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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPamela Geller's Talk at Toronto Shul Scrapped in 'Hate Speech' Flap
Did Police Threaten Rabbi Over Anti-Islam Firebrand?By JTA
Published May 05, 2013.
A speaking engagement by American anti-Islamic firebrand Pamela Geller was moved following police intervention.
Geller, a vocal critic of radical Islam, was due to speak May 13 at a Chabad synagogue in Thornhill, north of Toronto, but the synagogues rabbi, Mendel Kaplan, backed out after a visit by the hate crimes unit of local police.
Rabbi Kaplan decided to cancel Ms. Gellers appearance, as it would place him in conflict with the values of our organization, which support a safe, welcoming and inclusive community for all, read a statement issued May 2 by the York Regional Police. Kaplan also serves as a police chaplain.
Geller is known for protesting past plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York City, and has posted anti-Jihad signs in that citys subway system. Gellers speaking engagement, still slated for May 13, was moved to a different venue, according to the Jewish Defense League of Canada.
The Toronto Sun reported May 1 that police threatened to remove Rabbi Kaplan as a police chaplain if he hosted Geller. Police called that allegation a flagrant misrepresentation of the facts.
Read more: http://forward.com/articles/176008/pamela-gellers-talk-at-toronto-shul-scrapped-in-ha/#ixzz2SSuul1cP
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Pamela Geller's Talk at Toronto Shul Scrapped in 'Hate Speech' Flap (Original Post)
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Warpy
(111,409 posts)1. That hateful baggage is getting to be radioactive.
I'm really glad her reputation is preceding her to the point the cops are stepping in to inform venues just what kind of a speaker they've signed up. Most of them will back out. Nobody needs to be associated with the swill she's peddling.
marmar
(77,106 posts)2. Why invite her in the first place? It's not like she's been discreet with her hate.
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Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)3. Good!
Hell Hath No Fury
(16,327 posts)4. "...a vocal critic of radical Islam..."
No, she is a rabidly anti-Muslim PERIOD.
pampango
(24,692 posts)5. "(We) support a safe, welcoming and inclusive community for all...", said the Toronto rabbi.
That would certainly exclude the nut-job in question. She is as far from supporting "a safe, welcoming and inclusive community for all" as you can get. A peaceful, multicultural city like Toronto must be a nightmare for her.