Federation (CAF) and Tamil Resources Centre (TRC).Participants at the picket denounced Israeli atrocities in Gaza and spoke out against the backing given to Israel by the Canadian government of Stephen Harper. Many people driving by the protest expressed solidarity with the picket by honking their horns and holding up V signs with their hands.During the rally a prominent Canadian Jewish activist Suzanne Weiss proclaimed that Zionist Israel and the Jewish people are two separate entities. She stated that the Israeli government does not represent the Jewish people or the Jewish religion.Susanne Weiss' family perished in the Holocaust but she is an ardent oppoent of the zionist regime in Occupied Palestine. She has has spoken at many rallies against Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people.Speaking to Crescent International a Palestinian at the protest expressed outrage at the attention given by the global media and other countries to the conflict in Syria and the neglect of the Palestinian cause. The Palestinian protestor who identified himself only as Mohammed stated that “the main reason why the Syrian issue is given so much prominence is because the collapse of the Syrian government benefits the US and Israeli interests.”Near the end of the rally a Zionist individual began expressing aggressive behavior and attacked some participants at the picket. The Zionist thug began insulting participants and pushed a blogger from Montreal. The zionist was especially upset at the participation of "white guys" at the pro-Palestinian rally. However, he was led away by the Toronto police who told him to immediately leave the area of the protest.Even though there are many in the Canadian Jewish community who are active opponents of Zionism, they are rarely given media coverage in order to conceal Israel’s illegitimacy among the Jewish people. The corporate Western media peddles the lie that the Zionist regime in Palestine represents the Jewish people worldwide and its aggressive actions are aimed at protecting the Jewish people.However, a little deeper look exposes this myth as Israel actively suppresses dissenting Jewish voices in Palestine and abroad. END Side Note: We are posting regular brief updates on the situation in Gaza on our Facebook page -http://www.facebook.com/CrescentInternational