Avi Benlolo: First, they came for the Jews. Now, they're coming for the Canadian flag

If you are smashing university windows, burning flags and supporting terrorists while hiding behind a keffiyeh, Canada is no longer your home

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First, they came for the Jews. Now, they are coming for everyone else. You were silent. You refused to speak. But we warned you: what begins with us never ends with us. We Jews may be the entry point, but we are not the final target.

This week, they burned the Canadian flag on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Brazenly and without shame, they proclaimed allegiance to Hezbollah and Hamas. In other words, they openly identified as terrorist sympathizers. Not only that, but they chanted “Death to Canada, death to the United States and death to Israel.” But are we listening? We often turn to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to remind ourselves that freedom of expression is a fundamental right.

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However, those who declare themselves to be friends of terrorism are not playing by our rules of peaceful citizenship. They are exploiting our laws to advance their agenda — to undermine our freedom and democracy. If you burn the Canadian flag and align yourself with Hezbollah and Hamas, you are no longer opposing just a minority Jewish population — you are challenging our country as a whole.

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