So many problems with the entire concept of a Jewish Congress, I don't even know where to start. How about this, "the CJC was noted for promoting social justice within Canada".
What a bunch of dog squeeze. There are plenty of organizations that promote "social justice" in Canada, why did the community have to use community dollars for its leftist agenda-while thousands of Jewish parents in Canada struggle to send their kids to Jewish day schools and camps?
This was Bernie Farber's agenda-leftist first, Jew second-which is clear by his seamless foray into politics for the Ontario Liberal party.
The new organization was "culminated in an 18-month process in which hundreds of people were interviewed, formal briefs came in from Jewish groups, and surveys were conducted both within and outside the community".
I don't remember being surveyed-nor do any of my friends. Was there a web site soliciting opinions? Most people I know would say that it's all a waste of money. I wonder how much that 18 month process cost the community?
How about this: "When a Canadian synagogue gets sprayed with graffiti, “it’s something that affects the community directly here in Canada."
Ahh, beautiful, but when Muslims demonstrate in front of the Israeli consulate screaming "we are going to kill your Jewish children" it is no big deal.
Markers bad!!!
Others are worried that the new organization will "diminish the community’s ability to defend itself and Israel"!
Are these people out to lunch or what? The people who defend Israel are those serving in the IDF. Then there are friends of Israel, who-while not having an immediate impact on the physical defense, that is to say-the existential threat to Israel's or Jews' existence-are nonetheless part of the battle between Israel and the Muslim-Leftist axis.
They are friends of Israel and friends of Judeo-Christian society.
Jews in Canada do no need to "defend" themselves from anything except the physical threats posed to them by 1) growing Muslim immigration from countries with clear jihadist sympathies and lifetime indoctrination and 2) assimilation and the adoption of the Church of Liberalism.
Frankly, I'm sick of wanker, weakling Jews even WANTING to be on the defense.
I want Jews on the offense, to offend and to push our enemies into defensive positions.
