Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks, who is Jewish, was forced to leave her own campaign BBQ in the York Centre riding in Toronto, after being harassed by anti-Israel agitators. Hamas-supporting activists demanded the mental health and addictions minister Saks sign an arms embargo petition against Israel. Video footage shows Saks surrounded by security guards, literally holding onto one another’s arms to form a circle around the MP. .This comes as Saks was booed by the Jewish community at the Pride of Israel synagogue. The activist group York Centre 4 Palestine posted Sunday’s incident to social media, and bragged in the caption “shut down” Saks’ campaign picnic.“Unfortunately, Saks cares more about upholding Israeli and Canadian legacies of white supremacy, violence, and manipulation as our tax money goes to funding her business trips to the genocidal state of Israel, rather than funding social and public services,” wrote the group. “Today, we finally had the chance to confront Ya’ara and ask her to sign the two-way arms embargo letter. Of course she refused. Despite the International Criminal Court’s ruling of Israel as an apartheid state, Canada has authorized over $28.5 million in military exports to Israel since October and has plans to add $95 million more by 2025.”The group threatened to “continue showing up, organizing with our community, and demanding answers until Canada stops arming Israel.”“No picnics during genocide!! Full arms embargo and sanctions on Israel now!!” wrote the Hamas supporters. .Saks in the video refused to sign the call for embargo, as a general principle as an MP. “Government members — as a minister, we don’t sign petitions,” Saks said.“I will say the humanitarian crisis is tragic, but we do not sign petitions as ministers.”Several MPs in fact have signed the petition, the activists in the video point out. Several are NDPs. “Blood on your hands! Blood on your hands!” Hamas activists shouted at the Jewish MP as she fled the event. “Israel bombs, Ya’ara Saks pays, how many kids have you killed today?”Saks later addressed the incident in a statement on social media. “Hurling antisemitic slurs and intimidating our York Centre community will not help Israelis and Palestinians, who desperately need a ceasefire,” she wrote. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Liberal MP Ya’ara Saks, who is Jewish, was forced to leave her own campaign BBQ in the York Centre riding in Toronto, after being harassed by anti-Israel agitators. Hamas-supporting activists demanded the mental health and addictions minister Saks sign an arms embargo petition against Israel. Video footage shows Saks surrounded by security guards, literally holding onto one another’s arms to form a circle around the MP. .This comes as Saks was booed by the Jewish community at the Pride of Israel synagogue. The activist group York Centre 4 Palestine posted Sunday’s incident to social media, and bragged in the caption “shut down” Saks’ campaign picnic.“Unfortunately, Saks cares more about upholding Israeli and Canadian legacies of white supremacy, violence, and manipulation as our tax money goes to funding her business trips to the genocidal state of Israel, rather than funding social and public services,” wrote the group. “Today, we finally had the chance to confront Ya’ara and ask her to sign the two-way arms embargo letter. Of course she refused. Despite the International Criminal Court’s ruling of Israel as an apartheid state, Canada has authorized over $28.5 million in military exports to Israel since October and has plans to add $95 million more by 2025.”The group threatened to “continue showing up, organizing with our community, and demanding answers until Canada stops arming Israel.”“No picnics during genocide!! Full arms embargo and sanctions on Israel now!!” wrote the Hamas supporters. .Saks in the video refused to sign the call for embargo, as a general principle as an MP. “Government members — as a minister, we don’t sign petitions,” Saks said.“I will say the humanitarian crisis is tragic, but we do not sign petitions as ministers.”Several MPs in fact have signed the petition, the activists in the video point out. Several are NDPs. “Blood on your hands! Blood on your hands!” Hamas activists shouted at the Jewish MP as she fled the event. “Israel bombs, Ya’ara Saks pays, how many kids have you killed today?”Saks later addressed the incident in a statement on social media. “Hurling antisemitic slurs and intimidating our York Centre community will not help Israelis and Palestinians, who desperately need a ceasefire,” she wrote. .This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
