The anti-Israel people are angry because the Dead Sea Scrolls provide written, historical proof that Jews are the indigenous people of Israel, so they held a protest Friday evening from about 5:45-ish to about 7:15-ish.
And, of course, the pro-Israel people are happy that the Dead Sea Scrolls exist because they're really cool and they provide written documentation of their history as the native people of Israel, so they held a counter-protest.
The anti-Israel people yelled stuff like, "Free, free Palestine."
The pro-Israel people yelled stuff like, "There is no Palestine" and "The Dead Sea Scrolls were written in Hebrew by Jews." They sang a bit, too, but not as much as I would have liked.
There was a good-sized crowd on either side. I forgot to try to estimate the number of people who turned out.
Most of the passersby seemed confused and didn't know what all the fuss was about. I exchanged smiles and quizzical looks with one man who was there with his family. He said with a big smile, "Canada!", we both shrugged and he added, "That's what's good about it."
The police on the pro-Israel side had their backs turned to us a lot of the time and were relaxed and laughing and chatting with each other. I've noticed this at every protest I've attended.
There was a woman in the anti-Israel group who was screaming chants that included, "Thief! Thief!" and "Shame! Shame!" but her favourite was "Rape! Rape! Rape! Rape!" On and on she yelled, "Rape! Rape! Rape! Rape!", until someone on their side asked her to put a cork in it.
Three people on the anti-Israel side showed up with signs that were a bit unusual (as you can see). Those dastardly Zionists, always up to something!
I've got some video that I'll upload some time this weekend.
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10 comments:
Do you leave that much space between your last picture and your article on purpose? Too bad it was the Pals and their friends who had those signs.. too bad the Israeli activists were not carrying those exact same signs.. Really.. for the Pals and their friends the signs are ridiculous.. had the pro-Israeli group held those exact same signs, it would have been ridiculously funny and so tres tongue in cheek.
Great job you do, girl!
Thank you, Vardit.
I don't know how to format the photos + commentary. There must be a better way.
As for the 3 merry protesters, who knows???
Those have to be pro-Israeli protesters with the 'Zionists stole Falafel' signs!
I'd recognize the 'Groucho Division' of the JDL anywhere!! Great job, guys!!
We should all have funnier signs, 'cause left-lib losers have no sense of humor.
Did anyone take that womans plea up to rape her.
LOL, Don Sharpe: my lips are sealed.
maryT: It was more like... Oh, heck, I don't know what it was like, I've never witnessed anything like that before. Video should be up tomorrow; it's too late tonight.
Anti-Semites are such liars and creeps in general.
The woman who kept yelling rape, rape, rape, and someone on her anti-Semetic side told her to stop it: That shouldn't surprise me. In extremist Islamic culture, rape is a man's right. It is always considered the woman's fault (even if she's only two years old), and then the woman is killed for adultery, to restore the honor of her family.
For this woman to scream rape, rape, rape, at an anti-Israel demonstration, she was attacking something near and dear to the heart of Palestinian culture. No wonder they told her to put a cork in it.
The Israelis probably don't rape any more than any other culture (hopefully they do it less). But to accuse them of it in this context. . . . well, let's just say that if we're going to tell lies about Jews, the Palestinians would rather you tell lies that don't attack something they dearly value.
Too ridiculous. Are you sure the people holding those signs weren't secret JDL plants?
Funny story: I was in London on business when I heard the consul general from Israel was speaking at Western so I went to check it out. He was talking about the idea of country branding and made a joke about the one things Israelis agreeing on is hummus. As he was wrapping up, this Palestinian girl starts shouting at him that she needs to speak, that she needs to say something. So he stops, takes one more question: "Why did you say that Israelis invented hummus when really Palestinians did seven thousand years ago?"
Everyone laughed as he tried to explain the difference between liking and inventing. Also, at the sheer pettiness of this girl.
Cecilia - I hadn't thought of it that way.
Scott - You might be on to something. Since I haven't seen a public statement from anyone, I think your guess is as good as mine. Thanks for sharing that story: talk about ridiculous!
The M.J., the fresh air and falafel sign are hilarious--I'll bet the fruitcakes were very angry!
Humour is a great way to point of the ridiculousness of the claim that the Hebrew scrolls don't belong to the people who wrote them so long ago. I am going to make sure that I bring my family to the Toronto to view this.
But something serious---I think that I recognized someone behind the Rape Lady---do you know if a professor from Queens named Dr. Bakan was in that crowd? She is a real nut who teaches feminist issues and she is really off the wall if that is her.
Grimbsyfarmgirl
Grimbsyfarmgirl - They immediately ran to get the police. They are probably working behind the scenes, as we speak, to have satire outlawed.
As for Abbie Bakan, yes, I do believe that is her.
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