Some politicians love to lecture us about what awful, racist, hate-filled cockroaches we are — even though most Canadians really aren’t all that..Of course, there are people with racist malice festering in their scheming, cold, black hearts. .Some of the worst offenders feed at the public trough..Politicians of all stripes sanctimoniously condemn this malady they allege permeates Canadian society like a Stage 4 cancer..Yet when an occasion arises for them to condemn specific shabby behaviour — crickets..NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is no exception..When it comes to denouncing antisemitism before an audience of potential voters, one couldn’t pry the mic from the hands of this fierce defender of the persecuted Jews..In 2108, Singh lamented the rise in hate crimes against Jews, promising to “stand against the tide of hatred.”.“When one of us is suffering, we’re all suffering,” said Singh..In September 2021, when two of his party’s candidates resigned after being outed for antisemitic social postings, Singh solemnly declared “antisemitism is real.” .“We’re seeing a scary rise in antisemitism, and we are unequivocally opposed, and we’ll confront it.”.So, when does Singh plan to confront his NDP Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice?.Quebec’s La Petite-Patrie MP mislead his 29,000 Facebook followers about alleged evil perpetrated in Jerusalem on April 15 by Jews against Palestinians..Boulerice’s venomous April 19 post was riddled with falsehoods about events at the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan..“Did you see the images of Palestine over the weekend?” wrote Boulerice..“The photos and videos are disturbing and frightening: children violently arrested, disabled people beaten, parents beaten in front of their children.”.“Israel forces attacked mosques, including Al-Aqsa, repeatedly hitting and arresting Muslim people in order to clear space, in the middle of Ramadan, all this for what?”.“Simply to leave room for extremist groups to rid Jerusalem of its Muslim and Christian Heritage.”.“The liberal government is unable to explain its support of Israel. This is a shame. Honestly there is no good justification to support a regime that invades mosques and practices apartheid.”.How awful! Barbarian Jew cops victimizing children and the disabled!.One problem..Where’s the evidence? No one seems to have seen it..Why isn’t social media flooded with videos of helplessly feeble victims being pummeled by Israeli police? .Boulerice didn’t post any. Odd, eh?.The Western Standard’s efforts to contact Boulerice to give him an opportunity to provide proof have been ignored..Singh has ignored calls by HonestReporting Canada (HRC) to issue an apology and formal retraction of Boulerice’s ugly fibs..Posts like this go viral. They feed hate and division. .They’re an insult to Israelis, Canada’s Jews, Palestinians being used as pawns — all Canadians..“Propagating the centuries-old lie that Al-Aqsa, the site for Muslims, is under attack is a modern blood libel that has the potential to fan the flames of antisemitism against Canada’s 400,000 Jews,” said HRC Executive Director Mike Fegelman..What really happened?.There are videos of young people marching around the Temple Mount with Palestinian flags, waving Hamas banners — a group Canada has designated as terrorists..There are videos of them hurling rocks at Israeli police and dropping them on Jews praying at the Western Wall..The thugs barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa with a huge supply of large rocks and firecrackers..“This is a revered holy site. You wouldn’t go into a church, or mosque in Canada, or a synagogue, with incendiary firecrackers, breaking cinder blocks to fashion them into rocks to deploy then as objects to main and murder,” said Fegelman..“These people are obviously not pious. There are videos of them wearing shoes in the mosque, which is desecration, playing soccer in the mosque. But more importantly, using it as a staging ground for violence.”.Violence erupted and police contained it..“Israel has no choice. As a government it has the responsibility to ensure the safety of not just the Jews on the Temple Mount in the Western Wall area, but Muslims who want to pray.”.“Even though there was this really, horrible violence, Israel was still able to facilitate about 60,000 Muslim worshippers that day for prayers for Ramadan. Apartheid regimes don’t do this.”.Boulerice exhibited “disturbing behaviour” as a high-ranking member of a party that aspires to lead Canada, a party that has “formed a pseudo-coalition with the Liberal government,” said Fegelman..“Elected officials, especially if they use social media, have to do their due diligence, be more circumspect, and really careful about anything they offer about controversial issues.”.The media lets them go unchecked, often repeating the falsehoods..Since January 2022, the HRC has called on CBC alone to correct or retract two-dozen false reports on Israel..“There doesn’t seem to be a real appetite in CBC for accountability. I want them to be objective in their reporting. But they’re very partisan, very prejudice. It’s widespread, not one particular program, both radio and television.”.Politicians often use their platforms to promote sometimes racist agendas, justify spending on useless anti-hate programs, crush opponents, or just get votes..Singh and Boulerice aren’t alone..Prime Minister Justine Trudeau branded the Freedom Convoy 2022 truckers he seems to loath as racist..Premier Jason Kenney brands opponents as extremists..What’s deeply disturbing is how easily false accusations are levelled, character assassinations are launched, and events are boldly lied about..The attacks are always camouflaged as concerns for some perceived victims. .It serves selfish purposes — but it hurts Canadians who are starting to figure it out..Slobodian is the Senior Manitoba Columnist for the Western Standard.lslobodian@westernstandardonline.com
