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| On ], ] CIC President Elmasry appeared in a panel discussion on '']'' to discuss the topic of "What is a terrorist?". During an exchange with the show's host he stated that anyone in Israel over the age of 18 was a justifiable target of Palestinian attacks, since all adult Israelis are "part of the Israeli army, even if they have civilian clothes. The same, if they are women in the army . . . . Everybody above 18 is a combatant." <ref></ref> He also criticized the ] of hotels in ], ] on the grounds that some of the victims there were ''not'' Jews <ref name=TorStar></ref>. These remarks prompted harshly-worded responses from representatives of the Canadian Jewish Congress and several prominent Canadian Muslims. In a letter to the ], he denied having said what he was recorded saying on-air. <ref name=TorStar></ref> He later apologized for these remarks and offered to resign as president of the Canadian Islamic Congress. The board of directors rejected his offer of resignation and Elmasry continues to be its head. | On ], ] CIC President Elmasry appeared in a panel discussion on '']'' to discuss the topic of "What is a terrorist?". During an exchange with the show's host he stated that anyone in Israel over the age of 18 was a justifiable target of Palestinian attacks, since all adult Israelis are "part of the Israeli army, even if they have civilian clothes. The same, if they are women in the army . . . . Everybody above 18 is a combatant." <ref></ref> He also criticized the ] of hotels in ], ] on the grounds that some of the victims there were ''not'' Jews <ref name=TorStar></ref>. These remarks prompted harshly-worded responses from representatives of the Canadian Jewish Congress and several prominent Canadian Muslims. In a letter to the ], he denied having said what he was recorded saying on-air. <ref name=TorStar></ref> He later apologized for these remarks and offered to resign as president of the Canadian Islamic Congress. The board of directors rejected his offer of resignation and Elmasry continues to be its head. | ||
| ==Critcism of CIC Website== | |||
| Commenting of the website of the Canadian Islamic Congress, of which Elmasry is President, Ezra Levant, the publisher of the now-defunct Western Standard, wrote that "his organization's Web site shows an obsession with Jews, a running apologia for terrorist groups such as Hamas and cheerleading for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his nuclear program. There are dozens of pages of anti-Israel propaganda, including essays by notorious anti-Semites such as Greg Felton." | |||
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The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) is Canada's largest national non-profit and wholly independent Islamic organization. It presents itself as an exclusively Canadian non-governmental organization, with no affiliation to any group, body, ideology or government. CIC claims to be an independent voice of Canada's Muslims -- Sunni and Shi'a, men and women, youth and seniors.
It is based in Kitchener, Ontario and its president is Dr. Mohamed Elmasry. It's Vice-President is Wahida C. Valiante.
Controversies
In an article written in February of 2003, CIC Vice-President Wahida C. Valiante wrote:
Unfortunately, the Jewish idea of being "chosen" not only institutionalized racism, but also set a terrible precedent for human history in general, where racial superiority claims became the norm, the divisive standard by which all others, those not like us were to be judged and treated.
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After the Canadian Jewish Congress complained, Ms. Valiente sent the organization a letter acknowledging that her interpretation of the term "chosen people" was "inconsistent with its meaning in the scriptures of the Old Testament.". However, despite her apology, the article remains posted on the CIC website.
On October 19, 2004 CIC President Elmasry appeared in a panel discussion on The Michael Coren Show to discuss the topic of "What is a terrorist?". During an exchange with the show's host he stated that anyone in Israel over the age of 18 was a justifiable target of Palestinian attacks, since all adult Israelis are "part of the Israeli army, even if they have civilian clothes. The same, if they are women in the army . . . . Everybody above 18 is a combatant." He also criticized the recent bombing of hotels in Taba, Egypt on the grounds that some of the victims there were not Jews . These remarks prompted harshly-worded responses from representatives of the Canadian Jewish Congress and several prominent Canadian Muslims. In a letter to the Toronto Star, he denied having said what he was recorded saying on-air. He later apologized for these remarks and offered to resign as president of the Canadian Islamic Congress. The board of directors rejected his offer of resignation and Elmasry continues to be its head.
Critcism of CIC Website
Commenting of the website of the Canadian Islamic Congress, of which Elmasry is President, Ezra Levant, the publisher of the now-defunct Western Standard, wrote that "his organization's Web site shows an obsession with Jews, a running apologia for terrorist groups such as Hamas and cheerleading for Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his nuclear program. There are dozens of pages of anti-Israel propaganda, including essays by notorious anti-Semites such as Greg Felton."
See also
References
- Transcript Of Dr. Mohamed Elmasry's Remarks On Michel Coren Show
- Islamic leader apologizes but won't quit
- Transcript Of Dr. Mohamed Elmasry's Remarks On Michel Coren Show
- ^ Another unpleasant spin on terror debate story Cite error: The named reference "TorStar" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
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