The Islamist Incompatibility With Western Culture and Values

"Public incitement of hatred, wilful promotion of hatred and wilful promotion of antisemitism through downplaying, denying or condoning the Holocaust are hybrid indictable offences."

"[Other indictable offences include] mischief in relation to religious property, educational institutions, buildings used for cultural, administrative, sports or social events or residences for seniors if the commission of the mischief is motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based on, amongst other grounds, race, religion, national or ethnic origin."

"[The offences of] intimidation of a journalist, or justice system participant [ are also indictable]." 

David Matas, Counsel, B'nai Brith Canada 

 

"Some versions of Islam are not really compatible with life in a liberal, democratic, pluralist society."

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott

 

"Killing Jews is worship that draws us close to Allah."

Hamas 

 

"Social cohesion [is] hard to measure, hard to quantify and sometimes a dangerous thing to discuss."

"But we damn well should."

Jason Kenney, former Conservative Immigration Minister 

Police tape off a road after the shooting in Bondi. (ABC News: Victoria Pengilley)

 

The tragedy of the Bondi Beach Hannukah atrocity in Australia can be traced to many harbingers of the assault. Above all, the migration of people of the Muslim faith in large numbers Down Under. Australia now fancies itself another Canada, in its celebration of 'multiculturalism'. Trouble is, there is a certain degree of integration that should sit alongside multiculturalism; above all, the adoption of the values and traditions and justice system of the welcoming society, while maintaining links with the home culture. And the accompanying recognition of the receiving society that there are cultures whose values do not and never will align with their own.  

 

Making them, ipso facto, a risk to either be denied entry on that recognizable factor, or one to be monitored and subject to correction. In many instances those who practise the faith of Islam demonstrably fall into that category. In very particular those who emigrate from countries where fundamentalist Islam is the norm, with its baggage of jihad, either passive or violent. Which is to say the sheer weight of immigrant numbers demanding the introduction of Sharia and the demand that the receiving population be respectful beyond reasonable of their dominating religion. Or the presence of violently malign jihadists prepared to exact a lethal toll on the non-Muslim population as an obligation to their faith of conquest.

 

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15.  Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty

 

In Australia, insufficient attention was given to the calibre and integrative quality of individuals admitted into the country, a situation mirrored in Canada over the past several decades. Where both governments in their Liberal zeal for compromise and progressive leadership along with an eye to a growing vote bloc chose to overlook a growing threat to another segment of their population when in the wake of the October 7 mass atrocity perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists in southern Israel, Muslims in both countries, led by Palestinian youth movements mounted threatening demonstrations against the Jewish populations.

 

People take part in a protest for Palestine in Montreal  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

 

Crimes of intimidation, of incitement to hate and violence, the threats that erupted in Jewish neighbourhoods in both countries, the illegal interference of normal activities, the bombing of synagogues, of Jewish community centres, the harassment of Jewish shop owners, vandalizing of their businesses, the chorus of braying 'globalize the intifada', of 'Jews go back to Poland', of 'Final Solution', sending none-too-subtle messages of  death-to-Jews have been permitted to play out, week after week, with no lawful intervention by authorities. Leaving Jews to fend for themselves.

 

Political leaders at all levels, along with municipal and federal and provincial policing agencies placated the demonstrators and berated Jewish anti-demonstrators that their presence was provocative and they must leave or be arrested. Rarely do police intervene to put a stop to the pro-Palestinian raucous and threatening marches, nor do they uphold the law when masses of Muslims hold street prayers impacting traffic lanes. Permissiveness equals support, and support for anti-social activities creates dangerous situations of ever-increasing lawlessness.   

"About 450 people with assorted roles in Hamas have ties to Canada, according to a source familiar with the intelligence on the matter."

"The source, who spoke on the condition of not being identified, said the list was comprised of permanent residents, as well as those with family or associates in Canada."

"The number said to have been active in the organization in various capacities, and connected to Canada, is significant and includes a top leader."

"The Canadian Security Intelligence Service confirmed it was investigating Canadians in Middle East terror groups, but declined to elaborate."

"Hamas is a listed terrorist entity in Canada, making it illegal to participate in or contribute to “any activity” of the group, which Public Safety Canada calls a “radical Islamist-nationalist terrorist organization”."

Stewart Bell, Global News 

Demonstrators burned an Israeli flag as they protested on McGill University campus in support of Palestinians in Montreal. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)