Why Should Muslims be Interested in Germany?
By Kaukab Siddique, PhD
I was going to do this as a conventional book review but by
the time I finished reading its 600 pages, I realized that
no regular book review could do justice to it.
True Himmler by David Irving. [ Sub title: A biography
quoting the real letters, diaries, and papers of Heinrich
Himmler, and his wife and daughter and others in his life,
with selections of photographs from personal albums.]. 639
pages. Focal point, 2020.
Readers of New Trend might have noticed something very
unusual happening in Germany during the Israeli assault on
Gaza and the desecration of Masjid al-Aqsa. Germans were
openly protesting against the Israeli attacks and doing
something unthinkable over 75 years:: burning the Israeli
flag. As you may know, it's a crime in Germany to say
anything even slightly non-critical of the German regime
from 1933 to 1945. Germany was humiliated and silenced after
its defeat after the war.
All of Germany has been treated as an evil country which
broke all the rules of civilization and decency. In that
historic context, only a scholar with unequalled courage and
objectivity [by European standards] could write about the
personal life of a German leader hated even more than
Hitler. [if that is possible] .
Anyone writing about the personal life of a hated leader who
is projected as the epitome of evil in the West would have
to face the objectivity test.
Any even handed account would be seen as propaganda. What
David Irving did was very difficult and took years of
research, He took himself out of the picture and depended
entirely upon the secret writings of the characters in his
story of Himmler. The people who wrote these diaries and
personal notes and instructions never thought that these
writing would appear in a monumental book,
He wrote about Himmler's parents and his childhood. Himmler
was a church going child and youth. He was strict beyond
measure in his financial dealings even with the pocket money
his father gave him. He did not drink or smoke or fornicate
and stayed strictly within his marriage till very late in
life.
Not many, if any, western leaders can compare with him in
his character.
Irving traces step by step Himmler's attraction towards
National Socialism. Readers should remember that Germany was
not only defeated in the First World War but humiliated. It
was shredded of its choicest provinces and industrial areas.
The French and the Poles enjoyed Germany's resources and
Germany was put under a ban which would not allow it to have
its own armed forces.
The economy nose dived and the people were poverty stricken.
Money had no value. The only people who prospered were the
tiny minority which controlled the banking system and
finance. Hitler spoke against them and drew their ire
globally. The more he spoke, the greater Germany came under
international abuse and propaganda. A global boycott was was
placed on Germany.
Irving documents the growing isolation followed by physical
attacks and murder of German diplomats and officials
overseas.
Himmler stayed away from the waves of prejudice and then
hate which swirled through Germany. As is usual in a tight
economy, leftist groups and Communists organized themselves.
There were battles in the streets between the Communists and
National Socialists labelled as the SA. These were gangsters
fighting gangsters.
The SA not only defeated the Communists but gained so much
support that at a certain point they decided to overthrow
Hitler and kill all his top supporters.
Himmler formulated a tightly disciplined force known as the
SS which overthrew the SA. This was a brutal internal
conflict and Irving gives us the details, sparing no
one.
The SS came to be the best fighting force in Europe. It not
only protected Hitler but supported Germany's forays into
Austria and Czechoslovakia.
How did Himmler deal with a situation of conflict and then
war? The book becomes a thriller full of tension. of a moral
person trapped in a bad situation.
There were no angels in World War 2 and Himmler was seen as
the worst of Hitler's commanders. The SS came to be the most
powerful force in Germany.
The book does not discuss the war itself but when Germany
was defeated, the victors did not treat Himmler as the
greatest commander of an invincible force. He was treated
like dirt and murdered in cold blood. To undermine the
German morale, the victors spread the story that he
committed suicide, which was against his entire belief
system. Irving carries out clinical research to prove that
it was not suicide but murder.
I highly recommend this book and congratulate David Irving
for research work which has no equal.
Pakistan
JI for Palestine & Kashmir
Record Breaking Rallies.
Palestinians Writing History with their Blood.
Dawn of Freedom Rising from Masjid al-Aqsa, says Imam
Siraj.
by Qaiser Sharif
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE- MAY 21: Hundreds of thousands have
attended the Labbaik al-Quds Marches held in all major
cities and town of Pakistan Friday on the appeal of
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Emir Sirajul Haq, expressing
solidarity with the people of Palestine who have been
writing the history of bravery with their blood.
