{"id":2199,"date":"2019-08-09T08:03:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T08:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paju.org\/?p=2199"},"modified":"2019-08-10T12:36:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T12:36:49","slug":"end-of-occupation-no-965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paju.org\/fr\/end-of-occupation-no-965\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab End of Occupation \u00bb No 965"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten Questions to rwin Cotler about the IHRA Definition of “antisionism”: An Open Letter<\/h3>\n

This open letter was sent to Mr. Irwin Cotler on July 23, 2019<\/p>\n

Mr. Irwin Cotler<\/p>\n

Chair, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights<\/p>\n

Montreal<\/p>\n

Dear Mr. Cotler,<\/p>\n

\"\"I am editor of the weekly blog\u00a0Canada Talks Israel Palestine<\/a>, whose mission is to help Canadians better understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through objective analysis and raising awareness for a just and reconciliatory solution.<\/p>\n

Let me start by recognizing that you have for many years been very active in several important struggles in Canada for human rights and in particular the struggle against anti-Semitism. Anti-Semitism is a scourge that should be defeated, and I support that struggle wholeheartedly.<\/p>\n

However, I do have some concerns about your recent efforts, along with CIJA, B\u2019nai Brith and other groups to\u00a0lobby the Canadian government<\/a>\u00a0 and various\u00a0municipal governments including Vancouver<\/a>\u00a0to adopt a \u201cnew\u201d definition of anti-Semitism, promoted by the \u201cInternational Holocaust Remembrance Alliance\u201d and referred to as the\u00a0IHRA definition.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The basic IHRA definition, as you know, is not very different from existing definitions to be found in any dictionary. But it also refers to a number of \u201cexamples\u201d of what it describes as anti-Semitism, some which refer specifically to the State of Israel.<\/p>\n

I would like clarification regarding two of the \u201cexamples\u201d which, according to the IHRA document would constitute \u201canti-Semitism.<\/p>\n

I cite from the\u00a0IHRA \u201cworking definition\u201d document<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cTo guide IHRA in its work, the following examples may serve as illustrations (ed. note: i.e. of anti-Semitism):<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a7\u00a0 \u201cClaiming that the existence of a State of Israel is a racist endeavor.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a7\u00a0 \u201cDrawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Clarification requested<\/h5>\n

With these IHRA proposed \u201cexamples of anti-Semitic acts or behaviours\u201d in mind, I would like to ask you for clarification on which, if any, of the following ten statements you would classify as \u201canti-Semitic\u201d. I believe them all to be true:<\/p>\n

The IHRA definition would characterize the BDS movement as \u201canti-Semitic\u201d. BDS proponents say that is deliberate falsification.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. \u201cIn Israel as in Nazi Germany, (and unlike Canada), \u201cJewishness\u201d is determined not by individual choice but is a civil status determined by the state. It forms the legal basis for discriminating among different categories of citizens.\u201d<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cGaza, where Palestinian refugees from all over southern Israel have been concentrated since 1948, and which has been described by a former British Prime Minister as an \u201coutdoor prison\u201d, has a striking similarity to the Warsaw ghetto where Nazis concentrated Jews.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cThe contemporary Israeli policy of forcing Bedouin citizens of Israel off their lands and concentrating them into small areas is very similar to Canada\u2019s own historic racist policy toward its indigenous peoples.\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cAccording to Bishop\u00a0Desmond Tutu\u00a0<\/a>Israeli policy toward the Palestinians is \u201cworse\u201d than Apartheid.\u201d<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cLeading Israeli politicians advocate for\u00a0ethnic cleansing<\/a>\u00a0to achieve a pure society, as did the Nazis.\u201d<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cThe international community should bring peaceful, legal pressure on Israel through boycott or other sanctions, to force Israel to comply with international law.\u201d<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cSupporting UN Resolution 194 (which Canada voted for in 1949) calling for the Palestinian right of return.\u201d<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cIsrael\u2019s policy of\u00a0systematically destroying Palestinian houses in East Jerusalem<\/a>, while building new homes for Jews is, in fact, a form of ethnic cleansing reminiscent of the Nazi objective of a\u00a0\u201cjudenrein\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Germany (i.e. free of Jews)\u201d.<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cWith the passing of the\u00a0\u201cNation State law\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Israel has become an officially discriminatory state based on religion, just as Nazi Germany was.\u201d<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cDuring the 1948 Nakba, Zionist militias confiscated\u00a0millions of dollars of private property from Palestinians<\/a>, just as the Nazis stole art, silver, paintings from Jews.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Mr. Cotler do you agree that these statements,\u00a0all of which appear to be extremely critical of Israel and current Israeli policy,\u00a0are factually correct? If they are true statements, is it anti-Semitic to repeat them? If not true, I would be happy to have my misunderstandings corrected.<\/p>\n

    If you would like to send me an answer, I would be happy to publish it for the edification of our readers.<\/p>\n

    Yours truly<\/p>\n

    Peter Larson, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

    Chair, Canada Talks Israel Palestine<\/p>\n

    Adapted from:<\/strong> https:\/\/canadatalksisraelpalestine.ca\/2019\/07\/23\/ten-questions-to-irwin-cotler-about-the-ihra-definition-of-anti-semitism-an-open-letter\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    PAJU’s Note: <\/strong>An important adjunct to Peter Larson\u2019s questions to Irwin Cotler is the following link to an article concerning Mr. Cotler, a \u2018must read.\u2019<\/p>\n

    Faux Humanitarian Irwin Cotler, the White Helmets, and the Whitewashing of an Appalling Agenda<\/a>:https:\/\/www.mintpressnews.com\/irwin-cotler-white-helmets-israel-whitewashing\/261073\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    Distributed by PAJU (<\/strong>Palestinian and Jewish Unity<\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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