This is not just another political rally; none of these anti-Israel rallies are. Notice at 2:50 - 3:30 the chanting of "Khaibar Khaibar ya yahud, jaish Muhammed sa-ya'ud", popular at these sorts of rallies, among these sorts of crowds. As explained in the video's info column, this is "the chant reminding the Jews of Muhammad and his army's slaughter and mass beheading of the Jews of Khaibar, after they had surrendered." And of course, Hezbollah is listed in Canadian law as a terrorist group (as per Regulations Establishing a List of Entities made under subsection 83.05(1) of the Criminal Code) -- that is, it has "knowingly carried out, attempted to carry out, participated in or facilitated a terrorist activity." Great company to keep, no doubt.
I suspect I'll have more posts written on the ignorance, nonsense and hate that make up the bulk of "Israeli Apartheid Week" before the week's up. But for now, as a preface of sorts to my point of view, I'll end with a quote from Michael Ignatieff:
Let us be clear: criticism of Israeli government policy is legitimate. Wholesale condemnation of the State of Israel and the Jewish people is not legitimate. Not now, not ever. [National Post]
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