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Canada cuts funding to anti-Israel groups
Roni Rachmani
Published: 14.01.10, 20:33
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31. well done Canada!. They are no dummies/dhimmies
rachel ,   usa   (01.15.10)
32. #16 Canadians see Eurabianisation of Europe
rachel ,   usa   (01.15.10)
and don't want it in Canada ...Simple ...they are no dummies/dhimmis
33. correct action by a moral aware government .
ralph   (01.15.10)
34. Jeff Lapointe - you want to send the IDF to Afghanistan?
Brian Cohen ,   PeoplesFront ofJudea   (01.15.10)
What kind of absolute total completely non-IQ holding hoser are you? You're tell us that Canadian troops should leave Afghanistan and be replaced by Israeli troops? I definitely do NOT want whatever it is you're smoking. Your brain has been over-fried. Canuck forces are there because that's where the orders came to attack on 9/11, killing many Canadians too. Israel is indeed fighting Islamic militants on a daily basis, including the attempted infiltration by Al Qaeda. Man are you ignorant or what?!?!?
35. Why was Canada founding these groups in the first place?
David   (01.15.10)
That's the only interesting part here.
36. NGO Monitor provided Jason Kenney..
Robert ,   Bergen, Norway   (01.15.10)
..with the information he needed to make this decision. According to their Mission Statement: "NGO Monitor, therefore, was founded to promote accountability, and advance a vigorous discussion on the reports and activities of humanitarian NGOs in the framework of the Arab-Israeli conflict." For some mysterious reason NGO Monitor has never criticized any NGO for being too pro-Israel. Strange.
37. Stephen Harper is the last great Western leader!
Roni   (01.15.10)
38. Canada cuts funding of terror
RS ,   Canada   (01.15.10)
This is the best news I've seen in days. I will keep voting for our current government as long as they keep making wise decisions to keep us safe from terror and don't blindly give money to those trying to kill us.
39. Kairos: "Israel's occupation is a sin against God"
Manny ,   Canada   (01.15.10)
Kairos is a group of churches, but not all churches. Absent from the list are Baptist and other "evangelical" protestant churches. Hmmm, I wonder why? Is it related to their official position that "the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land is a sin against God and humanity"? To read the rest yourself, Google "The Kairos Palestine Document" dated Dec 11th 2009
40. Canada cuts funding for anti-Israel
Karen Heston ,   Charleston USA   (01.15.10)
Amen! Way to go, Canada!
41. Canada is Anti-Semitic
Katherine ,   Canada   (01.15.10)
Canada is Anti-semitic...Anti-semitic towards Arabs. Sadly enough, it seems to be getting worse each year.
42. To # 24 -Jeff Lapointe
Dave ,   Bs.Aires-Argentina   (01.15.10)
Sir, Do you know that at the very South of South America there is a country, Argentina?- Well, this, my country has nothing to do with the Israeli-Palestinian problem. However, we had two catastrophics strikes of the Islamics Terrorism, in both of them a lot of innocents Argentinians were killed and maimed, for no reason. (Take a look on my talkback # 23) - CANADA WAKE UP! - The Terrorism is NOW knocking at your door ! - God not wish, maybe you or your beloved beings, are in the same danger that us here in Buenos Aires.
43. #19 Bull
John ,   Canada   (01.15.10)
You know nothing. Just another israel firster. Why do you hate so much?
44. Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper
Robert Haymond ,   Ashdod, Israel   (01.15.10)
was the first leader of a sovereign nation after Israel to pull out of Durban II as he, and the Conservative Party of Canada, which Mr. Harper leads, recognized that the conference, rather than being used as a vehicle to condemn human rights' abuses around the globe, was really an excuse by the Arab states to condemn Israel. Many of these countries which condemned, and continue to condemn, Israel, are amongst the world's most vicious human rights' violators themselves. Interestingly, and the Canadian Talkbackers on this board should especially take note, George Ignatieff, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (the official opposition), backed up Mr. Harper, condemning what can only be termed a UN inspired function using "human rights" as an excuse to level hatred against Israel. So every citizen of Canada should be proud to know that the two main federal political parties refused to go along with a politicized conference (Durban II) masquerading as an advocate of justice. Mr. Harper and the Canadian Parliament will not simply go along with feeding Muslim incursion and extremism. Given the recent danger in the USA (airlines), the suspension of an Islamic march in the UK, the home invasion of a Danish cartoonist by an angry Muslim, the murder of a Dutch movie director because he was unsympathetic to Islamic protocol, the banning of the burka in France and the banning of minarets in Switzerland, is it not evident that western European and North American nations are coming to their senses vis a vis the real intent of Jihadism and are now preparing to challenge it? Some of these nations are even turning towards Israel to learn how to combat airport and airline terrorism.
