@BoyGeorge I have no other words but to say Thank You! What a tremendous song. I get chills each time I listen. So grateful for your voice in this world.
Rima Hassan, who has openly defended Hamas and glorified acts of terrorism, has been denied entry to Canada.
This decision underscores the importance of vigilance in preventing extremists from abroad in spreading hate and incitement within our borders.
But it also raises an important question: why do some groups and institutions continue to offer platforms to individuals whose views undermine both public safety and the core values shared by Quebecers and all Canadians?
Perspective (English and Spanish below, video in English)
Valerie Stramwasser
POV: I am a Venezuelan Jew ✡️🇻🇪
And I see a very clear pattern repeating itself.
People who are not Venezuelan, who did not grow up under Chávez and Maduro, who did not lose their country, their safety, and their future, feel entitled to explain Venezuela to us.
People who are not Jewish, who have never lived the history, the wars, or the constant existential threat, feel entitled to explain Israel to us.
And they do it by repeating what sounds morally correct.
Here’s the problem:
Moral slogans are not reality.
I am 37 years old. I do not remember a Venezuela before Chávez.
I had to flee my country.
I had to rebuild my life from scratch.
My children do not know Venezuela.
That is not theory. That is lived experience.
The same applies to being Jewish.
When a neighboring terrorist group enters your territory, kidnaps civilians, murders families, and attacks a significant percentage of your population, they are the aggressors.
Not the victims.
Not the oppressed.
Not the misunderstood.
Empathizing with the wrong side because it sounds compassionate does not make you moral.
It makes you historically ignorant.
If you are not part of the conflict, if you do not understand the internal history, the context, the decades of complexity,
If you are only repeating what you hear, trends, or what sounds morally correct,
Stop. Stay out of it.
Because choosing what seems morally correct over history and factual truth has consequences.
And history is very clear about this:
Those who confuse aggressors with victims do not end up on the right side of history.
POV: Soy Judía Venezolana ✡️🇻🇪
Y veo un patrón muy claro que se repite.
Personas que no son venezolanas, que no crecieron bajo Chávez y Maduro, que no perdieron su país, su seguridad y su futuro, se sienten con el derecho de explicarnos Venezuela.
Personas que no son judías, que nunca han vivido la historia, las guerras ni la amenaza existencial constante, se sienten con el derecho de explicarnos Israel.
Y lo hacen repitiendo lo que suena moralmente correcto.
Aquí está el problema:
Los eslóganes morales no son la realidad.
Tengo 37 años. No recuerdo una Venezuela antes de Chávez.
Tuve que huir de mi país.
Tuve que reconstruir mi vida desde cero.
Mis hijos no conocen Venezuela.
Eso no es teoría. Es experiencia vivida.
Lo mismo aplica por ser judía.
Cuando un grupo terrorista vecino entra a tu territorio, secuestra civiles, asesina familias y ataca a un porcentaje significativo de tu población, ellos son los agresores.
No las víctimas.
No los oprimidos.
No los incomprendidos.
Empatizar con el lado equivocado porque suena compasivo no te hace moral.
Te hace históricamente ignorante.
Si no eres parte del conflicto, si no entiendes la historia interna, el contexto, las décadas de complejidad.
Si solo estás repitiendo lo que escuchas, trends o lo que “suena” moralmente correcto
Córtalo y mantente al margen.
Porque elegir lo que parece moralmente correcto por encima de la historia y lo que es factualmente verdadero tiene consecuencias.
Y la historia es muy clara en esto:
Quienes confunden a los agresores con las víctimas, no terminan del lado correcto de la historia.
“I truly did not know how horrific October 7 was. I never saw any of this footage on my feed. I never saw anyone repost it. I didn’t know even about the Nova music festival itself...There’s just so much more information I didn’t know. And I think that my story isn’t unique on the pro-Palestine side. I think a lot of people joined the movement without having all of these facts.”
Former pro-Palestine activist Taryn Thomas talks about how groupthink and her social media algorithm prevented her from learning the truth about the 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel.
1. Not your brother. Not your abeed either.
2. Arabs/Muslims — the same ones trying to destroy Israel — have been slaughtering and enslaving Black Africans for 1400 years — learned it from Mohammed.
3. Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood which was founded in 1928. Read a real book.
4. My progeny will know I knew the truth. Your progeny will know you supported slave traders and Nazis.
What Hamas did to Africans in Israel on October 7 👇🏾
🚨BREAKING:
Egypt has announced it won’t allow the “March to Gaza” to reach the Rafah border.
Imagine being so stupid that you’re marching hundreds of miles to protest the Israeli blockade over Gaza, just to find out that Egypt controls the border🤡
We asked UCLA students one simple question:
“I’m Gay + Arab - Where In the Middle East Can I Go?”
Their answers did NOT disappoint.
Do you know the answer?
Video collab: @Facts_For_Peace
This is going to lose this account support but it needs to be said. I'm sick of it.
Imagine If It Were Black People - Not Jews Burned Alive Or Hanging From a Tree.
Would CNN care then?
They chant for genocide in the middle of cities, and the media nods along. A Holocaust survivor is firebombed and CNN shrugs.
If this were happening to Black people, the world would explode. But it’s Jews. And suddenly, silence is sophisticated. Defending genocidal "protests" is cool.
Why is @bungarsargon the only one here that can see clearly This literally made me ill. CNN is disgusting. It's like watching a Nazi news network in 1935.
Who is the lady with the stupid face and hair?
Happening now outside of Harvard's graduation.
The translation from Arabic is:
"We don't speak Arabic, we don't care about Palestine. We are here holding this banner because someone on TikTok told us to."
Anti Israel students are thanking my friends for holding the banner 😂
SURPRISE!!! My documentary “The Children of October 7” will finally be available to stream GLOBALLY on @paramountplus starting on June 2! You will now be able to watch not only in the United States but also in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
This documentary features deeply sensitive conversations between myself and remarkable children who bravely share their experiences of trauma and survival as they continue to process the unthinkable – being held captive, witnessing the murders of their parents and enduring violent invasions of their homes.
Today marks 600 days since October 7. Please, watch this documentary, share it with your friends and family, and make sure the entire world never forgets what happened to these children. 🙏🏻🎗️