Iggy bans Lib MPs from Gaza rallies?

Sephardi wrote:

While some Jews are standing up and condemning this atrocity, occupying consulates etc. it seems too little too late. ...

In sixty years, the Jewish people have yet to own up to the terrorism, mass-murder and criminality that created the state of Israel and continues to expand it with the blood of the actual descendants of Abraham - the Jews, Christians and Muslims who lived together peacefully in Palestine for centuries.

That's another anti-Semitic statement. How about stopping?

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Instead its been rah, rah, rah Hadassah-bazaar making-the-desert-bloom support for the state of Israel.

That's another one. What are you trying to accomplish?

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I'll have go to the Talmud for what Jews should think of non-Jews but I don't like to paste that kind of hate online.

You sound like a typical Islamophobe, only substituting Jews for Muslims. Are you enjoying yourself?

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Genstrike, that article you linked to is pretty horrifying, if those quotes are accurate. We knew about Wasylycia-Leis and Pat Martin being Israel champions, and we're had threads about Ovide Mercredi's and even Phil Fontaine's sycophantic trips to Israel. But I've never seen it brought together in one place this way - and Darlene Dziewit of the MFL!!??:

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One of the first guests to give greetings was Darlene Dziewit,
president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour, who said she had
experienced “a transforming visit to Israel.”

“It is important to see that in Manitoba, [unlike other provinces,
where labour federations have supported boycotting Israel], people who
identify with the left politically are also supporters of Israel,”
Melnick said.

NDP member of Parliament Judy Wasylycia-Leis, (Winnipeg-North) gave
greetings and said how exciting it was for her to be in Israel in May
for its 60th anniversary celebrations. She noted that Pat Martin,
another NDP MP (for Winnipeg Centre) was present at the event.

The first half of the Shared Values concert featured the music of
Hinode Taiko, a drumming group, as well as dances by the India School
of Dance Music and Theatre, and the Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble.

Manitoba Justice Minister David Chomiak, who attended the event, said he is “a big supporter of Israel.”

He added: “I was one of the Ukrainian kids who used to dance with Rusalka. I wasn’t that good. I was in the back row.”

The concert also featured an amazing hoop dance by First Nations
dancer Brian Cline, accompanied with vocals and drums by Ray Stevensen.
Cline was introduced by former Assembly of First Nations chief Ovid
Mercredi [sic], from the Grand Rapids First nations, who has also been to
Israel several times on missions with the Jewish National Fund.

About 200 members of First Nations communities from northern
Manitoba, Northern Ontario and Saskatchewan came to Winnipeg for the
event.

“Many First Nations people have a real connection to Israel because
of the things that we [the First Nations and the Jewish People have]
suffered. Israelis have a love for the land and we also have a love for
the land,” said Linda Mavsilar, a Christian member of a First Nations
community in Saskatchewan.

“It is our intention to grow the Manitoba-Israel Shared Values
Roundtable, and attract members of different faiths and communities,”
said Sharon Blady, an NDP MLA for Kirkfield Park.

Andrew Swan, the province’s minister of competitiveness, training
and trade, also gave greetings and said that Manitoba, can learn a lot
from Israel’s experience “of being able to take in one million
immigrants from the former Soviet Union.”

Disgusting, and shameful. What are they saying these days about Israel's mass murder in Gaza - if anything?

I'm like Woody Allen (except not a pedophile) Unionist. I'm not enjoying myself unless everybody is. 

If you're trying to smear me as "an anti-semite" I must hitting a little too close to home. 

Unionist wrote:

Disgusting, and shameful. What are they saying these days about Israel's mass murder in Gaza - if anything?

That is probably only the tip of the iceberg too, just being an article about one event.

The only ones I've seen say anything about Gaza were here (while I was out in the cold).  Chomiak and Melnick were inside.

Out of 40 or so NDP MPs and MLAs from Manitoba (28ish from Winnipeg), I have not seen any of them at the rally, or at the al-Nakba ceremony last summer.  It seems like it is a lot easier to get NDP politicians to show up to pro-Israel rallies and Red Fridays than to anti-war marches and Palestinian solidarity events these days.  But we will see if any of them show up to the next rally this weekend... I can only assume not, but I will update you if pleasantly surprised.

both Liberals and Conservatives compete for who loves Israel the most title. Conservatives have a good lead but Liberals don't want to be left too far behind.
NDP may as well as adopt formal pro Palestine anti Israel stance in order to separate from pack.

The link is to Warren Kinsella's website. Reports indicate he has a senior role in the Ignatieff campaign effort. Unless and until Ignateiff fires him from the campaign I'll assume he speaks on behalf of Ignatieff.

If Amensty International isn't afraid to go there, why not the NDP. I totally agree Sunday Hat. Both the Conservatives and Liberals have failed to address human rights and the NDP should be championing them.

Closing for length, and another sidescroll! What's going on here?