Dida Berku

Lawyer (1977) and City Councillor Cote Saint Luc, Mtl, Quebec, first elected in 1990 and actively working for her community on Urban Planning,Transit, SmartCity

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@tfsalomon Excellent. Il faut envoyer à tous les chefs d'etat. Et surtout CANADA, Quebec, et tous les chefs de Partis politiques. Merci merci merci

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

Personal Thoughts:
(not for everyone, feel free to skip)

For the longest time, I struggled with my identity.

A Palestinian kid born inside Israel. Like…wtf.

Many of my friends refuse to this day to say the word “Israel” and call themselves “Palestinian” only.

But since I was 12, that did not make sense to me.

So I decided to mix the two and become a “Palestinian-Israeli”

I thought this term reflected who I was.
Palestinian first. Israeli second.

But after recent events, I started to think.
And think.
And think.
And then my thoughts turned to anger.

I realized that if Israel were to be “invaded” like that again, we would not be safe. To a terrorist invading Israel, all citizens are targets.

900 Israelis died so far. More than 40 of them are Arabs. Killed by other Arabs. And even 2 Thai people died too.

And I do not want to live under a Palestinian government.

Which means I only have one home, even if I’m not Jewish:

Israel.

That’s where all my family lives. That’s where I grew up. That’s the country I want to see continue to exist so I can exist.

Palestine should exist too as an independent state. And I hope to see the country thrive and become less extreme and more prosperous. I love Palestine and have invested in Palestine.

But it’s not my home.

So from today forward,
I view myself as an “Israeli-Palestinian”.

Israeli first.
Palestinian second.

Sometimes it takes a shock like this to see so clearly.

[Hananya Naftali @HananyaNaftali]

Let the world know! 💔💔💔#Israel #Israel_under_attack

[Anthony Housefather @AHousefather]

Proud of my own home City of @CoteSaintLuc and Mayor @mbrownsteincsl and council. Government is meant to serve people not the reverse.

[Marvin Rotrand @MarvinRotrand]

⁦@GranoDavid⁩ at Canadian Summit for Israeli Jewish Affairs @bnaibrith

[David Granovsky דוד גרנובסקי @GranoDavid]

It was great to see @DidaBerku last evening at the #Israel75 #OttawaSummit @bnaibrithcanada @CoteSaintLuc

[Marvin Rotrand @MarvinRotrand]

@bnaibrith #IranianCanadians IMPORTANT NEWS #Iran removed from United Nations Commission on Status of Women. Member states denounce regime’s misogyny and brutality. https://t.co/ifeZVP6fcp

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

Why Vladimir Putin has already lost this war | Yuval Noah Harari https://t.co/Fe2nPLGJbO

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

This March, the UN is set to discuss a Global Oceans Treaty, which could help ensure 30% of our oceans are protected from destruction by 2030. Join this @GreenpeaceCA campaign here: https://t.co/xhgO7byGj0

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@DavidBirnbaum1 @Cskeete I am not a historic Anglo. Will I have a stop sign on my driver's license or a blue stain on my Medicare card? How will govt agents know that they cannot speak to me in English? Franchement ! C'est incroyable mais Vrai.

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@michgold_ @mtlgazette Hello, just saw this. Not on Twitter often. You can email me [email protected]

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@KamalaHarris @JoeBiden Finally some common sense. Hallelujah! We love you Biden Harris. And have a special connection to you. And pray for you from Nora 98yrs young.

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

Il a des milliers de travailleurs asympomatiques dans tous les CHSLD qui n'ont pas été testés et qui infectent leurs collègues, leurs patients et leurs familles. Qu'est qu'ils attendent pour les tester? Aujourd'hui 4 travailleurs sans symptômes ont infectés 11 patients

[Tommy Chouinard @ChouinardT]

COVID-19 - Le dépistage massif tarde #lapresseplus https://t.co/Ht8i8G2q9J

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@francoislegault Je vous félicite M Le Premier Ministre, pas facile de gérer cette crise. ....Mais, Ça va bien aller. Merci, pour votre compassion, votre sincérité et votre diligence. Maintenant pour nos aînés il faut tester les travailleurs de la sante.Tester, tester et tester. SVP. Tester.

[Ziv Nevo Kulman 🇮🇱 @zivnk]

Bravo #IDF cantor choir performing #LeonardCohen 's #hallelujah @ShaarHashomayim @FederationCJA campaign closing.

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@ReneBruemmer Annexe XVII says " proximity" it does not say 30 and 300 meters so what is proximity distance. CALL ME

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@ReneBruemmer Proximity is not specific. It should say 30 and 300 meters. Show me where it says that.

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

Risk assessment in proximity to railyards is not specific. It should say 30 and 300 meters.

[Dida Berku @DidaBerku]

@ReneBruemmer I dont see this anywhere in the 4.8.3.1 or in the Annexe XVII
30 and 300 meters are NOT WRITTEN IN THE DOCUMENT