Let’s Talk Peace: Talk-Radio Host Rabbi Tovia Singer Confronts Former PLO Terrorist Walid Shoebat at the University of Western Ontario
Walid Shoebat, former PLO terrorist and grandson of a Muslim Mukhtar (chieftain), makes his first Canadian speaking appearance before Jewish and Muslim students. He is joined by Israel National Radio’s controversial talk-radio host, Rabbi Tovia Singer.
TORONTO, CANADA (PRWEB) January 23, 2004 -- Walid Shoebat, who was born in
Bethlehem and grandson of a Muslim Mukhtar (chieftain), makes his first Canadian
speaking appearance before Jewish and Muslim students at the University of
Western Ontario, specifically because of recent indications that Muslim students
are being enflamed against Israel through campus organizations and conferences.
Campuses throughout North America are becoming hotbeds of controversy
over the Arab-Israeli conflict. Recent examples include the protests at
Concordia University when Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak, Daniel
Pipes’ appearance at York University, the recent York University Student
elections, and a controversial Muslim conference held recently at the University
of Toronto.
Indoctrinated in the PLO as a child, Shoebat was involved in
many anti-Israel riots, terror, and violence against Israel, and was imprisoned
in Jerusalem's central prison. After a period of self-study and reflection,
Shoebat rejected his previous life of terror and intimidation, concluded that
hate and violence will not further the cause of Palestinians towards a stable
future. He has dedicated himself to fighting hatred and achieving a just peace
in the Middle East.
"The world does not see the truth about what's
happening in the West Bank," Shoebat told a Toronto reporter. "My purpose is to
tell the West that they aren't getting the real picture, that what they're
seeing is propaganda. I know the truth because I was there, I was part of it.
And the truth is, we wanted to kill Jews long before the occupation. I wanted to
kill Jews."
In the US, Shoebat had worked as a counselor for the Arab
Student Organization at Loop College and supported anti-Israel activities. Now
he wants to help provide a greater understanding of what is really happening in
the Middle East with realistic suggestions on how the situation can improve. As
an unlikely ally, Shoebat chose New York-based Rabbi Tovia Singer to aid in his
quest.
The host of Israel National Radio’s controversial Tovia Singer
Show, Singer first brought Shoebat to the North American listening audience on
toviasingershow.com and paltalkradio.com last year. He continues to speak out
publically about Muslim hate and PLO violence, although he realizes his life is
in danger daily. "Even my father has disowned me," says Shoebat, who adds "he
tells me I should be killed."
The event is the first is a series of
presentations by the Singer Media Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated to ensuring a fair and honest portrayal of Israel and the Jewish
people in the media. Committed to fostering tolerance and understanding through
community involvement, educational outreach and social action, the Foundation
confronts important contemporary issues including racism, anti-Semitism,
terrorism, and genocide as they are portrayed in the media.
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