Jews, Christians censure Nasrallah sign in Canada

Ynetnews ^ | August 14, 2007 | Dudi Cohen

[West Coast Conservative]

Jewish and Christian Lebanese community leaders in the Canadian city of Windsor united in calling for the removal of a billboard depicting Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah that was erected over the weekend by one of the city's advertising companies.

One of the men responsible for the sign told the Windsor Star newspaper that the billboard was removed on Monday because Shiite Lebanese community members had paid to have it up over the weekend, rejecting allegations that they were caving in to fierce public backlash.

"What ever we believe, we'll speak about it anytime," Hussein Dabaja told the Windsor Star. "We will speak about human rights, about the truth, about Nasrallah. We're going to do it and nobody can stop us. We'll talk about it anywhere, any place we have a chance."

The billboard drew criticism from the Windsor Jewish Community Centre and the Lebanese Christian Kataeb Party.

Harvey Kessler, executive director of the Windsor Jewish Community Centre, told the Windsor Star that the sign was "the opposite of peace" and a message from terrorists.

"I'm pleased it is down," said Kessler. "Hopefully, it leads to a discussion about the kind of community we want to live in.

"Also in the Lebanon and Arab communities, they need to talk about these issues as well, and the kind of community, the kind of Canada we live in. I hope it will generate a lot of discussion and some positive outcome."

[GulfBreeze]

Well. I guess not all censorship is so bad.

[elizabetty]

I wonder what Hussein Dabaja would think of the same billboard sporting a sign supporting and praising the Crusdaes?

Or perhaps a Gigantic photo of SIR Salman Rushdie congratulating him on his recent knighting by the Queen of England?

[justiceseeker93]

Ping!

Just wondering if this Israeli news service picked up the billboard story from your posts on FR.

Thanks to the people in Windsor for seeing to it that this offensive monstrosity was taken down quickly.

[ricks_place]

"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it" incite your followers to kill me." - Voltaire

[fanfan]

[pyx]

Jewish and Christian Lebanese community leaders in the Canadian city of Windsor united in calling for the removal of a billboard depicting Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah that was erected over the weekend by one of the city's advertising companies.

Isn't Windsor Canada DIRECTLY across a narrow river from Detroit, Michigan ? Is there a significant ethnic group present in Detroit and surrounding areas such as Dearborne, Michigan that is not Jewish or Christian ? hmmm... Must be a coincidence.

[43north]

The local non-muzzies should get together and display a billboard of Pope Urban II. Of course, I wonder if any of the muzzies would get it?

[Alouette]

Isn't Windsor Canada DIRECTLY across a narrow river from Detroit, Michigan?

Yes, it's home to all the Islamo-nazis who don't have relatives in Detroit.

[oakcon]

I want a picture of Crusaders like Richard the Lionheart etc. with a picture of Pope Urban in the middle, placed right across the street from this. Fair and balanced and all that.