RCMP Ordered Away from Radical Conference
by IPT News . Oct 28, 2010 at 11:23 am
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/10/rcmp-ordered-away-from-radical-conference
Canada’s public safety minister has ordered members of a Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP) community outreach unit not to attend a conference
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/10/27/15853896.html in Ottawa
today featuring Iranian professors closely tied to the Islamic Republic’s
regime.
“Let me be clear,” Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said, “Canada’s national
police force must have no involvement in any event organized by those who
promote extremism and hatred.”
Until Toews spoke up, the Toronto Sun reports, “the RCMP’s ‘ethnic liaison
office’ was promoting the event to members of the national force and one of
the participants is a member of the Mounties’ cultural diversity committee.”
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Hague’s visit sparks Israel-UK clash on Iran, Mid East, Palestinians
DEBKAfile Special Report November 3, 2010, 8:10 PM (GMT+02:00)
http://www.debka.com/dynmedia/photos/2010/11/03/big/William_Hague_3.11.10.jpg
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague ruffles feathers in Jerusalem
The sharp differences between Israel and Britain, similar in many respects
to the unpublicized arguments between Washington and London, came to the
fore Wednesday, Nov. 3, during William Hague’s first visit to Israel as UK
Foreign Secretary.
He was informed that Israel had halted the strategic dialogue with the UK in
protest against the failure of
successive British governments to repeal a law allowing private individuals
to file war crimes suits against foreign dignitaries.
Since 2005, pro-Palestinian activists have used the concept of “universal
jurisdiction” to threaten Israeli leaders with arrest for alleged war
crimes. Several serving and former Israeli leaders have cancelled trips to
Britain after being warned they could be arrested. The latest was Deputy
Prime Minister Dan Meridor, who cancelled his trip to Britain last month to
avoid prosecution for taking part in the government decision to intercept a
Turkish vessel threatening to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Nine Turks
were killed resisting an Israeli army raid.
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