Queers Against Israeli Apartheid vs. Rob Ford

A reporter package for my school about the debate about funding for Toronto's Gay Pride parade in the face of alleged hate group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid.
NOTE: Comments that are indisputably hateful will not be tolerated.

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• apartheid
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• toronto
• gay
• pride
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[rbairos1]

@fhqwgads420 You know that's not the point I'm making at all. Saudi Arabia is also an ally and there are no pride protests against them, nor against middle eastern areas that implement sharia law, etc. Not once have I stated people should not protest against Israel's foreign policy if thats their concern. I am asking where are their voices when it comes to the horrors perpetrated by the non western nations around them? That's my question. It's never been answered.

[fhqwgads420]

@rbairos1

Why don't you look at my other videos? I covered the Libya solidarity rally.

As for Saudi Arabia, that is definitely an elephant in the room when it comes to Middle East and I would personally like to see much more activism about it.

[rbairos1]

Would it be appropriate for the Toronto Christmas parade to host a float entitled 'stop the Muslim massacre of women?'. The issue with qaia is that it's such a disingenuously anti western political group. If human rights were their primary concern they would be calling the middle east to task over their prolonged sustained attack on women, non Muslims. Sorry but they're story is not credible.

[fhqwgads420]

@rbairos1

see, this is the thing, many people still see Pride as a protest march, which is what it initially was. Now it has gotten to the point where a group that has an actual controversial political viewpoint is ostracized and shunned, and some feel this is a departure from the roots and spirit of the annual event.

[rbairos1]

The answer to my question is simple: Because those injustices, no matter how great or pervasive, are committed by people with anti-western philosophy. QAIA are like a female police officer beating the crap out of a jewish purse snatcher completely indifferent to the muslim gang rape occurring in the alley. Their focus on Isreal is a *complete* double standard to the daily horrors that occur in neighbouring nations, under complete protection of those countries laws and culture.

[fhqwgads420]

@rbairos1 Just because there are other bigger injustices, doesn't mean they can't talk about ones being committed by countries that are nice to their own citizens. If anything it makes more sense to protest because it means something coming from an ally country. Saying one country is doing deplorable things doesn't mean it is the only country in the world doing deplorable things. People from that country talk about the injustices they know.

[Musicofthissphere]

These gays are completely stupid. They should reign in their anti-Semitic and Anti-Christian HATE FEST if they want public funding

[rbairos1]

@Creativenewsnvideos You're joking right? With a statement like that I honestly can't tell!

[Creativenewsnvideos]

@rbairos1 'stop the Muslim massacre of women?'. WTF do some research nothing is further from the truth!

Islam uplifts women and has done so since it came into existence!

[tuberobotto]

Finally a good man with a good sense and respectability. Hurray for Rob Ford! Queers against israeli apartheid, get your facts right! You're doing the human race a great disservice, Israel IS NOT an apartheid state. You have been lied to by your islamic arab lovers!

[tuberobotto]

@maryjmayhem Wow! And you dug that info of yours from where? From your queer ass? Haller! You're doing the queers a grave injustice by making erroneous statements like these which are obviously unlearned! You probably don't even know what apartheid means! You also don't even know what your parade's history is. You probably don't even know that those you call palestinians will readily gang rape you, hang you upside down, spit at you then kill you and cut you to pieces. So good luck with that!

[arievanscholten]

Heartwarming to see queers and radical Islam work together..cough cough, go to Iran, they look up your email that they stole, they find any argument what so ever to first arrest you and after 5 years in prison rapped, tortured, they will kill you like a dog, hang your left foot at a pole and stone you to death, thats the reality.....sleep well, world ZZzzzz

[eremselle]

a question to the queer community. which is the only country in the middle east where the gay community can have a gay parade?

[maryjmayhem]

so queers against South African apartheid would be funded i imagine? how is being against Israeli aparthied being anti semetic? apartheid is apartheid and it's WRONG no matter what group is instating it. the jews and the supporters of israel seem to have quite a bit of trouble learning the lessons taught to them by Hitler about religious persecution. the palestinians were there first, israel was created by churchill with a magic marker and a map with no thought given to the people of the region

[maryjmayhem]

so GET ALONG OR GET OUT!

[kynismos]

Why do they get funding anyway? I