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World Jewish News
Canadian Jewish Congress presents award to PM
10.06.2009
The Canadian Jewish Congress (CJC) has presented its annual Saul Hayes human rights award to the country's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Harper used the occasion of the to announce that his government will introduce legislation in parliament that will allow terrorism victims to sue their attackers and their state sponsors in Canadian courts. "This week in parliament, we will introduce legislation that will give victims of terrorism the power to obtain just compensation from those responsible for their suffering," Harper said. The bill "will allow victims to sue perpetrators and sponsors of terrorist acts, including foreign states, in Canadian courts."
The prime minister used the occasion, which coincided with the CJC's 90th anniversary, to re-iterate his support for Israel and criticized those who use the veneer of opposition to Israel's government as "an intellectually respectable cover for anti-Semitic discourse", saying that "It is all too common nowadays for politicians to claim to support Israel and the Jewish people. Yet when Israel is attacked for the umpteenth time, because its enemies refuse to accept the right of the Jewish state to exist, these same politicians are quick to condemn Israel, to accuse it of war crimes and to demand that it unilaterally suspend its right to self-defense,” he said. "You will not hear that kind of double-speak from our government - ever."
Источник: WJC
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