On June 5, 2021 the Muslim Students’ Association at Western University in London, Ontario included demands in its “official” statement, “FREE PALESTINE“. Among them:
(3) For Western University to cut off any professional or financial ties to any individuals or companies or organizations that fund or support Israeli Defense Forces, or are situated on occupied Palestinian land. Supporting Israel’s oppression of Palestinians in any way means supporting genocide.
We would also like to add that the Western Muslim Students’ Association does not support antisemitism or Islamophobia in any way, shape, or form….
(2) For the University Student Council to remove all pro-Zionist narrative from campus. Zionism is known to promote the displacement of Palestinians from their land.
The mere presence of Israel is an offense to Palestinians, which is why the Charter of every Palestinian political group demands that Israel be obliterated. A clever stream of deception clouds this fact, even while the aspiration to destroy Israel completely is included in the popular chant: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.” Canada is in a dangerous place, referencing as “racism” and “discrimination” anything offensive to Muslims, while at the same time, completely ignoring the real threat posed by the jihad — stealth and violent — everywhere. The big lie is that the MSA routinely (and carefully) claims that it is not anti-Semitic.
Discover The Networks reveals this about the Muslim Student Associations in America and Canada:
Stating that its mission is “to serve the best interest of Islam and Muslims in the United States and Canada so as to enable them to practice Islam as a complete way of life,” MSA presents itself as an apolitical, religious and cultural organization. In reality it is a radical political force and a key lobbying organization for the Wahhabi sect of Islam, telling students that America is an imperialist power and Israel an oppressor nation.
MSA speakers routinely spew anti-Semitic libels and justify the genocide against the Jews which is promoted by Islamic terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah and by the government of Iran
See more about the MSAs HERE.
A recent speech by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would be shocking if anything like it were ever spoken by a non-Muslim leader, but a different standard is applied to Muslims:
Blessings to the Martyrs, the prisoners, the wounded, the masses of our people that is standing firm in Jerusalem, our state’s eternal capital. Blessings to our people in the Sheikh Jarrah [neighborhood of Jerusalem], in the Silwan [neighborhood of Jerusalem], and in all the streets, neighborhoods, and alleys of Jerusalem. Blessings to those carrying out Ribat (i.e., religious conflict over land claimed to be Islamic) who are standing firm in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque plazas.
“Muslim Students at Western U: ‘Remove all pro-Zionist narrative from campus,'” by Jonathan D. Halevi, Documentation Project, June 28, 2021:
On June 5, 2021 the Muslim Students’ Association at Western University in London, ON issued the following statement:
WESTERN MSA OFFICIAL STATEMENT: FREE PALESTINE
(3) For Western University to cut off any professional or financial ties to any individuals or companies or organizations that fund or support Israeli Defense Forces, or are situated on occupied Palestinian land. Supporting Israel’s oppression of Palestinians in any way means supporting genocide.
We would also like to add that the Western Muslim Students’ Association does not support antisemitism or Islamophobia in any way, shape, or form. We are saddened to see a slew of accusations of antisemitism towards pro-Palestine views. Showing any support or empathy to the Palestinian cause is not an attack on Judaism, and we do not condone the actions and words of anyone that thinks otherwise. Supporting the use of antisemitism towards anyone that is standing up to the anti-genocide, anti-apartheid, and anti-eviction of Palestinians takes away from the movement and insinuates that violence and ill-treatment of Palestinians is part of Jewish identity, which is false and inherently antisemitic. That being said, displays of swastikas and ‘death to the Jews’ slogans are completely unacceptable, repugnant, and are not representative of our Islamic values, or of Palestinians and their emphasizers alike.
According to the United Nations’ Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, genocide is the “intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group,” and acts representing genocide include killing members of the group, causing serious bodily or mental harm to said group, and causing physical destruction or decreased quality of life. Israel is also an Apartheid state according to the United Nations’ International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid. Article II of this convention states that Apartheid is “establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group of persons over any other racial group of persons and systematically oppressing them.” This can be done through denying the racial group right to life and liberty, murdering the racial group, and inflicting serious bodily or mental harm on the group. In addition, Israel broke several dozen UN resolutions. To put it simply, this is not a conflict; Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians and it is an Apartheid state.
(2) For the University Student Council to remove all pro-Zionist narrative from campus. Zionism is known to promote the displacement of Palestinians from their land. Despite the many definitions of Zionism there may be, we need to be careful on what we allow clubs to say and support as the USC is committed to providing an environment free of harassment towards everyone, which always trumps any club’s right to free speech. Pro-Zionist narratives contribute to a “poisoned environment” which is defined in article 2.04 on page 249 of the policy manual provided by the University Student Council as “an environment in which harassing or discriminatory behaviours are sufficiently severe and/or pervasive and cause such significant and unreasonable interference in a person’s campus community environment that may be deemed to be creating an intimidating, hostile, and offensive campus community environment.” Pro-Zionist narratives are harmful to Palestinian students as it fails to recognize the trauma they endured and is dismissive of the impact Zionism has had on their lives. The University Student Council needs to be taking more serious action towards pro-Zionist narrative as allowing any Western-affiliated organizations to support Zionism is an example of harassing and discriminatory behaviour towards Palestinian students, which is absolutely unacceptable.
WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING?
For the past few months, the world watched in horror as unspeakable and inhumane crimes were committed against Muslim, Christian, and Jewish Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The Israeli government has displaced thousands of Palestinians, destroyed their homes, and murdered hundreds of innocent people and children. According to the Pales[tine] Centre For Human Rights, in this past week, two Palestinians died due to wounds sustained by attacks from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza and Ramallah, 16 were injured in the West Bank (four of whom were children), 125 were unjustly arrested in the West Bank and in East Jerusalem (12 of whom were children), one cancer patient died due to the travel ban restrictions enforced by the IDF, and 39 temporary military checkpoints were established by the IDF, which resulted in the arrest of two Palestinians.
Western University is home to many Palestinian refugees who are victims of traumatic events. We extend an invitation to those victims and their relatives to seek safety and support in Western’s Muslim Students’ Association. May Allah open people’s hearts to give in this time of crisis and guide our hands to just action. May Allah help and protect the people of Palestine and may He ease their pain and suffering. Upon Allah we rely on as He is the most Merciful and Just….
Buraq says
Offer a deal: If the ‘Palestinian’ students publicly recognize the anti-Semitic nature of the dozens of derogatory statements made in Al Qur’an about the Jews, then pro-Zionist references will be removed.
It’s a deal they will never accept, but the offer would play a role in pointing up the toxic origins of the ‘Palestinian’ Jew-hatred.
mortimer says
‘Free’ ??? Preposterous! The Pallies will never be ‘free’.
When the Pallies say ‘free’ they don’t mean in the sense that FREEDOM HOUSE uses the term: “Freedom House rates people’s access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories through its annual Freedom in the World report.”
Israel gets a rating of 76 out of 100. Jordan gets 34. Pakistan gets 37. Saudi Arabia gets 7. Somalia gets 7 out of 100. New Zealand gets 99. Palestinian Authority gets an overall score of about 2.7 in the freedom rating … one of the lowest in any region.
No, the Pallies’ slogan is a real LIE. They don’t want ‘FREEDOM’; they want Islamic fascism.
gravenimage says
So true, Mortimer.
mortimer says
The Muslim students don’t want any reference to the legal right of the Jewish state. There are currently 53 Muslim-majority countries and 57 countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
However, we are told we must believe that ONE Jewish state is one too many!
And we are told that they are NOT anti-Semitic! Sure. (sarc/off)
gravenimage says
Canada: Muslim Students Association demands that university ‘remove all pro-Zionist narrative’
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Genocidal Muslims are becoming more and more emboldened. *hope* that Western University tells them to take a long walk off a short pier, but they may indeed cave to these grotesque demands.
Kashyap says
It will be tragic if world complies with Muslims narrow narative.
E T says
Canada’s most infamous terrorist, Ahmed Sayed Khadr was a member of the MSA at the University of Ottawa.
Calgary suicide bomber Salman Ashrafi was President of the Muslim Student Association at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta.
Khadr Khalib (aka AbdulBaqi Hanfi) grew up in Ottawa and moved to Calgary was a member of the MSA at Algonquin College. He travelled to Syria in March of 2014 with alleged assistance of Awso Peshdary and former Ottawa U business student John Maguire, who was already in Syria at the time. Khalib is now believed to be in Syria fighting with the Islamic State.
John “ Yahya “ Maguire grew up in Kemptville, Ontario, enrolled at the U of Ottawa in 2011, involved in the MSA . in 2012 One way ticket to Syria – reportly killed in battle – fought in Turkey, Iraq, Syria….
The list of MSA individuals who have gone on to become suicide bombers, jihadist fighters, propagandists or leadership roles in Muslim Brotherhood hoods is extensive. Chiheb Esseghaier, Youssef Sakhir, Samir Halilovic, Zakria Habibi, Ferid Imam all has ties with MSA.
A speaker at MSA meeting
“When they go out and strike at the heart of Zionism, they are not suicide bombers, they are heroes, isn’t that right? That’s part of our seen, that’s part of our religion, letA’s not become weak bones and apologetic, and run around trying to appease this government and that government”
They just keep on DEMANDING
gravenimage says
Good points, E T.
Christopher Watson says
I’ve got a better idea: remove all Palestinians from western universities. Then we can get back to proper education without a bunch of middle-eastern morons telling us what to do.