Israel in Canadian Campus Media

This blog exists for the purpose of keeping people informed as to how Israel is being discussed in Canadian campus media. It is maintained by a York University student.

Wednesday, August 11, 2004

Not quite campus, but...

Ryerson's had its second attack, as reported by The Globe and Mail. But things are a bit fishy:

''The Islamic infidels have no belonging in Toronto and in the world at all ... we ask that whenever you spot a Muslim ... that you beat them and cause harm to them. Kill these Islamic infidels,'' reads one of the notices in broken English and signed by a group calling itself the Full Blooded Israeli Brigades.

Ok, first problem: No Jew has ever used the word "infidel" of their own volition. It's almost exclusively an Islamist word.

Second problem: It is doubtful anyone would create "Full Blooded Israeli Brigades". Are there any other Israeli brigades? Sounds like the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. And what's with the full-blooded Israeli thing? Are there full-blooded Israelis? We take all the ex-pats from anywhere else in the world.

Third problem: Hate propaganda in the summer? The propagandist seems exceptionally inept - who's really on campus in the summer?

The solution: An outside troublemaker.

"They [the Jewish and Muslim student groups on campus] firmly agreed it's an outsider who is trying to stir the pot. . . . The groups are not willing to give into this and allow someone to create tension between them."

Let me make myself clear. Hate crimes are never ok. We should be outraged, and condemn even the slighest sign of marginalization of any faith or ethnic group. Ethnic groups should work together for understanding and coexistence, even if they disagree.

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