Gründer einer kanadischen Anti-Israel-Gruppe tritt wegen mangelnder Akzeptanz „als Nicht-Palästinenser“ zurück

I thank him for his service. Hopefully this or a similar organization will continue to strive for peace in the mideast

The paradox of tolerance.

I have a few gay friends who, in the wake of October 7th and the following war, are highly supportive of Hamas.

Criticizing Isreal government and IDF is not antisemitic. War crimes and breaking international law and being called out is not antisemitic.

This should be in nottheonion lol

The group sent a letter to a Canadian journalist denouncing his characterization of the Yemen-based Houthi rebels as antisemitic despite the group’s motto being “God is great, Death to America, death to Israel, damnation to the Jews, victory to Islam.”

>“Even though CJPME was founded as an organization for ‘Canadians of all backgrounds,’ we are now viewed through a lens of identity politics by many. Even though CJPME has never claimed to be ‘Palestinian’ or to ‘speak for Palestinians,’ many in the movement presume that non-Palestinians in leadership at CJPME are illegitimate,” Woodley wrote. “I’ve been ready to leave CJPME for some time, and these new winds indicated to me that the time had finally come.”

>When Woodley and his wife, Grace Batchoun, founded the group in Montreal in 2004 against the backdrop of the Second Intifada, they did so, Woodley said, because of the exclusionary views of the local activist community.

>“We never intended to start an organization, but when the local Palestinian community organization said that they could accept my wife as a member, but not me (as a non-Palestinian), we realized that we wanted to build an organization that welcomed ALL Canadians,” Woodley wrote.

It just highlights why these organizations can’t get traction outside of the identity politics of their bases. They don’t want allies on an equal footing; they want uncritical supporters who sit at the back of the bus and don’t say a word. And it reminds the average Canadian that getting involved in this ideological mess isn’t worth the effort.

Schmuck