sabrina maddeaux: the liberal response to hamas thanking them couldn't be more offensive
trudeau's government keeps proving they do not stand with israel or jews
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prime minister justin trudeau. the canadian press/ethan cairns
justin trudeau’s liberals need to spend some time over the holidays thinking about the old saying, “show me who your friends are, and i’ll tell you who you are.” because when hamas leadership releases a video publicly thanking you for your support, it should be a wakeup call that your actions and words are playing into the hands of a genocidal terrorist group with a single-minded mission to eradicate jews.
since the oct. 7 attacks on israel, prime minister trudeau and many of his senior cabinet ministers have cynically attempted to “both sides” canada’s response to a brutal massacre of innocents that hamas vows will happen again and again.
in a truly shocking move, canada recently voted in favour of a non-binding united nations resolution calling for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire.” historically, canada’s un votes have supported israel. the sharp turn reflects the trudeau government’s bottomless abyss when it comes to moral clarity and preference for stringing words together they think sound virtuous over standing for anything at all.
to be clear, calling for an immediate ceasefire denies israel the right to defend itself after one of the most horrific terror attacks in history and the deadliest single-day attack against jews since the holocaust. it protects hamas and affords them time to regroup and reorganize to inflict more horror upon israelis, which they’ve publicly stated over and over again as their intention. it implies israel is the aggressor and ignores the fact there was a ceasefire until hamas deliberately broke it.
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senior hamas leader dr. ghazi hamad greatly appreciated canada’s vote, so much so that he released an english-language video to thank the trudeau government.
“despite the united states’ position, the hamas movement is watching the growing cause by several western governments to end the aggression on gaza,” he said. “we welcome these developments and consider them in the right direction towards isolating the fascist israeli government globally and ending the longest ever occupation in our modern time.”
what should’ve elicited immediate, strong condemnations from trudeau and his team instead led to more denial and false moral equivocation, alongside some transparently panicked backtracking. in his year-end cbc interview, trudeau unfathomably said israel’s tactics “are actually putting at risk the long-term safety and even support for a jewish state into the future.”
minister of mental health and addictions ya’ara saks also appeared to test out a new party line dismissing hamas’s newfound appreciation for canada when she tweeted, “hamas doesn’t want a two-state solution, peace with israel or to lay down its arms. it is a terrorist organization. this is what foreign interference looks like. don’t take the bait.”
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the liberals’ dismal record when it comes to caring about or clamping down on foreign interference aside, hamas’ view that canada is indeed helping their cause is not mere propaganda — it’s a reflection of her government’s track record since oct. 7. hamas’s leadership may have published the video to spark a reaction, but its overall sentiment that trudeau’s liberals have often acted in the terrorist group’s best interests is accurate.
the liberals are quick to accuse practically everyone but themselves of disinformation and misinformation, but false claims of this kind are a type of disinformation unto themselves. their willingness to distort and bend reality depending on the day of the week is a dangerous game no responsible democratic government should play.
meanwhile, foreign affairs minister mélanie joly issued a statement entirely at odds with her own government’s un vote just a few days prior: “hamas are terrorists. our statement was clear: for a ceasefire to be sustainable, hamas must release all hostages, stop using palestinian civilians as human shields, and lay down its arms. they have no future in gaza,” it read. “we continue to unequivocally condemn hamas’ terror attacks on israel on october 7, the appalling loss of life, and the heinous acts of violence perpetrated in those attacks, including the orchestrated acts of sexual violence.”
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this is a distinctly different joly than the one who stayed silent for weeks about the sexual assault, torture and rape of israeli women by hamas. it also isn’t a statement backed up by policy, aid or action. feminism has always been a philosophy of convenience, not substance for this liberal government.
canadians shouldn’t fall for liberal cabinet ministers saying some of the right things only after they’re embarrassed internationally. over the last nearly three months, trudeau’s government has shown time and time again where they stand — and it isn’t with israel or jews.
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