jbg Posted November 14, 2007 Report Posted November 14, 2007 By coincidence, November 11 - 12 were the dates on which Remembrence Day was observed in Canada, and the date on which the third anniversary of the death of Yasir Arafat was observed in the West Bank and Gaza. While I am not suggesting that Yasir Arafat's service to his "country" equals those whose blood moistened Vimy Ridge and Dieppe, the ceremonies are worth comparing. The Ottawa ceremony was, from all appearances a rather beautiful display of unity, for Canada, of rival politicians, and leaders of different religions, including even a Jewish rabbi. Six people were shot at the Gaza ceremony, apparently over political and/or sectarian issues. Need I say more? Excerpts below: ======================================================== http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/13/world/mi....html?ref=world November 13, 2007 6 Palestinians Killed in Gaza at Fatah Rally By TAGHREED EL-KHODARY and ISABEL KERSHNER GAZA, Nov. 12 — At least six Palestinians were killed and more than 100 wounded here on Monday when a rally by the relatively pro-Western Fatah movement to mark the third anniversary of the death of its founder, Yasir Arafat, ended in armed clashes with its rival, Hamas. Doctors at two Gaza hospitals said all of the dead and most of the wounded were Fatah supporters who had taken part in the rally. ************* ************** At Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Afaf Abu Tayeh, 45, was waiting by the morgue. She was there to look for two sons, ages 16 and 17. “The Israelis were more merciful than them,” she said of Hamas. “They beat children in front of my eyes.” Ashraf al-Bitar, 23, a member of the Hamas naval police, contended that Hamas had to react after Fatah gunmen started shooting and their supporters stoned the police and called them Shia. ========================================================== http://www.canada.com/globaltv/edmonton/st...ad-ec755fa9a535 Anguish, sombre pride as Canada salutes war dead Laura Drake, CanWest News Service OTTAWA — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the National War Memorial Sunday to pay their respects to Canada’s lost soldiers in ceremonies that were repeated from coast to coast and in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where 2,500 Canadian soldiers are in harm’s way. The Ottawa crowd was unprecedented in size and gathered under unusually sunny skies to take part in the national Remembrance Day ceremony. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, along with his wife Laureen and children Ben and Rachel, laid a wreath at the foot of the memorial. So did Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Rick Hillier, among others. ***** “More than our support, what should be on our lips is: We love our troops,” said Rabbi Reuven Bulka during the benediction, eliciting a round of applause from the crowd. He asked them to repeat the sentiment aloud with him. “We love our troops,” echoed thousands. ***** Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
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