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CIC ALARMED AT WHAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING IN CANADIAN HEBREW SCHOOLS   THE CANADIAN ISLAMIC CONGRESS MEDIA COMMUNIQU� March 23, 2005 CIC ALARMED AT WHAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING IN CANADIAN HEBREW SCHOOLS The Canadian Islamic Congress today urged Jewish community leaders to reevaluate what Canadian Jewish youth are being taught in Hebrew schools, saying the viewpoints that influence students could threaten healthy relationships between many Canadians in our multicultural and pluralist society. In a letter to the editor published by the Kingston Whig Standard on March 17th, 2005 a nine-year-old Jewish student wrote: "I learned at my Hebrew school that Israel doesn't want to fight. It only wants to protect itself. Jews have been trying to protect themselves in the land for 3,000 years. The war in Israel has been going on since Israel became a state in 1948. The reason there's war is because when the British divided the state, the Palestinians wanted more, and invaded Israel, wanting to push the Israelis into the sea. The Palestinians lost the war and now have the West Bank. Israel doesn't have a 'war leader,' but it has leaders who want peace."   "There is both a challenge and an opportunity here," commented CIC national president Prof. Mohamed Elmasry. "Much could be accomplished by teaching the children of our communities fair and accountable historical facts. If young Canadian Jews and Muslims knew about each other's faith and history fairly and accurately, we could build a broader basis for dialogue instead of conflict."   CONTACTS: Dr. Mohamed Elmasry (519) 746-4107 (O) (519) 577-2267 (Cell) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mrs. Wahida Valiante (905) 771-1023, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FOR FRENCH MEDIA: Dr. Mohamed Nekili (514) 745-1255 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -30-       http://groups.yahoo.com/group/internationalnews/ Please visit also:� www.apm-ram.org Please see also: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/ Please read and feel free to forward, print, and publish. We would like to apologize for any repeated messages, and any typing or grammatical errors. We act because we believe in this quote: “ You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time” Disclaimer This material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. We are committed to free knowledge, unless otherwise indicated, the opinions, personal articles or news analysis expressed on this e-mails are not necessarily those of the sender. This e-mail has been compiled in good faith. It is our condition that, in exchange for this free information, you the receiver accept that we will not be liable for any action you, the user take based on the information in this e-mail. It is essential that you, the user verify any and/or all information contained herein before making your final decision. This e-mail does not necessarily endorse the ideas or presentation of ideas of the sites it links to and with. We make no representations about any linked web site's accuracy, completeness, and authenticity. We firmly believe in the Freedom of Speech. We believe in civilized exchange of ideas and thoughts. We will hold any one trying to damage our image legally responsible before the courts and will keep ourselves the right to pursue the perpetrators to the maximum law limit. If you do not agree with this disclaimer or would like to stop receiving our e-mails, please unsubscribe, if you find that this e-mail is a good source of knowledge and would like to invite any others, please feel free.     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- All views expressed herein belong to the individuals concerned and do not in any way reflect the official views of Hidayahnet unless sanctioned or approved otherwise. If your mailbox clogged with mails from Hidayahnet, you may wish to get a daily digest of emails by logging-on to http://www.yahoogroups.com to change your mail delivery settings or email the moderators at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the title "change to daily digest". Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hidayahnet/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.