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The event was covered by La Presse, Le Soleil and La Voix de lāEst. It was also mentioned in a Globe and Mail article. All news outlets failed to adequately cover the inflammatory comments that Waters made against Israel and the Jewish people.
To wit:
(full article online)
To wit:
- Thereās no truth to the accusation that Hayarkon Park is āBuilt on Palestinian dead people.ā
- There was no āmassacreā in Jenin in 2002. The Israeli Defense Forces carried out Operation Defensive Shield after wave after wave of suicide bombers originated from the Jenin refugee camps in months prior, killing hundreds of Israelis. In a pinpoint defensive operation, Israeli forces risked their lives by entering this ravenās nest full of terrorists to prevent further attacks on Israeli citizens. The final death toll saw 56 Palestinians dead, the majority of whom were combatants, along with 23 Israeli soldiers.
- Watersā attempt to draw sympathy for the efforts of Palestinian suicide terrorists is morally repugnant.
- His claim that there is a āfascistā system of āJewish supremacyā within Israel ignores that two million+ Israeli-Arabs have full and democratic right alongside the Jewish majority in Israel. Israeli Arabs can vote and be elected to the Knesset, Israelās parliament. They have served on Israelās supreme court, and are active in business, diplomacy, media and more within Israel. Clearly, then, Watersā attempted portrayal of Israel as being under a āsystem of Jewish supremacyā is fanciful, and based in nothing more than ideology, not facts.
- Comparing Israeli polices to the Nazis by insinuating that Israel is carrying out a āHolocaustā of Palestinians is antisemitic according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.
- Saying that Israel was founded by āsettler colonialistsā denies 3,000 years of Jewish indigeneity.
- His claim that wealthy donors put pressure on McGill University to oppose pro-Palestinian policies a) has not been substantiated and b) insinuates that wealthy pro-Israel donors, Jews implied, control McGill University. This reeks of the antisemitic trope and conspiracy theory from the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
(full article online)
Roger Waters Bashes Israel In Support Of Pro-Palestinian Students At McGill University
On July 14, Roger Waters performed in Montreal and spoke at an anti-Israel event called: āStanding Up For Student Solidarity
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