Holding Palestinian flags and banner condemning the Israeli
atrocities against unarmed people of Gaza, people from all
walks of life including children and women demanded the
rulers of Muslim world to shun their lip service and take
solid stand on Palestine cause.
JI Emir Sirajul Haq addressed the thousands of participants
of Million March at Islamabad's D-chowk, JI Secretary
General Ameerul Azim led a rally in front of Mansoora,
Lahore while JI Deputy Emir Liaqat Baloch spoke to a big
gathering in Gujranwala. Rallies were taken out in Peshawar,
Quetta, Karachi and other cities under the banner of JI.
JI chief expressed gratitude over the large attendance
which, he said, was proof of Pakistani people unwavering
love with their Palestinian brothers and sisters. He vowed
to continue struggle for Palestine and Kashmir cause until
the areas got liberation from Israeli and Indian occupation.
He announced the millions marches in supports of Palestine
would be held in Karachi and Peshawar on May 23 and May 30
respectively. He also appealed to the people to donate
generously in Palestine Relief Fund established by the JI's
charity al-Khidmat Foundation.
He called for establishment of International Fund for
reconstruction and rehabilitation of Gaza. Sirajul Haq
appealed for unity of Muslim Ummah to regain the lost glory
of Islam. He regretted the OIC forum was not properly being
utilized to secure the Ummah's cause. He expressed anger on
the silence of UNO over the crime against humanity and
ruthless killing of children and women in occupied
Palestine. He said he believed the dawn of freedom will soon
rise on Masjid-e-Aqsa and al-Quds and the sacrifices of
people of Kashmir would also bear fruit in near future.
War News
Palestine
Getting ready for the next attack on Gaza:
May 22: BREAKING: Pres. Biden announced plans to sell $735
million dollars in weapons to Israel.
That's right: the U.S. is trying to send MORE weapons that
could be used to attack civilians. [Amnesty report]
Afghanistan
Taliban Capture Key District near Kabul. Police Chief and
Security force Surrender,
[May 21]
KABUL, Afghanistan
The Taliban in Afghanistan have overrun a key district in
Maidan Wardak province next to the capital Kabul, officials
confirmed on Friday.
Sharifullah Hotak, a member of the provincial council, told
Anadolu Agency the Taliban captured the Jalrez district at
around 9 a.m. (0430GMT) on Friday after a five-day siege.
"The district police chief has surrendered to the Taliban
along with 35 security forces, and the district
administrative compound has completely fallen to the
Taliban," he said.
Claiming credit for the development, Taliban spokesman
Zabihullah Mujahid said the group has seized the district
administration compound as well as the police headquarters
by inflicting "heavy casualties" on the government forces.
Without acknowledging the fall of Jalrez, the country's
Defense Ministry said in a statement that an operation has
been planned to push the rebels out of the district situated
less than 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the capital Kabul.
The Interior Ministry, meanwhile, dubbed the situation in
Jalrez as a "tactical retreat".
In less than a month, this is the third district overrun by
the Taliban in Baghlan, Maidan Wardak and Laghman provinces.
On Thursday, the security forces went on a "strategic
retreat" in the Dawlat Shah district of eastern Laghman
province to avoid civilian casualties amid mounting Taliban
onslaught. The Taliban, however, claimed to have overrun
this key district in a province neighboring the capital Kabul.
Deadly violence returned to Afghanistan after a three-day
truce for the Muslim holy festival of Eid last week.
Since the announcement of an exit date of September 2021 for
American troops by the US President Joe Biden, Afghanistan
has been witnessing a spike in deadly Taliban assaults
across the country that has led to mounting casualties on
all sides.
Syria
Russian Air Strikes. Assad's artillery. Islamic groups
hitting back. IS raids & Advances,.
[From SOHR]
May 22, IS raiders on motor biks killed two SDF and one with
them, Busairah city, Deir ez Zor, [SDF is supported by US.]
May 22: Deraa province. Gunmen killed an Assad soldier and
stole his motor bike.
May 22. Latakia province, Assad regime used heavy artillery
on Islamic positions in Jabal al-Turkman. Mujaheddin hit
regime forces. No details,
More artillery exchanges in north western Hama and southern
Idlib.
Ras al-Ain: ISIS commanders have joined pro-Turkish National
Army.
May 23. Again Iran vs Islamic state. 4 Iranians wounded in
Deir ez Zor countryside.