45. Wonderful
Seth ,   Washington, DC   (01.15.10)
46. Jeff #24
Louis Fried ,   Woodbridge   (01.15.10)
You are a moron. No Canadians have died for the "Jewish cause." You are just an ignorant racist fool whose drivel is clogging the pages of this web-site.
47. Canada's attack on pro-Palestinian groups
Elliot ,   USA   (01.15.10)
Israel massacres Gazans and Canada rewards her. Geroge Bush and Dick Cheney can rest easy - Stephen Harper is picking up the necon slack.
48. I love this incomplete story...
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (01.15.10)
...it left out vital information. Like what the main actor, Jason Kenney, Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism said about Kairos: "While I disagree with the nature of KAIROS's militant stance toward the Jewish homeland, that is not the reason their request for taxpayer funding was denied. International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda – not me – is responsible for the Canada International Development Agency. And she has been clear that a cost-sharing program with KAIROS was not approved because it did not meet CIDA's current priorities, such as increased food aid." In addition, the $7 million was for four years. The article above implied that Kairos "lost half it's annual operating budget" and that would be quite incorrect. It would have been more correct to say that Kairos would lose a little more than ten percent of it's $14 million dollar operating budget over the next four years. I suspect this issue will not go away, indeed it has not - it's been spinning now for over a month.
49. To the Smarty #26
Jeff Lapointe ,   Canada   (01.15.10)
Stupid post ? Although there is a lot of conspiracy about alquaeda –America sep 11 events and what is really happened but lets but that a side and see. “Al-qaeda attacked the US, so the US went into Afghanistan. Why should Israel fight in Afghanistan?” 1-First why alquead attacked America?For fun? To liberate American from the infidel Christian ? Bullshit 2- Why should Israel fight in Afghanistan? Why should Canada fight in Afghanistan ?who are the more American friends and have billions every years in financial support from American ! Canadian or Israeli. 3- If Israel was the cause, then why didn't AQ just attack Israel? I believe alqueda will more than happy to attack Israel ,but looks like America is easier target for them and any way isn’t Israel and America one body one policy? 4- “Europe is pro-Palestinian, but Europe is full of violent anti-European muslim groups who kill European civilians for fun.” Oh Yeah absolutely for fun isn’t that a complete idiotism or you thing other have no brain to believe it? 5- “The Israel-Palestinian conflict has nothing to do with the dozen or so conflicts that are occurring in the world.” Totally the opposite is the right ,when million of muslims around the world see Palestinian children ,women and elderly being killed in ugly way from apaches and F-16 this will agitate the sentiments of every body including me . 6- “The only common thread is that the conflicts are about muslims killing anyone who isn't a muslim.”If we go little be back to the 60 an 70 during Nasser period you will find that muslin extremism didnt exist in his today form and the secular left and pan arabism was in the rise.So the muslim extremism is relatively new phenomena that is the result of the unfair and unjust conflict that has been going on and on for 60 years now. 7- “If there were no Israel-Palestinian problem, you'd still see islam racking up the body count in other parts of the world “ show me in the history where muslims killed others for fun.!! By the way if you look back to jewish history, the only place where jews lived without being targeted ,was among arabs. Europe? Russia , spain .. etc where Jewish pogrom after pogrom took place.!!! During WW II “ the bad muslin ‘in north African countries helped Jews and hid them from German Nazi . This just an extra info for you ,and here I am not working for muslim and their propaganda ,in the opposite I do not sympathize their religion ,but fats are facts. I could continue on ,but sorry I have to leave and God open up your mind.
50. #16..P.M. HARPER IS FOR CANADA, AND THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
ABRAHAM ben JACOB ,   CANADA   (01.15.10)
P.M. HARPER IS DOING WHAT IS BEST FOR CANADA AND OTHER CIVILISED PEOPLES. HARPER IS NOT BUSH, DON'T MAKE THIS SILLY BASELESS CHARGE AS IT DOES NOT APPLY. IF YOU REMEMBER P.M. HARPER DID THINGS REGARDLESS OF BUSH. HARPER HAS HIS OWN MIND AND SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG. HARPER'S MINISTERS ACT IN CANADA'S INTERESTS. WE DO NOT WANT TERRORIST ACTIVITY OR SUPPORT FOR TERRORISTS HERE IN CANADA. THE CANADIAN MAJORITY SAYS THIS, AND THE P.M. STEPHEN HARPER REPRESENTS CANADA . P.M. HARPER FOLLOWS HIS OWN CONSCIENCE WHILE LEADING CANADA IN A MORAL, DECENT DIRECTION.. HURRAY FOR P.M. STEPHEN HARPER, FOR CANADIAN IMMIGRATION MINISTER JASON KENNY AND HARPER'S WHOLE CABINET.
