Protocols of Dirlik

[Re: “Red light flashing,” Letters, May 7] One could probably revive the newsprint industry by rebutting all of John Dirlik’s rant, but it is more economical to summarize it as: Canada is going to the dogs because the evil Zionists and their friends are taking over. You know, the usual from this correspondent, perhaps more emphatic and depressed.

One thing that interested me is the comment that one Joseph Farah had said that there are “no holy Islamic sites in Jerusalem.” Why anyone would refer to such a claim is beyond me because it is factually untrue. They’re there for anyone to see. I had never heard of Farah, so I looked him up. Definitely seems like a whacko to me, so I guess quoting nuts to help your cause is good strategy. Not for me.

Farah might have been referring to the fact that the prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him, and I mean it) never set foot there, but supposedly went in a dream and/or posthumously in order to ascend to Heaven.

On the other hand, that robber of all Palestinians, the late Yasser Arafat, was among the many Palestinians that claim that the Jews, or most certainly their temples, were never there. The sun will rise in the West tomorrow, trust me.

At any rate, that Zionist conspiracy, according to the letter, seems particularly headed by the dreaded Asper family. Funny, that their Zionist rag, the Gazette, reported on the hate mongering play Seven Jewish Children and all those anti-Israel marches the Mirror loves so much, where you can see terrorist flags waved proudly and hear “Death to the Jews” (not Israelis) yelled repeatedly. 

The Israel-hating Mirror has never, to my knowledge, reported on pro-Israel marches, except perhaps in derision. On the opposite page you could see Christopher Hazou tell you all you need to know about yet another alleged Israeli atrocity. No mention is made before or after the huge Yom Ha’atzmaut rally on April 29, during which nobody wished death upon anyone and the prospect of a Palestinian state was loudly applauded.

Dirlik’s letter sounded a lot like the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, that notorious czarist work of fiction that details a Jewish plot to take over the world. It is the bible of anti-Semites and is widely distributed in the Arab world and elsewhere, never identified as being as factual as Alice in Wonderland. It only fails to mention the Aspers by name.

Perhaps this is no coincidence, but if it is and Mr. Dirlik thinks it would help, I could lend him my copy on one condition. That would be that if the Jews are taking over the world, or the Zionists are now controlling Canada after first conquering the USA, would he please tell me how I could get in on it? I want my share and I could use the money!

>>Ken Frankel

Imagine a world
without Israel?

Give peace a chance and power to the people: two themes that emerge from the current exhibit Imagine: The Peace Ballad of John and Yoko at the MMFA. Another theme of Ono’s work was public participation.

Yesterday I went to experience the show and I saw those themes at work: in every map of the world or the Middle-East there was a black blotch covering the entire space where one would expect to find the state of Israel.

I was wondering what does that mean: do the people of Montreal really believe that by erasing Israel from the map peace will come to the Middle-East? The continuous conflicts between Arab countries—Iraq vs. Kuwait, Syria and Lebanon, Hamas vs. Fatah, Iran and its dreams of domination—all that not withstanding, this is a racist outlook on the solution to the world’s problems. Throw the Jews to the sea, eliminate the state of the Hebrews and all else will be fine. After all, the Jews are the core of all problems.

Where have we heard that before?!

>>Elan Netser

Help for Abdelrazik

[Re: “Rescuing Abdelrazik,” Angel, News, May 7] Kudos to the Mirror for covering the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik in detail.

This 47-year old man has already suffered a lot at the hands of the Sudanese government and because of wrong information supplied by the Canadian security agencies.

If now more than 200 of Abdelrazik’s supporters have purchased an airline ticket for him, for the return journey, let the government finally allow him entry.

Additionally, the Canadian government should request UN authorities to promptly remove his name from the No-Fly list.

>>Jalaluddin S. Hussain

Correction: In last weeks article, “Gold-digging,” we referred to Ugo Lapointe, a member of La Coalition Pour que le Quebec ait meilleure mine! as a geologist. Though Lapointe is currently working towards a Masters Degree at the Environmental Institute at UQÀM, he’s not yet a registered geologist.

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