Spineless Ottawa Gives in to Hamas Crowd
Surrendering to threats will embolden terrorist supporters. Where will it stop?
This article is a response to breaking news. The annual public ceremony where the Israeli flag is raised at city hall on Israel’s Independence Day has been cancelled due to security concerns. We have some thoughts to share on that decision.
On Saturday, May 4th, I noticed this menacing graphic on the Ottawa 4 palestine Instagram account:
Here is the text that accompanies the graphic:
May 15th, 2024, marks 76 years since millions of Palestinians were displaced from their homes in 1948. This day has since been known as the Nakba (catastrophe), and the beginning of a Zionist terrorist regime.
This year, the shameless Zionists along with disgraceful city council members are planning to raise the genocide flag in city hall to commemorate the 76 years of occupation, land theft, Zionist terrorism, and injustice. We will NOT stand for this.
Join us as we honour the martyrs of Gaza and Palestine, in a powerful vigil to represent the thousands of Palestinians that have been murdered at the hands of this brutal occupation. We will NOT remain silent.
Bring your flags and kuffiyehs🍉
The Ottawa 4 Palestine group has over 11,500 followers, and no doubt this graphic circulated all over the city.
Here is another one of their inspiring graphics:
The proper response to this sort of incitement is to stand tall and proudly raise the Israeli flag.
The Jewish community should not be intimidated.
So, you can Imagine my horror when I received an email this afternoon announcing that the public ceremony has been cancelled.
The article says that the flag WILL be raised, but the ceremony is cancelled due to “a substantial risk to public safety.” It says they are following “security recommendations”.
What security recommendations? Who made them? Why?
We would like some answers. And now that the pro-Hamas crowd has been emboldened, what is next? When the flag is raised, will the mob try to prevent it? If the flag is raised will they try to remove the flag? What will the city do to prevent it?
These folks won’t stop with this event. They will come for other expressions of solidarity with Israel in Ottawa. At some point, we’ve got to stand upright. Why not start on May 14?
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The police are not protecting us, when they tell us to go into hiding! So good to know that the decision has been made to re-instate the ceremony.
Now back on! Advocacy works!!!