Report
on the Canadian Government Position form the Palestinian rights
Report by: Mohamed Kamel
Nov 10, 2000
1. Part I (Introduction)
(If you follow what is going in Middle East go to part II directly)
People of all the world watched the political games and the using of the
Palestinian authority by the Israeli government without any respond to that, at
that time we did wrote "Dream of Peace", and no body listen. –Copy
attached-
After a long period of political games by the Israeli government and the
negative attitude from the rest of the world specially Arabs and Muslims
countries, the Palestinian people did not found any outing from this
frustration situation and the hopeless that surrounded the Palestinian people
and the international peace.
After all that, the last Intifada broken out as a result of this problem
and as a direct result form the provocation by the Israeli government when they
allow and protect the visit of the known killer Sharon to the Alaqsa site
(guarding him with 2000 solders).
All of us watched the killing of the children and the demonstrations of
the force by the Israeli government in front of the stone thrower the only
weapon the ordinary Palestinian have in there hand in front of Jews settlers
whom are well armed and occupied and enjoyed living on the Palestinian land for
more then 33 years following the 1967 occupation of the remain part of
Palestine. Through all the negotiations, the Palestinian were blamed for not
accepting the offers from the Israeli government as if they have to accept
whatever offered to them or ells been killed or at least be blamed
"Blaming the victim".
The Security consul of the UN met and agreed after a few days of
negotiations to soften the resolution so USA will not veto it but let it pass,
all the world welcomed the resolution and 14th of the 15th
member of the security council approved and USA did not have the courage to
veto, Canada was among the country that vote for the resolution.
Part II: Canadian
Government and Parties
(If you follow what is going in Canada go to part III directly)
What ever happened on the other parts of the world, what happened in
Canada is completely not acceptable, the Jews started a big black mailing
campaign against the Canadian government "Liberal Party of Canada"
specially while the general election been called, and they started a big
campaign to offset the affect in the Canadian Point of view specially with that
the media created by passing on little information about what is going on in
the West Bank and Gaza.
The opposition's parties took different
positions starts from the far right the Canadian Alliance who's Leader Mr.
Stockwell Day the candidate in the ridding of Okanagan--Coquihalla, British
Columbia, attacked the Government for not supporting Israel the only correct
choice for the Christine people.
On the other hand to the left the New
Democratic Party and it is leader Ms. Alexa McDonough the candidate in the
ridding of Halifax, Nova Scotia attacked the Canadian Government for not giving
enough support to the Palestinian people, and considering this resolution by
the UN Security Council was very soft, and not a real action.
In addition to all type of lies that been passed through the media there
were some Jews whom decided - an extend- to be honest to and accepted the
rights of the Palestinian to be frustrated and blamed the Israeli government
not the victim (Palestinian).
One of these attacks came from Mr. Irwin
Cotler from Liberal Party and a candidate for the ridding of Mount Royal,
Quebec, who is a Jew and member of the
parliament, Mr Cotler attacked the party position and even attacked the prime
minister for supporting the UN Security Council resolution.
This issue did not pass without respond from 5 honest well-informed
Members of Parliament:
Mr. Mark Assad from the Liberal Party ridding of Gatineau, Quebec
Mr. Yvon Charbonneau from the Liberal Party ridding of
Anjou--Rivière-des-Prairies, Quebec
Mr. Sarkis Assadourian from the Liberal Party ridding of Brampton
Centre, Ontario
Ms. Colleen Beaumier from the Liberal Party ridding of Brampton
West--Mississauga, Ontario
Mr. Joe Fontana from the Liberal Party ridding of London North Centre,
Ontario
Their respond was very strong in a statement wandering from Mr. Cotler
and dose he belong actually to Canada and to whom, and how a Canadian who
suppose to be a human right activist do support the Israeli government in its
aggression and continue occupation of the Palestinian lands and refusing them
any rights for more then 52 years.
