Fighting hate should not, and cannot, be a partisan issue
Canada’s Jews weren’t the only minority group facing violence at that time. On June 6, Nathaniel Veltman allegedly ran down a Muslim family in London, Ont., killing four and seriously wounding another. For a moment, Canadian Jews put aside their own suffering and stood in solidarity with their beleaguered Muslim friends and neighbours.Article content
Imagine our collective shock when, at the national vigil for the London victims, a local imam thought the most important point to make was: “Whatever is happening in Jerusalem and Gaza is related to whatever happened in London, Ont. Period.” His remarks fed online conspiracy theories suggesting that the attack was part of a Jewish revenge plot. OMNI Television was evenone of its Arabic-language programs after its producer repeatedly and falsely alleged that the killer was a Jew.
Perhaps more frightening than the imam’s remarks themselves was the utter silence about what had occurred. His speech was broadcast by most major Canadian news channels, yet what followed was silence. Canadian Jews were left with the impression that falsely accusing us of being responsible for those heinous killings was an acceptable thing to do. For many, it conjured up memories of
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