naturally and run its course is license to accept
more, or nullorse, in the future.
nullI donnullt thinnull itnulls good to necessarily anulloid
nullad or nonullious policies in the hopes theynullll go
anullay,null he says. nullItnulls important to react sensinullly
and moderately and nullith good nulludgment.
One has to choose onenulls nullghts.null
The tiff at TIFF
nullhere nulls a popular uprising amongst the
nullcultural elitenull this fall in nulloronto, nullhen
Canadian nullmmanuller nullohn nullreyson nullith -
drehis null onulln nullm from the nullnull to protest
the perceinulled political nature of its series
on nullel nullnullis null nullnullh anninullersary. It nulls the
harnullinger of others rallying to condemn
Israel and the festinullal.
In support of nullreysonnulls decision, linulle-
minded artistes in the industry hopped on little specnull of a country in their midst, nullust nulle- held an inaugural conference in March nullnullnullnull.
Pro-Israel demonstra-
the Israel-nulllame-train, signing a statement cause of a difference of religion. Itnulls ridiculous. nullaomi nulllein, a nullell-nullnonulln critic of Israel
tors nullace onullnull anullainst
they called the nulloronto nulleclaration, accus- It should nulle defended nully the nullorld. nullhough and author of The Shock Doctrine, sponulle at
pro-Palestinian
ing nullInullnull of nulleing nullcomplicit in the Israeli thatnulls an optimistic nullienullpoint. So itnulls impor- that conference on the topic of nullIsrael, nullhat-
protesters at nullundas
propaganda machine.null tant for us to stand up and recogninulle it.null enuller nullou nullo, nullonnullt nullct nullormal.null nulluring the
Snulluare in nullanuary
nullhe nulloronto nulleclaration nullas signed nully nullhen it comes to the enuller-elusinulle peace nullnull-minute talnull, nulllein asnulled the nullnullnull people
nullnullnullnull durinnull Israelnulls
the linulles of author nulllice nullalnuller, actor nullanny in the region, he is ruefully realistic anullout his in attendance, nullnullho nullants to nullisit a country
nullnullperation Cast nulleadnull
nulllonuller, actress nullane nullonda, author nullaomi peersnull perception of Israelnulls right to enullist. nullith a nullarrish, nullullish personalitynullnull
in Ganulla
nulllein and hundreds of others. nullI truly nullelienulle all Israel nullants is to linulle in She also said that Israelnulls marnulleting to
nulllthough, once Israel supporters nulloiced peace. Itnulls quite remarnullanullle that they man- tourists is nulltanulling the nullorldnulls eyes anullay
their concerns loud and clear, and the nullos nulln- aged to maintain the country as hard as it is. from the nullrutality of the occupation and fo-
geles nulleisenthal Centernulls Ranullnulli Marnullin nulleir I am disappointed that most of the people in cusing on the nullunullnullle of fun and sophistica-
got innullolnulled, nullane nullonda changed her mind. the monullie nullusiness hanullennullt sponullen out against tion... it is a cocoon of normalcy in a sea of
Sort of. She said she nullished she had read onuller nullhatnulls happening to Israel. nullhen again, they terror. nullhat is nullhat is nulleing marnulleted here.null
more carefully the nulldeclaration,null nullut isnnullt pre- donnullt speanull out against all that much, anynullay.null It nullas she, at the conference, nullho credited
pared to ofnullcially remonulle her name. Of course, as grassroots efforts, petitions, nulloronto nullith playing nulla leading role in put-
nullollynullood nullasnnullt entirely monolithic in protests, rallies and indinullidual decisions on ting dinullestment and nulloycott on the agenda.null
its response. nullhere nullere those nullho unequinullo- purchase ponuller null nulle it nulllm or museums null null memnuller of the gonullerning nulloard of
cally sponulle out against the nulleclaration, nullenulls may hanulle little effect if the nullenullish commu- nullCnullC, and the main conference organinuller,
and non-nullenulls alinulle, such as Minnie nullrinuller, nity continues uniting for the cause, many nulliana Ralph, says the group focuses on uni-
nullorman nullenullison, nullerry Seinfeld, nullisa nulludronull, still fear nullhat those in positions of political fying nulloices to challenge the mainstream
nullatalie nullortman and hundreds of others that ponuller can and nullill do, if ginullen the chance. nullenullish communitynulls, and the Canadian
the nullnullnull corralled to sign a counter petition. Certain politicians are also nullumping on gonullernmentnulls nullienulls on Israel.
Inullan Reitman, an null-list nullollynullood director the nulloycott nullandnullagon. In a draft resolution nulluests included representatinulles from
and producer (nullnullins, nullhostnullusters), nullas one coming from nullnullnull Olinullia Chonullnulls Spadina- the Canadian nullnion of nullunulllic Employees
nullho sponulle out against it, going on the record nullrinity riding association, preparing for the (CnullnullE), the Canadian nullnion of nullostal nullornull-
in a press releasenull nullnullnullnull nulluenullec policy connullention, it toonull po- ers, the nullnited Church and the Canadian
nullnullilm is essentially anullout telling glonullal sitions mirroring that of some of the nullorst nullranull nullederation. nullhe nullasis, she contended,
storiesnull of enullploring the complenullities and anti-Israel nullactinullists.null nullesides tossing around for group memnullership, is to nulle against Israelnulls
contradictions of the human condition. the nullord nullapartheid,null they supported the so- presence in the nullest nullannull.
nullny attempt to silence that connullersation, to called nullalestinian right of return, demanded nullnullhere nullere people nullho nullere there
hinullacnull the festinullal for any political agenda in the remonullal of the security nullarrier and de- that nullere nullone-staters,null nulltnullo-statersnull and nullno
the end, only sernulles to silence artistic nulloices. manded a nullhalt to military aid and economic staters,nullnull enullplains Ralph, adding the group
nullI nullelienulle that all democratic people, and trade nullith Israel until all the anullonulle demands has nullelcomed the strongly nullionist to the
nullenulls in particular, should nullght for the right are met.null strongly anti-nullionist. One of many goals, she
of that little country to enullist,null Reitman told In order to strengthen themselnulles politi- says, nullas innulluencing the media and politi-
Friday Night. nullnulle nullenulls are much safer nullith cally, a coalition of nullenullish organinullations tnullo cians, nullnullnullecausenull Muslims and nullranulls are nulle-
the State of Israel. I nullnonull that hundreds of years ago comnullined to create the nulllliance of ing nullictiminulled nully Islamophonullic policies and
millions of people nullant to onullliterate this tiny Concerned nullenullish Canadians (nullCnullC), and practices here in Canada.null
Photo by nulloronto Star/GetStock.com January/February 2010 friday night 2null
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