May 17-23, HTS in Idlb ;province raiding Islamic group known
as "Defenders of the faith." Six arrested, HTS wants to
prove that it is against "terrorists",
May 23: Assad regime vs Islamic group Fatah al-Mubeen.
;Southern Idlib border. Three Assad troops killed. Assad
artillery fired on 4 villages. No casualties.
May 21: East of Aleppo in the Manbig countryside, militia
supported by Turkey and militia supported by SDF clashed
with casualties on both sides.
May 21. In west Deir ez Zor desert, Russian fighter jets
carried out 20 air strikes against Islamic State. SOHR says,
the Russians could not find anyone,
May 20, In al-Mayadeen, Dei ez Zor, Iranian troops
desecrated a mosque and are using it for military
offices,
News Within the U.S.
After Murder, they will get Pension?
by Sis. Aisha
[Jamaat al-Muslimeen]
In Minnesota, on April 11th, Daunte Wright was murdered by
Officer Km Potter, who claimed on camera that she thought
she was using her Taser during a traffic stop. The
infraction: a dangling air freshener from his rear-view
mirror.
The Community Cop Show Co-host Noel Leader, warned viewers
that White officers have official police training and then,
unofficial police training. The official police training
operates according to the law while the unofficial police
training is what White officers instruct each other to do
when they know the cameras are on them. Noel Leader stated
that Officer Potter's yelling "Taser, Taser, Taser!" was a
warning for fellow officers to move out of her way, which
they did. She then proceeded to aim her gun at Wright and
shoot him.
The question is how she chose her gun, instead of her Taser?
The Community Cop Show co-host Michael Greys stated that her
Taser was yellow and on her left side, not her right side
where her gun was located. The gun is located on the side of
the dominant hand, which was her right hand, in this case.
Plus, Officer Kim Potter had been on the force for
twenty-six years. Being that the Taser and gun are located
on opposite sides of the body makes Potter's claims of a
mistake ridiculous. She was actually there to train police
officers, which has led to even more scrutiny.
The Community Cop Show consensus is that this shooting was
deliberate. What really wreaks is that the media - the same
media claiming to support Black Lives Matter - has chosen to
report Police Chief Tim Gannon's view that it was an
accidental shooting without question. Even worse is that
Officer Kim Potter has been allowed to retire rather than
face charges as an officer. Retiring after twenty years
allows Officer Potter to receive her pension. If she had
been fired, her pension benefits would have been denied.
Allowing veteran police officers to retire rather than be
fired is a tactic that has been used to protect their
pensions. However, Cariole Horne was unceremoniously fired a
year before her pension was to become effective. She was
fired after she prevented another officer from potentially
strangling a suspect. Officer Horne had to endure a
fifteen-year legal battle to get her pension as a result of
her stopping evil with her hand as the hadith says!
Accused officers should not be allowed to retire and keep
their pension until after a thorough investigation into
their activities. This is a measure to pressure politicians
to change, including prosecutors. Accused judges are also
allowed to retire while law-abiding judges are disrobed. The
now-retired criminal officers should have their pension
benefits revoked.
Unfortunately, Daunte Wright's family has hired Benjamin
'The Chump' Crump to represent them. But, Minnesota Attorney
General and self-proclaimed Muslim Zionist, Keith Ellison
has decided to prosecute Officer Kim Potter. On June 25th,
we will all see how he handled convicted murderer Derek
Chauvin's sentencing, insha'allah.
(Source: The Community Shop Show & NBCNews.com)
Opinion
Ceasefire in Israeli Bombing:
But No Peace for the Palestinians
Dr. Firoz Mahboob Kamal
23/05/2021. Israel: the imperialists' watchdog
For global domination, the imperialists need a military
presence all over the world. Otherwise, the World Power
status doesn't survive. Hence, the USA has established 800
military bases globally. Since the Middle East is the most
oil-rich area in the world, the largest US military base is
nowhere in the world but in the Middle East; and that is
Israel. As a senator in 1988, Mr Joe Biden declared that if
Israel did not exist, the USA would have been obliged to
invent it as a means of defending its interests in the
Middle East. He even criticised President George W. Bush for
not doing enough to support Israel. The USA spends 4 billion
dollars a year (about 11million dollars per day) to
replenish the base with the most sophisticated weapons. It
is indeed one of the strongest military bases in the world.