51. It's O Canada, not O Israel
Basil ,   Montreal, Canada   (01.15.10)
If Canadian groups support a boycott of Israel because of settlements why should Canada cut their funding? I mean settlements violate human rights and international law. Harper protested against pending Uganda legislation regarding killing gay people, but is saying violation of Palestinian human rights is okay. Harper needs to go. Canada was a better country when Trudeau and Chretien were around. They had a conscience. Harper does not.
52. #24 "Jeff Lapointe"
R ,   Israel   (01.15.10)
#26 said it all. I have just one thing to add. Your logic is about as good as your English. I doubt you're really Canadian.
53. #6 - When you're afraid of Jewish suicide bombers, call me
William ,   Israel   (01.15.10)
Until then - get yourself an education. EVERYONE is out offending the Jews - some out of ignorance, some out of hate. And amazingly, not one Jew blew up an embassy or incited a group of Jews to kill everyone from the offending country. Muslims have.
54. #16 - "no place for religion ideologist"
William ,   Israel   (01.15.10)
WHAT?? You have a whole mess of "religion ideologists" called Muslims, who run and fund these charitable orgs only to use the money to spout hatred against another population group or ideology - based on their own Islamic ideology. America didn't "wipe off ....George Bush", his tenure of 8 years was up and he couldn't run for office anymore. That's a pretty well-known law, except for those who appear to have come in from their ice huts to write a post on Ynet. Idiot.
55. #28 - Stopping hate is considered "racist"?
William ,   Israel   (01.15.10)
How is that now? These groups are violating the law in Canada which forbids incitement. Ok, granted Arab incitement to kill and maim people from other populations is well accepted in the MIddle East, and even in Europe, but North America is still pretty set on blocking racist hate violence. Not surprising that either a Leftist or racist Muslim would call such an act under democratic law..."racist". And why not? You also call slaughtering your sister, an "honor killing". But I like your optimism...you are winning...just like Hamas "won" Cast Lead, the Egyptians "won" the 1973 war against Israel, etc. Keep up the "winning" - I AM entertained.
56. #36 - Because no pro-Israel group incited violence
William ,   Israel   (01.15.10)
Nice try is your attempt to white wash the truth with 3rd grade logic. Maybe you should ask why NGO Monitor hasn't criticized any pro-Norwegian groups. Ooops, must be a Scandinavian conspiracy. Or maybe there is not very many Pro-Pal NGOs that are neither inciting violence or being funded by Arab countries to undermine, and vilify, a sovereign country.
57. Harper will be gone, Canada will be free + secular
Jean-Francois ,   Lasalle, Quebec   (01.15.10)
I have been to Israel and Palestinian territories in 08 and what I can tell you is it was a really sad experience. I could not believe Israel has total control over so many PAlestinians behind a concrete wall, from the checkpoints to the refugee camps (those people told me they were from inside today's israel). On this day im ashamed to be Canadian, how can our government in ottawa defend apartheid and pro-settlement policies? It's bizarre...Harper the GWB of our time has to GO and soon.
58. Another Harper gesture toward the lovely Israel
Ron Willert ,   Canada   (01.15.10)
Another decision made toward the benefit of the lovely friend of Mr. Harper, Israel. Oh, for instance we think good decision being made; we all hate muslims don’t we? But if we think twice this policy might backfire, why? 1-Muslim represent less than 1% of the population of Canada and if we assume that 10% of them are extremist (exaggerating a little) then the 90% who are loyal (or somehow loyal) to this country will feel targeted and discriminated against. This in its turn play in the hand of the extremist who will find ears to listen to them and say,” you the so called moderate no matter how loyal you are they are not considering you one of them .You are untrusted , profiled ,screened and do not belong to this country. You will be considered a terrorist and in the watch list no matter how good you are. then what? The government action might win in short term, but loose in the long term when some of the “good muslims ,the anti extremist muslim” find themselves cornered in the profiling and screening policy. We end up unwillingly bushing them to sympathize or even joint the extremism as action of protest. This is exactly how the failed GW Bush policy was about.. The war in terrorism was transferred into a war in Islam, which backfired and created more terror. If these organization are really funding terror that never targeted Canada (which I have big doubt about it ) is nothing comparing to the aid and support in millions from other countries like Iran , Syria ,, Saudi Arabia etc.. I'm for ousting Harper. We need a leader that will give us back our Canadian pride not putting Israeli or American interest on the top of Canadian. Our strength is in our freedom , liberty and multiculturism . The majority of Canadians don't want Harper. He has to go.....he is really really bad for this country....I never trusted him from the beginning.....
59. Thanks Canada
Ilana   (01.15.10)
60. to 57#-don't you think its odd that....
(01.15.10)
after 59, they are still in refugee camps? even after recieving more money then eny other refugees in the world, even though the arabs have plenty of land to go around. they have to have this land? our ancestrak birthright? think about it!
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