The Aversion to Speak Out

After what I perceived to be the most horrific event in my lifetime that occurred on October 7 in Israel whereby thousands of innocent Israeli citizens, from new borns (some not yet even born) to elderly Holocaust survivors were murdered in the most horrific way, would change the world. 

I mistakenly thought that the the world who mostly stood silent over the decades of constant attacks on my Jewish homeland would finally wake up and defend her. From Arab suicide bombers in restaurants in Tel Aviv to daily barrages of rockets that have been shot randomly at Israelis, those attacks have never stopped even for a day since the recreation of the modern state of Israel in 1948. The only break in these attacks occurred when all out wars from all of Israel's neighbours stormed in. 

Surely now people will finally speak out against our enemies I hoped. Yes, many did. And I applaud them loudly and believe me, I try to thank them all. But sadly, so did many friends of our enemies. I'm sure the world has witnessed the vile behaviour of many people especially universities (both students and their administrations), governments, main stream media and many institutions who have sided with some of the most inhumane, gruesome pigs that ever crawled on this planet. It's very hard to believe that this is the case. But it clearly is.

That said, this is not my focus here. 

Instead I want to bring your attention to the insidious behaviour of so many 'nice' people who refuse to speak out about what just happened.

Recently, an actor by the name of Mathew Perry died. He was famous for his comedic role in a TV show called Friends. This sad news was plastered all over the media and continues to make the rounds. I'm sure you've all heard of this news by now. 

I usually listen to the radio in the mornings when I'm brushing my teeth. I listen to a Toronto station called Q107 on an FM station. 

As expected, they haven't stopped reporting on the passing of the actor. 

What I have yet to hear a peep however, was talk about the devastating attack from Hamas and the gruesome murder of 1400 innocent Israelis or their kidnapping of 240 Israelis who are still being held deep in the bowels of Gaza!

I'm sure that if you gave this some thought, you too can identify the unconscionable, aversion of people to speak out about this atrocity,  wherever you might live. 

This is just one tiny example of what I'm talking about. I find this behaviour in particular to be very offensive. When a tragedy on a large scale happens anywhere in the world, people talk about it. That is normal human behaviour. Except when it happens to Israelis. Then it's forbidden to do so. 

I'm sure that the management of many of these places have strict rules about talking about politics or religion or most controversial subjects. But what happened that day has nothing to do with politics. It wasn't controversial in the least. It was a tragedy of epic proportions and people everywhere, at the very least,  should be talking about it and learn from it. 

I urge you all to speak up now. Keep the memory of the hostages alive. BRING THEM HOME! That was the message of the rally I went to yesterday at Earl Bales park in Toronto. 

short video of the rally (vigil)

What happened to 1400 Israelis on October 7 can happen anywhere in the world at any point in time. Sticking your head in the ground will surely not prevent it. Simply having the courage to speak up about it now, might help prevent it. Do it!

 

In Times of Crises is When you Find Out Who Your True Friends Are

 I submitted the following to a couple of news media in Toronto. I doubt that they publish it but hopefully they read it.

The war in Gaza is not political. I don’t care if you are on the right or left, Muslim or Jew, Conservative or Liberal. I don’t care what Bibi might have said years ago or what Smotrich said last month. In fact I don’t care what anyone said. I don’t care about the history of the Israeli-Arab conflict. I definitely don’t want to listen to any historical lectures right now, despite me being a lover of history. Sadly I’m hearing that and worse from far too many people right now. 

What Hamas did was unspeakable. I’m happy that they are thrilled to advertise their heinous crimes. Unlike the Nazis who tried their best to hide them, Hamas is so deranged, they are proud of their handiwork so they share it with the world. General Eisenhower ordered US troops to photograph and video the horrors of the death camps after liberation because he knew that years later people would deny all of it. And deny it they did.

Just like this war. Already many are denying that dozens of Israeli babies had their heads chopped off. 

In times of crises, that’s when you find out who your real friends are. Any sane person in the world who doesn’t see the obvious, doesn’t want to and never will.

Those protesters singing From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free (of Jews), need to be shipped off to Gaza or Iran. That’s clearly where they belong. Anyone who talks of proportionality vis a vis Israel’s response, also needs to go to there. Anyone who pressures Israel to cease their blockade of Gaza, give them food, water, electricity or aid them in any way, needs to go to there or perhaps offer their children up for beheading. 

This war is no different than fighting the Nazis in WWII. We must fight to win. In war people die. Nothing we can do about it. I will definitely not shed a tear for the Arabs in Gaza just like I wouldn’t have shed a tear for the Germans who suffered in WWII. Because I was too busy shedding tears for my family who were mostly wiped out in the Holocaust. 

I am blessed to see some of my Righteous Gentile friends reach out to me and completely understand the situation. They rightly acknowledge that the only solution is for Israel to wipe out Hamas and flatten Gaza. If Israel does not flatten it and remove every last Gazan from there, then this war will repeat itself over and over again. Further, Israel must wipe out all the oil, military and nuclear facilities in Iran for the same reason. Iran is the head of the snake and everyone bloody well knows it. It’s a tragic shame that this austere task will fall on tiny Israel to do. 

There are no innocent civilians in Gaza anymore. If there ever was, they have been radicalized by the very Hamas leaders who they voted in decades ago. Any anger felt for their mistreatment must be directed solely at Hamas who love to use them as human shields. 

If you don’t stand with Israel 100%, you are on the wrong side of history. 

G-d Bless Israel!