Israel has also nuclear bombs -as the USA possesses it on
its mainland. So there exists no disparity. This time, while
the 11-day Israeli bombing was at its pick on Gaza, the USA
gave Israel another fresh supply of weapons that worth 735
million dollars. In the 1973's war, Israel faced some
difficulty. The USA made a rapid disbursement of advanced
weapons to Israel to help her win the war. Since its
creation in 1948, it has been the key strategy of the USA to
keep Israel undefeatable.
Initially, Israel was created by the British imperialists to
serve their interest as a military watchdog in the Middle
East. In November 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur
Balfour promised a homeland for the Jews. The British didn't
plan to give that Jewish homeland in their own land but in
Palestine -the land that the British didn't own. At that
time, Jews were not facing any crisis in any part of the
world. In those days, even in Europe, there was no
persecution against the Jews. The difficult days for the
Jews started much later -only after 1933 when Adolf Hitler
came to the power in Germany. Hence the Jews didn't need any
such homeland anywhere. But the British had a need to create
such land for their own cause. Therefore, the ruling British
political elites needed to manufacture an agenda to bring
the wealthy Jewish people on their side to help financially
to win the First World War against the Germans.
The British wanted to implant a non-Muslim military outpost
in the Muslim heartland to keep its imperialistic dominance.
That too at the cost of the Muslims. In the past, the
Crusaders failed to sustain their foothold in the Middle
East. They were successfully driven out by the Muslim Army
under the leadership of the great general Salah Uddin Ayubi.
In the past, the Roman Empire failed to keep its foothold
there too. The Muslim Army under the great general Khalid
bin Walid could successfully drive them out. But this time
the British devised a plan in collaboration with the Jews.
Some Jewish fanatics in the higher echelons of international
Jewish leadership and the Ashkenazi Jews of East Europe have
become interested in the British project. The USA, France,
Italy and Russia had full support for such a strategy for
the occupation of the holy land of Palestine. After the
departure of the British in 1948, the Americans entered the
theatre. The plan to create a Jewish homeland now serves not
only the Jewish cause but also the Western imperialists'
interest in the Middle East.
The British crime
In December 1917, the British occupied Palestine. But there
was a problem to meet the British imperialistic agenda. The
Jews were only 8 percent of the population in Palestine and
92 percent were Arab. Hence the British started with the
military as well as socio-political and demographic
engineering to increase the Jewish population along with
reducing the Muslim population. During the occupation from
1917 till 1948, the British government opened the flood gate
for the Jewish immigrants. The wealthy Jewish people
financed the transportation of Jews from all over the world
to Palestine. They gave money for the construction of their
houses. On the other hand, the British colonial
administration allowed underground Jewish terrorist
organisations like Hagenah, Irgun, and Lehi to attack and
terrorise the unarmed Arab population to drive them out of
Palestine. This way they could increase the Jewish
population from 8 percent in 1917 to 33 percent in 1947. In
1948, Israel was created with the argument that the Jewish
population can't co-exist with the native Arabs and need a
separate state. So, Palestine was divided with a bigger size
for the Jews.
The major colonial powers like the UK, France and the USA
influenced the UNO to recognise the illegitimate creation of
Israel. Thus, the division of Palestine on ethnic identity
was given legality.
Occupation of a foreign land is itself a crime. The British
made another grave crime. Instead of returning the land of
Palestine to its native people, the British handed it over
to the Jews. So Israel is the legacy of double crimes of the
British against the Palestinians. The British government
does not feel any shame for that, rather they celebrate the
crime -as they celebrate Balfour Day to glorify the historic
crime done against the Palestinians. Since its creation,
Israel is continuously expanding its geography; now the
whole of Palestine stays under its occupation. Israel is now
itself a colonial state. The USA and the UK are giving
necessary weapons and political support to Israel to help
sustain its war of occupation and geographical
expansion.
Criminals defend the crimes!
