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Bleeding for Darfur; turning a blind eye to the humungous problems at home: Two of the Canadian Jewish organizations which are doing Jews and other Canadians a grave disservice by continuing to champion anti-free speech laws and Canada’s anti-democratic quasi-judicial system (which is wholly rotten) have come to the aid not of Jews, not of Canadians, but of folks in “war-torn” Darfur. From Reuters:

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) and B'nai Brith Canada announced today that the two organizations have come together to support a shipment of medicines valued at $338,400 to Sudan's war-torn Darfur.

 The medicines were delivered to Darfur this month to meet the urgent

medical needs of refugees in camps across Darfur. This humanitarian

initiative is in response to the deteriorating situation on the ground

and the growing need for basic medical supplies by the population of the war-torn region. The conflict in Darfur has left more than 200,000 dead from violence and disease, and as many as 2.5 million people displaced.

 "No one must turn a blind eye to the atrocities occurring in Darfur,"

said Walter Arbib, member of the FSWC and B'nai Brith Canada Boards of Governors. "We are proud to do our part in coming to the aid of those in need in this war-torn region and provide basic medical supplies vital to their ongoing survival."

"While 'never again' was supposed to be the watchword and lesson learned from the Holocaust, genocide and ethnic cleansing continues unabated in Darfur," said Avi Benlolo, President and CEO of FSWC. "At FSWC we support projects that promote tolerance, justice and human rights, and hope that by taking action and leading by example, we can encourage other organizations to do the same."…

Orders of Canada and Nobel Frikkin’ Peace Prizes all around for the benevolent Jews. Would that their determination to “lead by example” entailed their getting a clue and cleaning up the mess they created in their own backyard.

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