I spent yesterday on the “wrong” side of the street, betraying all I believe in to walk amongst the pro-Palestinian terror supporters of Toronto. I didn’t do this by choice, but because I was asked by an American anti-terror organization to cover it from the “inside”.

The organizers of the rally (which mostly seemed to be sponsored by Toronto Stop the War Coalition) said there were 15,000 people in attendance. The real number was closer to about 10,000. But hey, it’s kinda like when they kill Israeli civilians: A few more or less are no big deal, let’s just use round numbers!

A bewildered and somewhat unwilling child wastes his Saturday doing what his mother wants him to do.

I arrived just as the dingbat head of Ontario CUPE, Sid Ryan, took the stage to tell everyone that he isn’t anti-Semitic, but that the evil Jewish-owned media in Canada just made it sound that way. Because they’re Jooooooos. And then he had the nerve to tell everyone that because he’s Irish and because Ireland had The Troubles, he totally understands the plight of the Gazans. Uh huh. So he basically just told the city that he’s pro-IRA terror, too. Way to go, Sid Vicious. Is there anyone you don’t want to bomb?

The Communist Worker party crowd was out, standing in solidarity with the anti-Semites. Oddly, so were the queers. Here’s a useful idiot for you:

I doubt very much if they realize they would be the first to go under an Islamic regime. If Palestinians tear down their wall, that wall will land on homosexuals. That’s what happens to them in Islamic states.

Let me just say that for the most part, the rally was peaceful and extremely well monitored by its own security people. Guys with Hezbollah flags showed up and were turned away, because they didn’t want the bad press. Mind you, they missed one:

Ok, maybe two. This girl was wearing her Nasrallha/Hezbollah banner on her hijab. I asked her to take it of and show it to me. I told her she was brave for wearing it. Her response? “Who cares, this is Canada. I can do what I want!” Too bad I can’t.

While they did their best to stick to chants like “Free, free Palestine” and “Palestine will never die!”, there were a few rogues who let their true feelings come through. Groups of people yelling “Allahu Ackbar” were quickly shushed by the organizers. Well, mostly. I have video, but can’t post it at this time.

One Islamic student group however spent much of the time screaming the following chant:

Viva viva Palestina
Viva viva Intifada

And then, the women in bags arrived. People I believe to be Toronto’s First Family of Terror, the Khadrs. Of course, it’s hard to say for sure because the women were covered head-to-toe in Islamic garb(age), but the little girl looked familiar. Unfortunately they had her dressed as a prop. I’m surprised they didn’t have the poor dear in a tiny suicide vest. Here is an image of her crying, obviously upset by the noise and chaos, not to mention the argument her mother was having with the organizers. Apparently the rally wasn’t radical enough for them. That’s what I gleaned with my rudimentary Arabic.

I didn’t want to be there yesterday. I knew of the rally via Facebook, but I had no intention of being there. The one last week made my ulcer bleed, it was so ugly. This week’s, though tamer, was worse for me because I had to walk amongst the hordes. When it was over and I had run through almost 6GB of recording, I felt I needed a shower and a pork chop, which is exactly what I had.

Author Pete Vere rewrites the union anthem to make Sid Ryan (head of CUPE) feel more comfortable in Toronto.

Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
For Israel must be wrong.

We march in solidarity with the yellow flag of hate.
As we lash out in Toronto, “Let us crush the Jewish state.”
We represent the left, and Jews and Nazis we equate.
For Israel must be wrong.

Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
For Israel must be wrong.

We have taken untold millions that we never toiled to earn,
As public service union chiefs, our Jewish members we spurn
We will pogrom academics, who in Israel did learn
For Israel must be wrong.

Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
Hogtown Hezbollah forever,
For Israel must be wrong.

I got very bad frostbite yesterday, and lost my voice, but the cause was well worth it.

The typical terrorists - Che Marxist, Palestinian Hamas supporters and Hezbollah murderers - marched by the thousands to decry Israel’s defense of its civilians.

On our side of the street, maybe 150 people. It was Shabbas, the Jewish day of rest. There were as many WASPs and Catholics as there were Jews braving the cold in defense of Israel. There were also the Hindus, still reeling from the horrific attacks in Mumbai at the end of November.