A crime is always a crime. A thief never possesses the right
to retain the stolen property. Along with facing the
punishment, a thief must return back the stolen stuff to the
real owner. The land the Jews occupy today didn't own that
in 1917. The Jews are the people who have robbed lands from
the native Palestinians. In only one year in1948, about 750,
000 Palestinians were evicted from their homes and more than
500 Arab villages dismantled. Those who were forced to leave
their homes were not allowed to return back, their lands
were used to build the residential blocks for the Jewish
immigrants. Hence, Israel doesn't possess any moral right to
defend the stolen land. Since Israel is the product of
colonial crime, can never get any legality in the court of
conscience. Rather, the Palestinians possess the right to
fight for getting back their stolen lands. It doesn't need
to be a scholar to understand such a simple rule of
morality. Israel can kill Palestinians and destroy their
houses, but can't kill their moral right. This indeed works
as the formidable moral forces behind the liberation
movement of the Palestinians.
Can peace co-exist with occupation?
Cessation in Israeli bombing -as announced recently doesn't
solve the problem. Ceasefire never ends the occupation,
colonisation, discrimination and humiliation. The occupiers
and the occupied never live side by side in peace. This is
why so many ceasefires and peace deals failed in the last 70
years. Such a ceasefire only helps war to reappear with more
ferocity. Peace never coexists with occupation. For
meaningful peace, the Israeli occupation, discrimination and
settlement colonisation must end completely. But such vital
issues are not on the table for discussion; in fact, Israel
stands fully incorrigible on these issues. Therefore there
exist no chance for the Palestinians to get back the stolen
land and live peacefully there.
In the past, horrendous crimes like genocide, ethnic
cleansing, robbery, and massive exploitation were done by
the European imperialists in weaker countries of Asia and
Africa. Those criminals went unpunished. Israel also stays
unpunished. The military might overrules all civility and
morality; the rule of the jungle works here. Since Israel
serves the interests of the USA and the EU, these Western
powers give full immunity to Israel. Because of their
support, Israel goes unpunished even after committing
horrible atrocities. The Western countries never condemn any
Israeli atrocity, let alone punishing. Since the Americans
and the Europeans do not live under foreign occupation,
can't understand the tragedies of the Palestinians. So they
fail to show empathy for them. So, they stay always biased
in favour of the Israelis.
Israel can't run any policy without the approval of the US
administration. Whoever gives the money, runs the policy
-such a rule works here. The USA finances not only Israel's
existence but also its occupational war. The USA and Israel
are two states on two different continents but run the same
policy. This is why it is very difficult to find any
difference between the narratives of Israel and the USA. The
USA President Joe Biden doesn't call the Israeli occupiers
as occupiers and the Israeli war criminals as war criminals.
He always fulfil the Israeli wish. Since Israel didn't want
a ceasefire, the USA didn't want it either. Israel wanted
more time to kill more men, women and children, and flatten
more buildings and infrastructures in Gaza. So, President
Biden's administration blocked UN Security Council
statements demanding a ceasefire. Though he is an American
by nationality but works as an Israeli in politics. This is
why President Biden shows so perfect congruity with Israeli
policy. Hence, how can he help bring peace to Palestine?
For the US President and the Israeli government, peace has a
different connotation. It means Israel must have the
unlimited right to evict Palestinians from their homes,
destroy their homes, occupy their land, and build settlement
colonies in occupied lands. And such an Israeli version of
peace doesn't give the Palestinians any right to protest
against Israeli atrocity. For them, peace means the
unconditional surrender of the Palestinians to Israeli
ethnic supremacy. Any protest is labelled as terrorism. The
USA-Israel axis didn't keep such a narrative hidden from the
public eye.
The only option
President Biden already promised quick replenishment of
Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile defence system. It tells a
lot about the USA policy. The man who doesn't possess any
moral fibre to call a robust war crime a crime will help
bring peace! Only a full stupid believe that. It is a pity
that Yasser Arafat believed that and signed the Oslo Treaty.
He paid the price for his foolishness by giving the life
under the Israeli seize.
If the USA shows its firm support, Israel has none to fear.
The whole world can only show its spineless moral, and
nothing else. And Israel has no doubt about the US support.
So, they could dare invade the Al-Aqsa mosque on 27 Ramadan
in presence of thousands of Muslims and could do massacre
and massive destruction in Gaza. Because of US-induced
audacity, Israel is now moving fast with its tested policy
of occupation, ethnic cleansings, destruction of Palestinian
houses and rapid settlement colonisation.
Israel now stands for the full and rapid Israelization of Palestine.
