Canada (IJV) is disturbed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s remarks during his speech to the Israeli Parliament, in which he labeled criticism of the state of Israel as anti-Semitic. This is a grotesque misuse of the term, which describes hatred and violence towards Jews, not criticism of a government’s policies. “Harper has equated the state of Israel with the entire Jewish people. Then he claims that to criticize Israel is to attack Jews,” says IJV spokesperson Tyler Levitan. “This is a continuation of Harper’s outrageous efforts to disparage the Palestinian people, as well as the growing international solidarity movement that supports the non-violent Palestinian campaign to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel until Israel is willing to accept Palestinian rights.”
Posted on: Tue, 21 Jan 2014 23:56:42 +0000
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