Canadian supporters of Israel's right to kill civilians with impunity try to smear flotilla activists
The left-wing NDP party recently tripled its tally of seats in the Canadian parliament to become the official opposition for the first time and one of its veteran parliamentarians is throwing his weight behind Canadian Boat to Gaza. The right-wing pro-Israel crowd doesn't like it:
A year later, Canadian anti-Israel activists are hoping lightning strikes twice and are planning to sail a vessel from our shores to the Gaza Strip, despite the continuing Israeli military embargo. By forcing a confrontation with the Israelis, they hope to bring yet more international scorn down upon the Jewish State. They have a long list of supporters, including the usual suspects — but also one name that is a bit surprising: Alex Atamanenko, the freshly re-elected NDP MP for B.C. Southern Interior.
Mr. Atamanenko, first elected in 2006, has been quite public with his support of the Gazan cause before. He was quick to condemn Israel for the original flotilla incident. He also criticized its military operations against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in 2008 and 2009. His endorsement of the Canadian Boat to Gaza is therefore logically consistent, if nothing else.
When the NDP tripled its seat count in the last election, many pundits and politicos wondered how long before an unruly bunch of rookie MPs would begin to cause headaches for NDP leader Jack Layton. How unexpected that it should come from a five-year veteran of the NDP caucus, a veritable wise old man in a sea of new faces. more
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