Between us, a thin line of bike cops.

Dundas Square was brimming with hatred the likes of which my non-city readers will never have seen before, unless they’ve been in the military. A nicely placed IDF mortar would have been useful, but then again, there were too many women and children. Israel never would have risked it.

I lost my voice screaming Infidels for Israel and God Bless the IDF. Two teenage girls who had just come to Canada from Israel stood in front of me, on the brink of tears when they saw the Hezbollah flag flying in the streets of a country where Hezbollah is ostensibly an illegal terrorist organization. I hugged them. I wanted to apologize for what they were seeing. They kept asking me “Why? Why are they doing this?” and I couldn’t answer.

I don’t know why.

This is a more difficult post to write than the last one. This one means a wake up for me and many others who so far have managed to treat world events as academic. The realm of debate and moral and ethical games.

Israel has retaliated against Gaza by air strikes against military targets and limiting civilian damage to the best of its capabilities. Many posts will argue the rights and wrongs of it so no need for more of that here. I’m sure the vast vast majority have already made up their minds as to who is right and wrong and why.

I am writing on another aspect. Strategy and outcome.

So far, Islamist forces world wide (and Gaza is no exception) have overwhelmingly chosen to go after the softest targets possible and the ones which would garner the most outrage and horror. It is not at all unusual for example, for a Palestinian receiving free and excellent medical care in Israel to return to the hospital wrapped in explosives with hopes of murdering the very doctors nurses and destruction of the facilities which had treated her. We also have seen attacks going back decades in Argentina, France, and recently Bombay targeting Jews with no strategic value whatsoever but because they are Jews. More recently, The UK, Germany Scandinavia and frankly much of Europe where Muslims are moving in large numbers in the past year has seen anti semitic violent attacks grow.

Hamas will ‘retaliate’ (I put retaliate of course in quotes as the Israeli action was in fact retaliation for over 800 rockets fired at Israeli civilians over the past few years most of which was during an agreed ‘cease fire’) as will Hizbolah, Al Queda/Taliban and any number of Islamic groups which as usual will create a new name for themselves for each attack by targeting easy to access unsuspecting targets of Jews. It could as easily be Ottawa as Bombay or Pembrook Ontario as London England or Ipswich Mass. as easily as Madrid Spain. The only thing these attacks will have in common, will be that it is against Jewish people.

If you live as a Jew in most western nations, it is against the law to arm yourself. not just for jews of course but for all. The police or more likely politicians would prefer you get killed cleanly and quickly then get the police and ambulance to the scene so City councils can show how efficient they are. Outside of small pockets of the USA where there is still some sense of individual right to life and self defense this is the norm. However given the history of Islamic terrorist movements and the ascendancy of same, the moral relativism of the modern left who dominate the civil service of most western nations and the consequent ethical ambiguousness which has made terrorists the victims and victims the aggressors, Jewish people may want to start thinking about their own security. Predicting the future at some levels is imposable. At others is as easy as looking at the past.

Let’s have a look at what the official reaction has been from various bodies in order to better understand how officialdom may react to the deaths of Jews by Muslim attackers in their own cities and nations.

Here I borrow heavily from the excellent site, The Gates of Vienna…

Spokesman For Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General

“The secretary general is deeply alarmed by today’s heavy violence and bloodshed in Gaza, and the continuation of violence in southern Israel.

“[He] appeals for an immediate halt to all violence [and reiterates] previous calls for humanitarian supplies to be allowed into Gaza to aid the distressed civilian population.”

Gordon Johndroe, White House Spokesman

“Hamas’ continued rocket attacks into Israel must cease if the violence is to stop. Hamas must end its terrorist activities if it wishes to play a role in the future of the Palestinian people.

“The United States urges Israel to avoid civilian casualties as it targets Hamas in Gaza.”

Spokesman For Javier Solana, EU Foreign Policy Chief

“We are very concerned at the events in Gaza. We call for an immediate ceasefire and urge everybody to exert maximum restraint.”

British Foreign Office Statement

“The only way to achieve lasting peace in Gaza is through peaceful means. Whilst we understand the Israeli government’s obligation to protect its population we urge maximum restraint to avoid further civilian casualties.

“We also call on militants in the Gaza Strip to immediately cease all rocket attacks on Israel.”