Muslim and Arabs community in addition to Quebeker and Canadian peace
lovers (include some Jews), and I am reporting for Montreal, did moved ahead
and organized many succeeded activity, marshes from Concordia university,
McGill university, not only student but collective of students and all other
men, women and children, people among them you never thought that they can go
out in political marshes numbers riches 10 thousands in one of the
demonstrations, other big demonstrations that included people from Montreal and
Ottawa rally in front the Canadian parliament November 5th, 6 weeks
after the start of the aggression against Palestinian, this demonstration was
very important for many reasons:
- To prove that the people uprising Intefada still
active not as the media started to put it in the shadow.
- To call upon the Canadian government not to
accept black mailing from the Jews.
- Prof to the media and Jews that they are very
week in front of the well of the people.
- Remind people of Canada with what we will never
forget, Belford declaration to Jews (he was the minister of the foreign
affaire of Britain) in November 2nd,1917, when he promise them
a home land in Palestinian land as if there were no people over there.
The Canadian government accepted black mailed from Jews and abstain from
voting for two resolutions passed by majority, one in front UN General Assembly
and the other in front the International Human Right Commission.
Part III: Meeting
with a Jew MP
In response to that and because we are in middle of an election
campaign, Muslim, Arabs and peace lovers
decided to contact some candidates to explore their position form this
issue.
One of the stories, a meeting organized
personally with Mr. Jacques Saada from the Liberal Party, candidate in
Brossard--La Prairie, Quebec, he is already a MP and he is a Jew from Tunis whom been supported in the last
election almost 4 years ago, by all Arab and Muslim.
On Sunday November 5th, 2000 I did call Mr Saada and
E-mail him, the following message
"Hi Mr.
Saada;
I found that it is
very important at this moment to write to you, we do know each other for good
time and we knew that each of us will stand for what he believe that it is the
right and fair without any calculation could switch the positions according to
any political reasons, you and me we understand that the person is for what
he/she is standing for.
Mr. Saada, after
all what happened from Mr. Cotler MP in opposing the fair and just position
from the Liberal Government by voting for the UN Security Council resolution
that condemned the Israeli aggression against the people that the Israeli are
the direct reason for their suffering.
After this
position from Mr. Cotler in considering Israel is his first choice over the
Canadian standard, five of the Liberal MPs have spoken against him. It was a
surprise to me that you were not one of them.
As my MP in the
Canadian Parliament, I did support and work for him last election, and the
candidate of my chosen party “ The Liberal Party of Canada”, and as a person I
knew for good time. I am writing to you hoping that we could be able to have
few minutes together, discussing this issue and may be others,
Mr. Saada, I will
wait your call or your organizer call, it will be my pleasure to meet you as
your time permit."
Meeting was arranged and I try my
best to writ from the memory at the same meeting date, I try to be accurate as
possible.
I started with introducing why I am here
as I indicated in the e-mail:
I found that it is
very important at this moment and for the first time to discuss issue together,
we do know each other for good time and we knew that each of us will stand for
what he believe, after what happened from Mr. Cotler in opposing the fair and
just position from the Liberal Government by voting for the UN Security Council
resolution condemning the Israeli aggression against the people that the
Israeli are the direct reason for their suffering, five of the Liberal MPs have
spoken against him. It was a surprise to me that you were not one of them, why?
Mr. Saada: I will tell you why, because I believe in peace
and I believe that all wars never brought to the Palestinian people any peace
and if all the world left them to negotiate in peace with Israel they will have
there home land, I think the resolutions will never solve anything and will
never advance the issue, their were to close to achieve something in Camp David
but Arabs countries pressuring Mr. Arafat not to accept any compromise because
it is not for the interest of some of Arab countries to achieve peace, if this
resolution condemned violence from both sides I would support it.
I responded: I cannot understand what peace you are speaking about? What violence
you are speaking about? Who killed those children, who have weapons, planes,
rockets and tanks? Who killed who and how occupied whom land? Do you support
the killing of those children?
