Canadian leftists and liberals are aligning themselves with Islamic extremists to delegitimize Israel and promote an atmosphere of anti-Semitism, a leader of the World Jewish Congress said. “What is really shocking is that you have here today an unholy alliance between liberals, intellectuals from the left and the most extremist forces of Islam,” Secretary-General Avi Beker was quoted as saying at a WJC board meeting in Ottawa on Monday.
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