Terry Newman: Terrorism expert has a stark warning for Canada

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Of course, the ability to peacefully protest in Canada is enshrined in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as in most democratic countries. Even so, some of those present at protests in front of Notre-Dame interpreted the display at the foot of the church as a deliberate act of intimidation and “a challenge, right on the church’s doorstep.”

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According to Sabti, money is the engine of terror, as is misguided sympathy from Western countries, which plays a huge role in Iran’s plans.

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“Western countries are kind of honest and naive, and in obeying the law and liberal and democratic values, they sometimes fall in that trap of not knowing they help these dictatorships,” says Sabti. He compares it to how Hitler used democracy, saying, “They use your systems of being honest and good and trying to help the poor, and they abuse it.”

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Some Western intellectuals have historically naively granted sympathy to Islamic movements, thinking they would produce democratic states that would ensure rights for citizens. When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini fled to Paris in 1978 before the success of the Islamic Revolution, intellectuals like Michel Foucault and Jean-Paul Sartre supported his movement. Today is no different. Professors at universities join groups that chant, “From the river to the sea.”

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I told Sabti that despite these demonstrations constantly taking place, and at least one group in Montreal calling for jihad and openly threatening the media, the press here isn’t really covering these weekly demonstrations.

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I told him that one possible reason for this may be that journalists are afraid. In August, Quebecor-owned TVA and Le Journal de Montreal’s offices were vandalized. Suspects threw paint at the building and smashed the front door and windows while employees were trapped inside. A group emailed The Canadian Press taking responsibility for the attack and accused Quebecor of being too pro-Israel.

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I told him that this attack on a media office makes it even more urgent that journalists cover these demonstrations, otherwise how will the public know what is happening and how can lawmakers respond? Disturbed by what I told him, Sabti replied, “This is your October 7. Closing the door and being safe inside the houses and not knowing what is going on outside and not filming, it’s your kibbutz, it’s your village.

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“Closing the door, and saying, OK, we are safe … but they come. This is the problem. When you retreat, they come after you. When you give them more space physically, they will come, and they will burn offices, and they will burn churches.”

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He says that, “The masses in the streets, it’s not just about praying. It’s about conquering your city. It’s about conquering the streets. This is something very, very dangerous.…

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“Canadians don’t know about this culture. That this is what is going on in the Middle East. Those who are in the streets are the winners, they take the regime. This is what happened in Iran, in Syria, in Iraq. Walking is a conquering thing, so Canada has to deal with that. It’s their state, you are the enemy now. This is what they are telling you. You can’t do anything against masses.…

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“If Canada does not want to be a victim of the next October 7, it needs to neutralize these mass gatherings.”

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