Mr. Saada: I do not support the killing of any person
the killing of the child (refer to Mohamed Al Doura), make me shocking. I did
not believe that, but who send those children to the front line, and who
released the killer of Hamas from the prisons.
I responded: I cannot understand what you are speaking about, do you think that the
kid who died few days ago from poison gas thrown by the Israeli solders, she
was 23 days old! Did her parent sent her to throw stones, do you think that
those children have any save place to be in, and that is make different if they
are in the street or at home they are been killed for 52 years, there is no
different.
Is any body think of what those professional solders did? They killed
the kid "Al Doura" and killed the driver of the ambulance car, did
any body thought of bringing them to justice even in Israel, but when two
professional solders killed by angry Palestinian in Ramallah, the Israeli army
have the right to brought them and do what ever they have to do.
Do you think that those people whom their land is occupied, have no
right to defend themselves according to the international laws and basic
principal, when the nazis occupied France all the world defend the French right
do the self defence, when Iraq attacked Kuwait all the world fought for, why
not the Palestinian have the same right?
Mr. Saada:
There is a very big different, on those cases there were no negotiation, but in
this case we have Oslo accord to negotiate for homeland for the Palestinian but
Arab countries do not need them to accept any compromise. Barak offered them
some thing they will not be offered by some body else.
I responded: what offer? Do you think that if
I occupied your home we will be sitting down together as we are now? Are we
going to negotiate and compromise for a room or part of the home?
Mr. Saada: Of course not, but we are setting together
speaking about this issue, why they can not?
I responded: that is because we are in
Canada, we live in peace and have homes, those people do not have any thing; no
home, no identity, no future, not even able to dream of any kind of future, if
we are in Palestine we will never be setting in this luxury to discuses what we
are discussing now, do you know how those people leaving and under what
condition?
Mr. Saada: I know and Mr. Cotler knew, he was in Israel
and he was one of the lawyers of the Palestinian representing theme and
defending there rights, and I went there in the west bank and I knew what is
the filling of those people, they live in a very bad situation and pass the
gate to work where are people live in luxury and have every thing, then return
to where there is nothing. I understand that, but the war is not the solution,
violence is not the solution
I responded: To what extend you think those
people can live like this, with no hope, just waiting offers from Israeli
government, and what is the limit of what they can accept and what not, do you
think from the international law it is acceptable that occupier gain from his
aggression and from the occupation.
Mr. Saada: Of course not, but there should be
compromises, when Sadat make peace with Israel it return the Egyptian land,
that what was Peres was locking for, and what Rabin was locking for, we have to
give them chance. You know that Jerusalem is a very sensitive issue, what they
do not share it in any percentage? Let us leave the Palestinian and Israeli to
negotiate together do not interfere but to encouraging them, and that is what
Canada should do. Do you think I accept that one as Gadafi should have say in
the Jerusalem future, its Israeli and Palestinian issue.
I responded: it is every one issue and we
are not setting here to solve the problem just like this, and unless there is
full implementation for UN resolutions there will not be peace, and no peace
could be achieved without justice.
Mr. Saada: I am for Palestinian state and Palestinian
rights but not for violence,
At that time
his campaign organizer (who was hearing from distance this closed door
discussion) came to remind him that people waiting him, and mentioned that this
issue is hot for them the Quebekers also and it is not fair to let those people
leaving like this.
I responded: it is actually not fair and as
Jacques said they go to work where people have every thing and they have
nothing, but he did not mention that those people (the Israeli) lives on the
land they took it e Palestinian.
We end the discussion and he asked me to not forget the 27th
(the election date) I responded saying of course I will never forget this day,
looking to his eye we understand each other but we agreed to stay in touch for
future conversation.
I left disappointed, and we Muslim and Arab in Canada have to calculate
the next step, I am sure that I will not vote for him, but how far we can go,
let us think for the coming two weeks and do something in the upcoming years, I
believe that this issue is not days or months issue, it is a long term issue
and we will never loss hope or retrieve from any field up to achieving our
gaol, which is fairness and justice, it is very clear to all of us.