There shouldn't be an iota of doubt in that. The
Palestinians may have some pauses in Israeli bombings -as
got before, but peace looks far away from the horizon. The
Palestinians have to pay more price for peace, dignity and
liberty. Muslims never get peace, dignity and liberty from
the kuffars as a gift. Victory comes only from Allah
Sub'hana wa Ta'la (ma nasru illa min indillah). This is the
fundamental belief in Islam. And jihad is the only route to
bring down the promised Divine mercy. Israel also fears only
jihad, not PLO or any other secular outfits. The
Palestinians must make themselves morally and spiritually
fit for getting such mercy from All-Powerful Allah Sub'hana
wa Ta'la. There exists no other option.
Invitation to Think
Gaza
USA practiced it in Afghanistan.
From April 2007
5th DAY OF BOMBING: VILLAGE NEAR JALALABAD WIPED OUT.
News is filtering out that a 5000 pound bomb hit and wiped
out a village near Jalalabad. Nearly 100 Afghan women and
children were wiped out. Bombs have also hit the city of
Jalalabad. One Afghan who escaped to Pakistan told an NPR
reporter that he had buried 3 children after a bomb hit near
his house in Jalalabad.
Scores of 2000 pound bombs have hit Kandahar, Kabul and
Mazare Sharif. A 10-year-old step son of Mullah Omar is
reported killed.
The total death toll is near 300 now with 1200 injured. The
toll will rise sharply after reports come in from the
countryside.
The U.S. claims it is not hitting civilians but observers
note that "dumb" bombs dropped from the big bombers are
bound to create huge civilian casualties. They are not meant
for precision bombing.
Guidance by Sis. Yasmin.
" Never will I suffer to be lost the work of any of of you,
be ye male or female, you are members one of another."
{Source~ Qur'an ~ Surah Al Imran 3 ~ A #195}
Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (May Allah be pleased with him)
said...
Prophet ~ (Peace Be Upon Him) said---
'The dwellers of 'Jannah' will look at those in the upper
abodes above them as you look at a shining star which
remains in the eastern or western horizon...
such will be the difference in superiority which some of them
have over others.''
PROPHET ~ (Peace Be Upon Him) was asked...
' Will those be the dwellings of the Prophets which no one
else will be able to reach' ?
Prophet ~ (Peace Be Upon Him) replied...
'Yes, but by Him in whose hand my soul is men who believed in
Allah and acknowledged the truthfulness of the
Messengers will reach them'.
[Source: Al-Bukhari and Muslim] Book # 20 ~ Hadith #
1887]
A Little Note:
In 'Jannah', people will have different grades according to the
strength of their Belief and love of Allah {Azza Wa Jal}
Some people will be on a position near that of the Prophets
May Allah [Azza wa Jal] grant us such lofty places.
[Allah Humma Aameen]
~MY 'SALAAMS TO ALL~
~ Y a s m i n ~
Hadith of the Week
Narrated by
Abu Huraira, r.a.:
The Prophet said,
"We (Muslims) are the last in the world, but will be
foremost on the Day of Resurrection." Allah's Apostle also
said,
"By Allah, if anyone of you insists on fulfilling an oath by
which he may harm his family,
he commits a greater sin in Allah's sight than that of
dissolving his oath and making expiation for it."
Bukhari Volume 8,
Book 78, # 621
[With thanks to Sis. Kristi]
Du'a and Message
from Imam Badi Ali
May 21 and 22.
"So the ultimate tragedy is not the oppression - but the
silence over it!"
Allah (swt) always grants help and victory to the believers.
Allah (swt) promises victory for His religion and His servants.
Obedience to Allah (swt), waiting for His promise, seeking
forgiveness, and practicing patience certainly is the way to
gain victory.
The people of Gaza were so patient and defended masjid
al-Aqsa and they paid a precious price for their stand.
Because of that effort, they united the Ummah and they
gained the attention of the good people of the world. Allah
blessed them with victory.
O Allah, free Palestine. O Allah, free al-Quds. Ameen
As-slamu alaikum,
You can't be neutral in situations of injustice; by doing so
you've chosen the side of the oppressor.
So the ultimate tragedy is not the oppression - but the
silence over it!
Be sure you are on the right side of history. Be sure to use
your voice and platform to stand against the occupation of
Palestine! This is the least we can do.
This is an Islamic obligation, a human need, and
responsibility!
O Allah, protect our brothers & sisters in Gaza and allow us
to witness a free Palestine.
Ameen.
