Posted on 03/03/2006 10:29:52 AM PST by Mount Athos
he Ontario Library Association refused to drop from its recommended list a book that includes Palestinian children endorsing suicide bombing.
Palestinian and Israeli children speak about suicide bombings, anti-Semitism, guns and soldiers in “Three Wishes,” by Deborah Ellis.
“In our eyes, the book is perfectly good and we stand by our selection committee and the rights of children to read this book,” said Larry Moore, the association’s executive director. The Canadian Jewish Congress asked for the book to be removed from a list of recommending reading for 8-11 year-olds, saying it does not provide young readers with enough context.
“They speak about suicide bombing and killing Israelis as suitable choices to make and as acts worthy of emulating,” said Len Rudner, the CJC’s national director of community relations. A Palestinian girl discusses her sister, a suicide bomber, as a martyr in paradise and suggests she will follow in her footsteps.
A Palestinian boy says, “Killing an Israeli will make me feel glad. It will make me feel strong.”
Only one school board, the York District board just north of Toronto, has pulled the book from the list, while many others have declined to do so.
When the West starts making stupid decisions like this, we've already lost.
"Al Qanada"
Goodbye Canadastan, though I never knew you at all...
Coming to a bookstore near you: "Why Mommy Supports Terrorists" - the story of an anti war mom that sits outside the president's house demanding an apology for her son's military death. (With a forward by Hugo Chavez, Fidel Castro and Jimmy Carter...)
Clever name :)
Write off the next generation, with stuptid decisions liek this.
Many thanks!
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I say let them read it, let them see how nutty these people are.
Better our kids know now then find out the hard way.
For those wanting to contact O L A:
Ontario Library Association 100 Lombard Street, Suite 303 Toronto, ON M5C lM3
416-363-3388 or 1-866-873-9867 FAX: 416-941-9581 or 1-800-387-1181 info@accessola.com
OLA staff,
Executive Director Advocacy / Reading Initiative / Program co-ordination / Public Relations LARRY MOORE ext. 24 ............ lmoore@accessola.com
Deputy Director Super Conference Program and Sales / Contract Management / Fund Development / @ your library® JEFFERSON GILBERT ext. 25................ jgilbert@accessola.com
Glad you wrote the letter. It is completely disgusting to see librarians recommending children age 8 through 11 books to read which PRAISES SUICIDE BOMBING and people saying killing Israelis would make them happy. These books were not just on the shelf, they were specially singled out on a recommended list for children.
“Killing an Israeli will make me feel glad. It will make me feel strong.”
Hello? Ontario? Do you people ever think rationally?
So will the libaries carry books for children about killing blacks, jews, gays, whites, Indians or anyone else not the same as the reader?
Looks like there are two standards here one for Muslims and another for non Muslims.
Sounds like the muslims are taking over.
From far and wide, O Qanada, we stand on guard for thee.
Allah keep our land glorious and free! O Qanada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Qanada, we stand on guard for thee....
Canada? Didn't that used to be a country or something?
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