Russian Foreign Ministry Statement

“Moscow considers it necessary to stop large-scale military action against Gaza, which has already led to major casualties and suffering among the civilian Palestinian population.

“At the same time, we call on the Hamas leadership to stop shelling Israeli territory.”

Amr Moussa, Arab League Secretary General

“We are facing a continuing spectacle which has been carefully planned. So we have to expect that there will be many casualties. We face a major humanitarian catastrophe.”

Syrian Foreign Ministry Statement

“Syria is following with great anxiety the barbaric Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in Gaza… a horrific crime and terrorist act.

[…]

“Syria as president of the Arab League calls on Arab leaders to hold an emergency summit to assess the dangerous situation in Gaza.”

Hasan Qashqavi, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman

“Iran strongly condemns the Zionist regime’s wide-ranging attacks against the civilians in Gaza.

“The raids against innocent people are unforgivable and unacceptable.”

And the most useless and mealy-mouthed reaction of all comes from — surprise! — the Vatican:

Rev Federico Lombardi, Vatican Spokesman

“Hamas is a prisoner to a logic of hate, Israel to a logic of faith in force as the best response to hate.

“One must continue to search for a different way out, even if that may seem impossible.”

So from this we get a fairly clear idea how our leaders will react to terrorist attacks against Jewish targets. A few words careful not to offend Islamic terrorists. Hence the responsibility ends where it should begin. In the hands of each individual Jewish person to decide how exactly they should protect themselves. The state will not be able to do it nor has the will.

Perhaps the radical sounding words of the founder of the JDL, Rabbi Meir David Kahane don’t sound so radical now. “Every Jew a .22″.

Frankly, I think a .45 would make a lot more sense.

But you weren’t listening then.

Now it’s suddenly “news” that we have sleeper cells of Hezbollah in Canada that are waking up. Bravo. Where were you two years ago, when I was reminding Toronto police that Hezbollah is a recognized terror group in Canada, and that the men waving their flag should be taken in - at least for questioning? Those Toronto police said things like “We’re not wading into that mess…” Oh what manly men - how brave. Better that they let the cells continue to exist and finally come awake to wreak destruction on us. Pussies.

Intelligence officials tell ABC News the group has activated suspected “sleeper cells” in Canada and key operatives have been tracked moving outside the group’s Lebanon base to Canada, Europe and Africa.

Officials say Hezbollah is seeking revenge for the February assassination of Hezbollah’s military commander, Imad Mugniyah, killed by a car bomb in Damascus, Syria.

The group’s leaders blamed Israel, an allegation denied by Israeli officials.

There is no credible information on a specific target, according to the officials.

Suspected Hezbollah operatives have conducted recent surveillance on the Israeli embassy in Ottawa, Canada and on several synagogues in Toronto, according to the officials.

If anything at all should happen on Canadian soil, I will be sure to have those pictures linked above splattered on every billboard in every major city. I will make sure that every news station receives a copy of them. And I will scream “I told you so!” from the rooftops.

Shameful that this is the first most Canadians will have heard of this.

Hat tip Darcy

Hezbollah is recognized as a terror organization by Canada, and is strictly prohibited. Well, maybe not strictly…

A billboard in Windsor, Ontario

Printed in English on the left side of the billboard are the words: “Lebanese and Arab communities in Windsor city congratulate the Lebanese people for their steadfastness and endeavor to establish peace in Lebanon.”

But Nabbout said that Arabic writing which appears on the right side of the billboard does not match the English translation. According to Nabbout, the Arabic writing makes a reference to fighting.

“What they mean by ‘fight’ is basically ‘guerrilla’ - using arms and weapons,” Nabbout said. “Basically, there is a very specific word… That is a definite difference between the Arabic and the English.”

You can contact the Mayor of Windsor, Eddie Francis (The mayor’s name is Eddie? Oh Christ. WWII would never have happened if Mr. and Mrs. Hitler had named their son “Skip”. You know why? Cause no one takes Skip - or Eddie - very seriously.) here:

Mayor’s Office
350 City Hall Square West
P.O. Box 1607
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N9A6S1

Tel. (519) 255-6315
Fax. (519) 255-7796
Email: mayoro@city.windsor.on.ca