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Tuesday, 24 June 2008

None so blind: The Canadian Jewstablishment’s Tammy Farber isn’t at all concerned about the possibility of a Hezbollah terrorist attack here in Toronto. Heck, no. As he sees it, it’s all a matter of “chatter”. What's top-of-mind with Tammy is the possibility that in a bungalow basement in some remote corner of Manitoba there yet lurks a white power creep who has logged onto an “I heart Hitler” website and said something hateful about “the Jews”. Now those guys are scary!

If Tammy had even half a clue, he’d forget about playing “gotcha” with Aryan pishers and pay attention to this—Andrew Bostom outlining the genuine threat Hezbollah poses to Canadian Jews. From the American Thinker:

…The Shi'ite jihadist organization Hezb'allah thus proclaims with triumphant exuberance its visceral opposition to Judaism and the existence of Israel, stressing the eternal conflict between the Jews and Islam. Eradicating Israel, and terrorizing, perhaps even destroying Jewish communities worldwide, represents an early stage of Hezballah's Pan-Islamic ambitions, and its jihad against the rest of the non-Muslim world. Blithely ignoring this reality, and allowing places such as Toronto, Canada, or Dearborn, Michigan to become hubs for Hezb'allah fund-raising and organizing is both morally repugnant, and destructive to our must fundamental Western values…

 

Toronto? A hub for Hellzbollocks? Oh, Andy, you're such an alarmist.

Update: While Tammy is determined to keep his eyes wide shut, terrorism expert John Thompson of the Mackenzie Institute thinks Jews would be well advised to brush up on their first aid and hold escape drills in their synagogues and other institutions--just in case. Here's what he said in a recent e-mail to my colleague:

We know that Hizbollah has been around, and that Iran holds Hizbollah's leash.  But I'm told that background chatter and reconnaissance activities have intensified in the last few months.  If Israeli tensions with Iran heat up, or with Hizbollah, then expect an attack.

Not much you can do except to educate yourselves to potential threats (I've attached the last version of my pamphlet on this); and make sure that you have rehearsed fire evacuation drills, made sure that emergency equipment is up to date, and that first aid kits are stocked.  More training for first aid wouldn't go amiss.

In short, for most organizations and institutions in the Jewish community, I'd strongly recommend that somebody start 1) thinking about your responses to likely attacks -- such as a vehicle bombing, or attack by a group of gunmen; 2) planning your responses; 3) acquiring the necessary materials; and 4) rehearse your plans.  Planning should focus on safe evacuations, and reactions that minimize the loss of life.

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