This is not the time to disparage Bibi

Everyone in the world has an opinion on the PM of Israel. Some hate him to death. Some love him to death. Some hate him because they view him as a right wing fanatic. Some hate him  because they don't feel he is right wing enough. Of course Israel's enemies hate him. Most US Democrats are not his fans. Many Liberals in my country (Canada) are not in love with him either. A good chunk of Israelis are not his fans. Most are, as they voted for him in a fair, democratic election. 

I believe that some on the Left (aka Labour party) in Israel led by real fanatics like Ehud Barak and others suffer from BDS (not the antisemitic BDS movement). More like TDS - Trump Derangement Syndrome but for Bibi. They will do anything to topple him. Barak pushed for a 'bloody' coup numerous times. He got his wish. I do believe that some in the IDF, Mossad and other intelligence agencies and even within Bibi's administration were involved in not passing on the intelligence (on Hamas' plans to attack) up to the chain of Israeli command. I can't think of any possible reason to explain why Israel was not prepared for this.

The entire cabal of Israeli leaders on the Left who threatened Bibi and Israelis who voted for him, have blood on their hands. Barak, Lapid, Gantz, the Israeli Supreme Court, their Attorney General and too many others to mention, warned that that the IDF (both active and reserves) including pilots and others would not serve under the current Likud government. Bibi and most Israelis and even some in the diaspora (like me) didn't believe them. But the world heard their threats.  Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas also heard them and got the message loud and clear.  We all saw widely publicized lists of former IDF generals who signed on to that idea to formally denounce their government and for the first time in Israel's modern history, abandon the defence of their country, despite the oaths they swore to when they enlisted. I do believe that seeing that was the prime motivation by Hamas et al to attack Israel as they did. 

Many folks right now are upset at Bibi for inviting these very same people to join his government and make it a 'unity government'. They  call it his biggest policy mistake so far. Maybe it is. 

So let me explain. Now is not the time to disparage Bibi. It's pretty simple. Israel is at war. Israelis lives were lost in the most horrific way. If you want Israel to lose, you need not read further and you probably arrived at my website by accident.

So for the rest of you, Bibi (love him or hate him) needs our support. All of it from all of us right now. There is no tomorrow. We can't afford to vacillate, waver, obfuscate or any other -ate. If you you are on the Left but want Israel to survive more than you want Bibi to leave, then listen on. If you are on the Right but you feel that Bibi is partially to blame for this nightmare because he didn't do enough over his tenure to rid Israel and the world of their mortal enemies, read on. Obviously if you adore Bibi, you will read on.

So many headlines begin with disparaging Bibi. In the details, they go on to explain why. By now you should know that sadly most people just stop at the headline. So most folks who are apolitical (that is the majority of the world we live in) and/or who are admittedly ignorant of geopolitics or even history but can't help but know about this war because it's on the MSM 24/7, will make up their minds based on headlines alone. They won't read any of the reasons that you might not like him. Whether he's too far Right or not Right enough. They will stop at the headline. 'Bibi is Losing His Support', 'Is this the end of Bibi?'. 'Bibi Written Off', etc.

We can't afford to alienate anyone right now. We need all the support we can get. We must be united. Blaming Bibi or disparaging him in any way does not help Israel right now. Please save your criticism of him for later. Much later. 

My Daughter's Letter to PM Trudeau

Both my daughter and my wife work for the Canadian federal government in different areas.

For years they have been subjected to various Black History events. Lately there have also been numerous Indigenous events being celebrated at their work places as well. There have been many other special commemorative celebrations  for various ethnicities and nationalities at their separate work places. 

But not once was there ever a celebration for Israel nor did they celebrate the non-existent 'Jewish History month'. If my wife wanted to get a promotion she'd have to undertake numerous courses on Black History. 

Their union contributed to Black Lives Matter. A vile, antisemitic group that even today is proud of what Hamas has done and is doing to innocent Israelis. 

    Hundreds of Israeli bodies lie strewn on the roads 

Work places throughout my country whether they are government or private must acknowledge the vile, Nazi like atrocities that are taking place right now! It's not political. It's should be part of today's dialogue throughout the world. Just like we have in the past when terrible events took place anywhere in the world, like tsunamis or forest fires. 

Canada and Japan are the only 2 countries out of the G7 that were not part of a joint statement condemning the Hamas attack on Israel.  The silence here in Canada is deafening. Other than back in April when Trudeau decided to tell PM Netanyahu to be careful how he deals with his Arab population after a raid on a mosque in Jerusalem. 

Today my daughter wrote the following letter to our Prime Minister. I think it sends a perfect message. 

Hello Mr Justin Trudeau,

I am a federal worker in Toronto. I am also Jewish. I also have several family members in Israel. I cannot express to you how deeply saddened I am from this week’s events. I have many emotions, but I am also trying to work and look after my family while going through this terrible time. Not once have I received any acknowledgement from my coworkers, my management, and my union. I feel alone and on an island. I’m offended and I’m hurt.

This stems from you. You are responsible for taking action to advise your staff how to address this war and each other. If you are too scared to speak up then I ask you to question why that is. If you are scared as to cause any sort of political unrest, then perhaps you are holding some sort of bias against Jews and israel. You should be telling Jewish employees to stay home if they don’t feel safe. You should be asking your staff to look out and report any hate speech or actions. You should be asking people to stand together against hate and condemn the actions taken by Hamas. 

Your lack of actions only make me believe  you either do not care or worse you support the inhumane acts that have happened to human life. 

I have never felt more unwelcome in this country and my workforce in my entire life.