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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: rrufff who wrote (1334)	8/5/2003 11:01:30 AM
From: Emile Vidrine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Canada's Zionist Jews oppose freedom of speech for Canadians. They simply want to censor the Arab point of view and prevent it to reach the ears of the Canandian people. CRTC considers Al-Jazeera for Canadian systems, CTV (Canadian Press), July 11, 2003 "Canada's broadcast regulator is inviting public comments beginning Friday on proposals to import the signal of the Quatar-based Al-Jazeera news network, sometimes referred to as the Arab world's CNN during the Iraq conflict. Calling Al-Jazeera's coverage in the Middle East anti-Semitic, the Canadian Jewish Congress and B'nai Brith Canada have promised to intervene against it. "By granting them a licence, the kind of stories that they carry could contravene the Criminal Code," warns Keith Landy, CJC president, referring to what he calls the network's racist and hate content. Ron Singer, the CJC communications spokesman, says they are still putting the final touches on their formal brief. The National Council on Canada-Arab Relations, though, has argued that carriage in Canada would "broaden the horizon of the Canadian public" on Middle Eastern issues. The organization has also made the point that many Canadians are already spending up to $100 a month using the TV black market to watch the channel via the EchoStar's Dish Network in the U.S. "Opposition to Al-Jazeera's presence undermines Canadian core values of freedom of thought and speech," NCCAR executive director Mazen Chouaib said Wednesday. "Keeping Al-Jazeera from the Canadian market would serve extremists, alienate moderates and deal a blow to our collective freedoms." The Canadian Arab Federation also calls the CJC's opposition extreme and disingenuous. "Allowing Al-Jazeera to broadcast in Canada tests our fundamental commitment to free speech," says Raja Khouri, the federation's national president. "A free and healthy society is one in which all voices may be heard."