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Continue Reading →: Antisemitic Trends in Canada Strengthen Case for Israel’s Existence
Antisemitic Trends in Canada Strengthen Case for Israel’s Existence
A week ago, Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek boycotted an event marking Hannukah, a Jewish religious celebration. The mayor crassly blamed the local Jewish leadership for supposedly being political and divisive, which is in fact what Gondek did in rejecting their invitation. Few states have been established with as profound a moral imperative as the State…
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Continue Reading →: Jyoti Gondek Is Unfit To Be Mayor
Jyoti Gondek Is Unfit To Be Mayor
Thursday night, I attended my first Menorah Lighting ever. Had Jyoti Gondek, the Mayor of Calgary not announced her boycott of the event, I would have not taken the time to go. But I am glad I did. It was a great celebration, a reminder that light always prevails over darkness, and the only political…