Protest in support of Palestinians fills Yonge-Dundas
Square, moves to Israeli consulate
A large group of protesters marched through Yonge-Dundas
Square on Saturday afternoon, drumming and chanting in
support of Palestinians in Gaza following 11 days of violent
conflict in the Middle East.
The demonstration, organized by the Palestinian Youth
Movement, began at 3 p.m. in Yonge-Dundas Square and moved
northbound until it reached the Israeli consulate on Bloor
Street.
Hundreds of demonstrators waved flags, carried signs and
chanted slogans, including "Free, free Palestine" and
"Palestine will never die."
There was a heavy police presence in the area of the
gathering. Toronto police tweeted out multiple road
closures, but would not say how many people were in
attendance at the protest.
As of Saturday at 8 p.m., police had no information about
any arrests made in connection with the rally. A
spokesperson for the force also said he was not aware of any
reports of violence.Thousands gathered across Canada in
pro-Palestinian protests over the last two weeks. Last
weekend, large demonstrations broke out in Toronto,
Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver. More rallies and vigils were
held during the week.
Protesters have denounced the violence against the
Palestinian people amid the conflict between Israeli forces
and the Hamas militant group.
Saturday marked the first full day of a ceasefire, agreed to
by Israel and Hamas, that went into effect early Friday
morning. It marked the end of a devastating 11-day war that
caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought
life in much of Israel to a standstill.
Earlier Saturday, another group displayed banners in
solidarity with Palestinians, holding banners along several
different bridges overlooking Highway 401 in Toronto.
Source: CBC, via YahooNews
Thank you Canada
Fri., May 21, 2021,
Demonstrators in Whitehorse voice support for Palestine in
the latest Gaza war. (Philippe Morin/CBC - image credit)
Demonstrators in Whitehorse voice support for Palestine in
the latest Gaza war. (Philippe Morin/CBC - image credit)
A few dozen people gathered in downtown Whitehorse for a
rally in support of Palestinians, after a ceasefire took
effect in the latest Gaza war.
"We are for Palestine, we are for human rights,"
participants chanted as they held signs saying "end Israeli
occupation," or "speak out for Palestine." Some called on
Canada to cancel military, trade and arms agreements with
Israel.
The march began at the Healing Totem in Whitehorse with a
moment of silence and a prayer for the safety of children.
"We gather today as human beings. We ask the creator to take
care of the children. The children who are dying in
Palestine," said Ron Rousseau, a Whitehorse resident.
The 11-day war left more than 200 dead — the vast
majority Palestinians and brought widespread devastation to
the already impoverished Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.
"This is not a conflict between two equal actors," Saba
Javed, another Whitehorse resident, told the crowd.
"This is not a conflict at all. This is a violation of human
rights, this is apartheid, this is occupation.".
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Dutch pension funds exit Chinese companies over Uyghur concerns
BY FRANK VAN ALPHEN
21MAY 2021
"surveillance equipment that can be used to keep watch on
the Uyghurs"
The Dutch pension funds ABP, Detailhandel, PMT and
Woningcorporaties have sold their stakes in several Chinese
companies that are supposedly involved in the oppression of
the Uyghur minority.
Investigative website Follow the Money examined the exposure
of the 24 largest Dutch pension funds to Chinese listed
companies that are associated with exploiting Uyghurs.
The website has concluded that ABP, PMT, Detailhandel and
Woningcorporaties have sold their stakes in some of the
firms in question.
The investment in the Chinese companies involved is
relatively small. The total value of the stakes that were
sold by the four pension funds in question amounts to
€115m, according to Follow the Money.
An example of such a contested company is China Unicom. The
firm produces surveillance equipment that can be used to
keep watch on the Uyghurs, an ethnic minority that is being
systematically oppressed and exploited by the Chinese state
according to human rights organisations and several
governments including the US.
The two metal schemes PMT and PME do not invest in
controversial Chinese companies anyway, according to Follow
the Money. Both funds have adopted a more stringent ESG
approach in recent years, whereby firms in which
non-democratic governments have a stake of more than 10% are
automatically excluded.
Implementing their new ESG approach, PMT and PME have
recently sold stakes in around one hundred firms based in
countries such as Russia, China, the United Arab Emirates
and Saudi Arabia.
Companies that are allegedly involved in the repression
versus the Uyghurs are among these firms.
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