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Here how Zionists bring political parties and governments under their control
This is statements by Zionist group so-called Christian Action For Israel
In this story ,supporting Ban's Birth Canada and Canadian Jewish Congress
of Canadian political parties and Liberal government
by Lawrence Hart and FrankDimant
December 13, 2000In his commentary Canadian
Jews against Israel (Dec. 10),
Ezra Levant employs the dubious
device of tarnishing the entire
Jewish leadership with the same
broad brush. His comments about
B'nai Brith Canada ignore the
organization's 125-year-old
tradition of non-partisan politics,
a tradition that has ensured
working relationships with all
political parties, even those not in
vogue. It was in this spirit that the
organization met with Stockwell
Day, well before this became
"fashionable" for Jewish
leadership.On what basis does Mr. Levant
include B'nai Brith Canada in his
thesis that the "Jewish
establishment" blindly supports
the Liberals and covertly propped
up their election campaign? While
B'nai Brith never publicly
endorsed any party, it has made
no secret of its disappointment at
the government's voting record at
the UN. This past weekend, one
of the undersigned was quoted in
the National Post itself criticizing
these policies.In fact, the only supporting
evidence Mr. Levant offers is
that The Jewish Tribune carried
before the election the third of a
series of paid ads marking
Zachor, a ceremony co-sponsored
by B'nai Brith Canada to honour
Holocaust survivors. Since this
was a joint initiative with the
government, it was hardly
surprising the names of prominent
Liberals appeared in the ad
acknowledging the sponsors and
patrons.A thorough perusal of the
Tribune's coverage of
pre-election issues demonstrates
the paper was non-partisan in
both its reporting and editorial
stance. The Tribune was not used
as a mouthpiece for the Liberals
or any other party.Canadian Jews are not controlled
by a single Jewish establishment,
as this article suggests. There are
diverse voices and perspectives
in the community, as in Canadian
political life, and the mandate of
B'nai Brith Canada and the
Jewish Tribune is to make sure
all these voices are heard.Dr. Lawrence Hart and Dr. Frank
Dimant, Executive Vice
President, B'nai Brith Canada.
++++++++++++++++++++++++The Liberals can count on support no matter what
Ezra Levant
December 11, 2000
John Manley has been Canada's Foreign Minister for less than two months, but already he is
making a name for himself as a foe of Israel. Mr. Manley's diplomats at the United Nations
vote like clockwork to condemn Israel: Israel is the sole blameworthy party in the Mideast
violence; Israel's Golan Heights belong to Syria, and Jewish towns there are illegal;
Palestinians around the world should make land claims against Israel; Israel must not use
any natural resources -- including water, one presumes -- in the West Bank or Jerusalem;
Israel's claim to Jerusalem, its capital, is illegal. On Friday, Mr. Manley outdid himself:
nearly a dozen anti-Israel votes, all in one day.The chutzpah of these votes is incredible; one can imagine what the reaction would be if the
UN declared Ottawa to be an illegal capital, built on occupied aboriginal land, or ordered
Canada not to use resources in Quebec, without Lucien Bouchard's permission. But the
most amazing part is that the Liberal attacks on Israel are being conducted with the support
of Canada's Jewish community leadership.To be sure, Canada's UN votes have caused anger amongst grassroots Jews and non-Jews
upset about abandoning the only democracy and reliable friend in the region. Back in
October, when the UN started its latest tear, 10,000 Jews rallied in protest across the
country; Jews, who have historically voted Liberal en masse, began to flirt with the Canadian
Alliance. In Toronto alone, the Alliance fielded four Jewish candidates, attracted by the
party's pro-Israel stance and its pledge to provide tax credits for children who go to religious
day schools.What followed that grassroots rebellion, however, was an orchestrated campaign to prop up
the Liberals and discredit the Alliance and its leader, Stockwell Day. Take the example of
Exodus, a small Jewish-Russian newspaper in Toronto, which printed an editorial supporting
the Alliance. Art Eggleton, a Liberal Cabinet minister, called the Canadian Jewish
Congress -- which receives federal grants -- to complain. Moshe Ronen, the CJC president,
phoned the publisher of Exodus to rebuke him for breaking ranks with the Liberals. Mr.
Ronen's brother, Dan, is a failed Liberal candidate; Moshe is now the party's Jewish whip.Pro-Liberal Jewish newspapers do not taste Mr. Ronen's wrath, of course. The week of UN
Resolution 1322, the worst of the votes, The Canadian Jewish News chose instead to run a
front-page tribute to Pierre Trudeau. In the edition before election day, it ran a column by
Bruce Elman, denouncing Mr. Day as a threat to Jewish values -- but not disclosing that Mr.
Elman had been a campaign worker for Anne McLellan, a Liberal minister. A whole page
was devoted to the anti-Semitism of the Social Credit party in the 1940s -- with the
implication that the Alliance is the modern equivalent.And then there was the huge ad in The Jewish Tribune, the B'nai B'rith's newspaper,
ostensibly to mark a Holocaust memorial in September. But it, too, was published in the
edition before the election. It praised, in bold print, Elinor Caplan and Mr. Eggleton, both of
whom were running against Jewish Alliance candidates.There is nothing wrong with a political ad, but this one was sponsored by B'nai B'rith, the
CJC and the federal government itself, in the guise of a Holocaust tribute. Odd, that. Ms.
Caplan had just committed a cardinal sin in Jewish circles by exploiting the Holocaust for
political gain, accusing the Alliance of being a haven for Holocaust deniers and
anti-Semites, without evidence. Last Thursday, when a Toronto school trustee compared the
Ontario government to the Nazis, the CJC responded within hours, blasting the trustee
publicly. Ms. Caplan got a free ad instead.In that ad lies the key to this puzzle. It would have made sense for the Jewish establishment
-- the CJC, the B'nai B'rith, the Jewish newspapers -- to remain neutral during the
campaign. And it might have made sense for the Jewish leadership to protest the Liberals'
anti-Israel policies and opposition to school choice. But for the Jewish establishment to
apologize for the Liberals and to pile on the Alliance can only be explained by partisanship in
the community's top ranks, and the loyalty demanded in return for multicultural grants.
What else can explain away the remarks by David Goldberg, a lobbyist with the
Canada-Israel Committee? He publicly dismissed the UN votes as nothing to "lose sleep
over," "perfunctory" and "nothing that's new" -- and tut-tutted the National Post for
reporting them.The election is over. Mr. Manley, Ms. Caplan and Mr. Eggleton were re-elected. They have
learned that Jews -- or at least official Jews -- can be taken for granted, no matter what the
Liberals do to Israel. The Alliance has learned how Jews -- or at least official Jews -- repay
the only party that took the political risk of supporting Israel and Jewish day school funding.
Don't expect Mr. Manley's anti-Israel votes to stop anytime soon.