Petition: Defend Canadian Free Speech from Israel's representatives who would criminalize it Options

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Petition: Defend Canadian Free Speech from Israel's representatives who would criminalize it
To: socialjusticeglobal@egroups.com


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Petition: Defend Canadian Free Speech from Israel's representatives who would criminalize it


http://www.petitiononline.com/sc12ijvc/petition.html

To: The Conservative, Liberal, NDP & Green parties

The Independent Jewish Voices of Canada wrote this petition concerning the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA). The CPCCA is planning hearings and a report to further repress attempts to support Palestinian human rights or criticize Israel.

We ask people to please pass this petition on to others.

THE PETITION
The Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism (CPCCA) (1) is conducting eight hearings starting November 2 to December 14. “Witnesses” have been selected from some 150 submissions to further the CPCCA's political agenda.

Many of those critical of the CPCCA agenda to equate criticism of Israel or Zionism as anti-Semitism made submissions (2). To the best of our knowledge, they have all been excluded from the hearings.

The CPCCA's goal is to criminalize criticism of Israel and Zionism, not to hold impartial hearings.

Therefore, we oppose the CPCCA as an ideologically biased organization with an agenda that will harm free speech and human rights activity in Canada.

We oppose the CPCCA's Orwellian distortion of anti-Semitism. It is a danger to both Canadian liberties and to the genuine and necessary fight against anti-Semitism.

Go to the full petition :http://www.petitiononline.com/sc12ijvc/petition.html