WHEN CANADIAN RETAIL MEETS ISRAELI APARTATE [+] serious ballot by Robo_Christ ACTIVE Sat Apr 07, 07 - Sun Apr 06, 08 Heather Reisman and Gerry Schwartz, majority owners of Chapters and Indigo bookstores in Canada, founded an organisation called Heseg, The Foundation for Lone Soldiers. At its peak, it will distribute up to $3M per year to provide scholarships and other support to former ‘Lone Soldiers’ in the Israeli military. ‘Lone Soldiers’ are individuals who have no family in Israel but decide to join the Israeli military. As Israeli soldiers, they participate in a military that operates checkpoints that restrict Palestinian freedom of movement, enforces the occupation of Palestinian land, and has a documented history of human rights violations. Many members of the Heseg Board of Directors are high-ranking Israeli military personnel. Board member Lt. Colonel Mike Hartmen joined the IDF as a lone soldier and is now "head of the marksmanship and sharpshooters section of the IDF." Board member Major General (Res.) Doron Almog was Commander of the IDF's Southern Command from 2000-2003. In 2005, a warrant was issued in the UK for his arrest on suspicion of war crimes. Moshe Ronen, Co-Chair of the Canada-Israel Committee, also sits on Heseg's Board of Directors. Heather Reisman and Gerry Schwartz own or control over 68% of the shares in Indigo Books and Music Inc. which owns and operates bookstores under the names Indigo, Chapters, World's Biggest Bookstore, SmithBooks, Coles, The Book Company or Indigospirit. Reisman is chair and CEO of Indigo Books and Music Inc. How do people get away with this kind of thing? How does a country, a democracy, with a long history of peacekeeping and humanitarian operations worldwide, support unequivically Israel's continued apartate oppression of another people? Don't you think there should be one standard for those found supporting state oppression as there is for supporting terror? Are they the same? Israel is a democray and international support in any way should be allowed Rules for supporting state-sanctioned oppression should be all-inclusive and without exception If there is evidence as proof of war crimes, they should be punished. Hearsay would be different. Ballot #113762 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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