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   From: gregcarrsober@gmail.com   
      
   On 21/07/2014 12:27 PM, MattB wrote:   
   > On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 20:20:37 -0700, " (ಠ_ಠ)РаиÑ?а"<"   
   > ( _ )"@nyet.ca>  wrote:   
   >   
   >>   
   >> Let them pay for these pro-Israel ads out of Jewish-groups fundraising,   
   >> not taxpayers' dollars.   Bloody bigots.   
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   >>   
   >> The Huffington Post Canada  |   07/18/2014   
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   >>   
   >> Tories Release Pro-Israel Ad Amid War In Gaza, But They Don't Want   
   >> Everyone To See It (VIDEO)   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> As the conflict in Gaza escalates, the Conservatives have released a   
   >> dramatic new ad that highlights the party's staunch support for Israel,   
   >> but it seems they aren't looking for a wide audience.   
   >>   
   >> Titled "Through Fire and Water", the web commercial features Prime   
   >> Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird speaking   
   >> about Canada's friendship with Israel interspersed with footage of the   
   >> PM's recent trip to Israel. The music accompanying the ad is reminiscent   
   >> of tracks used in movie trailers.   
   >>   
   >> Comments on the video have been disabled and the clip was originally   
   >> "unlisted", which means YouTube did not display it in search results or   
   >> on any of the website's public pages. Essentially, you needed to be sent   
   >> a direct link in order to access the video. You couldn't even find it on   
   >> the Conservative's YouTube page.   
   >>   
   >> Conservative communications director Cory Hann told HuffPost that   
   >> publishing the video unlisted was an "administrative error." The video   
   >> is no longer unlisted. Hann also pointed out that the clip was shared by   
   >> the party on Twitter and Facebook. Baird tweeted a link to the ad and   
   >> Harper retweeted it.   
   >>   
   >> A link in the video's comments directs to a fundraising page for the   
   >> Conservative Party.   
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   >> Conservative pundit and consultant Gerry Nicholls, who worked with   
   >> Harper at the National Citizens Coalition, told Yahoo! News   
   >> the video is aimed primarily at Canada's Jewish community but also at   
   >> the Tory base, which is pro-Israel.   
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   >> "I suspect the Israel issue cuts well for the Conservative, in that it's   
   >> an issue that unites the Tories but divides both the NDP and Liberals.   
   >> If either NDP leader Thomas Mulcair or Liberal leader Justin Trudeau try   
   >> to match Harper's pro-Israel rhetoric it might alienate part of their   
   >> rank and file," Nicholls said. "So Harper basically owns this issue and   
   >> he's making the most of it."   
   >>   
   >> Earlier this week former Liberal MP Omar Alghabra attacked the   
   >> Conservatives for playing politics with the conflict in Gaza.   
   >>   
   >> "The Conservatives are shameless and disgusting," Alghabra said.  "There   
   >> is no limit to their ugly politics and no cause, no matter how tragic or   
   >> serious it is, they are unwilling to exploit."   
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   >> Alghabra made the comments after the Tories attacked him for a Facebook   
   >> post he made saying his thoughts and prayers were with the Palestinian   
   >> civilians caught in the "blind and cruel bombing." Aghabra later edited   
   >> the post to express concern for civilians on both sides.   
   >>   
   >> Tory MP Costas Menegakis attacked Alghabra for the post but also   
   >> criticized Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau for not "standing with Israel."   
   >>   
   >> In April, Trudeau released a video with the title "We Have Israel's   
   >> Back." On Tuesday, Trudeau condemned Hamas for violating a ceasefire   
   >> agreement and launching rocket attacks on civilians.   
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   >>   
   >> “Israel has the right to defend itself and its people. Hamas is a   
   >> terrorist organization and must cease its rocket attacks immediately,”   
   >> Trudeau said in a statement.   
   >>   
   >> Both the Liberals and NDP have called for negotiations that might lead   
   >> to a cessation of hostilities.   
   >>   
   >> The Liberals have yet to comment on Israel's ground offensive. Trudeau   
   >> is currently away on vacation.   
   >>   
   >> The Conservatives have long voiced support for Israel while criticizing   
   >> the Hamas government in Gaza.   
   >>   
   >> Earlier in the week Baird slammed Hamas for violating the ceasefire. "It   
   >> is a conflict between an international terrorist organization and the   
   >> Jewish state," he said Tuesday. "Hamas started this bloodshed. Hamas can   
   >> end it."   
   >>   
   >> Baird said he regrets the loss of life in the region and feels the   
   >> sympathy everyone should feel toward the innocent victims of the   
   >> conflict, but said Israel has been left with no choice but to defend itself.   
   >>   
   >> Also this week, Baird attacked UN High Commissioner for Human Rights   
   >> Navi Pillay for criticizing Israel's rocket attacks on Gaza.   
   >>   
   >> In 2012, Canada was among the nine countries that voted against granting   
   >> Palestine official status as a non-member state at the United Nations.   
   >> Many Canadians wrote to the Conservatives to express their outrage at   
   >> the move, with many complaining that the government does not represent   
   >> the views of Canadians on the region.   
   >>   
   >> Early this year Harper became the first Canadian prime minister to speak   
   >> to the Israeli parliament, the Knesset. During the trip. Harper was   
   >> feted with an honorary university degree, as well as a tour of a bird   
   >> sanctuary that will bear his name. He also visited the West Bank and   
   >> pledged $66 million in aid for the Palestinians.   
   >>   
   >> Israel launched a ground offensive on Thursday after weeks of rocket   
   >> attacks from Gaza. More than 25 Palestinians were dead as of Friday   
   >> morning, including an infant, two children and a 70-year-old woman. One   
   >> Israeli soldier died in the operation and several others were wounded.   
   >   
   >   
   > Personally I hope they retake all of Gaza and destroy Hamas.  Yes   
   > Karen we know you are a Terrorist lover.   
   >   
   > They were offered a truce and Egypt and Israel said yes Hamas said no.   
   > So the results are all on Hamas.   
   >   
   > Then again they are storing weapons in schools.   Wonder if the   
   > leaders are hiding under a Hospital again?   
   >   
   > Simple fire missiles into Israel get your ass kicked.  Vote for a   
   > terror group (Hamas) then you get what you voted for terror.   
   >   
   Long Live Israel May Hamas Be Destroyed   
      
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