Good Evening,
I attended the Bnai Brith News Conference today where David Matas addressed the media and members of the Community on the Israeli Apartheid Week unfolding here in our fair city.
This Israeli Apartheid Week must be stopped in its evil tracks. It is disgraceful, frightening, ignorant and obviously born from a racist mindset and of course vibrates a message of hatred towards the state of Israel and Jews in general. Every voice matters. Again we need all of your voices heard and heard clearly. We cannot sit by and do nothing. It is our duty to speak up. It is scheduled to be held on campuses in Winnipeg and around the world on March 8 to 12. This Apartheid Week targeting Israel is actually about to happen at this moment in time at the U of M on the above dates.
I am a firm believer in “freedom of speech” however when it is sent out with a racist message directed towards any group or culture it must be stopped “dead” in its tracks. Canadians live in a multi cultural country. Every one deserves their freedom from attack of the self. Anti Racism of any nature makes Canada the country it is…a beacon of hope and example the world can emulate.
Speak up now while you have a chance to stop this Israel Apartheid Week with its twisted untruths, transmitted about the State of Israel.
The world should be held up to the standards it generally holds Israel to.
Contact the Bnai Brith (Alan Yusim, AYusim@bnaibrith.ca) to obtain the names and phone numbers of the Heads of the Universities, Red River College and other individuals so you can voice your opinion and become part of the solution.