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economist suntribune racial is sues thursday may 23 2002 29 magazine reeks of antisemitism bymikeadler staff writer zafar bangash a leading member of york regions muslim community pub lishes a magazine called crescent international that has upset members of canadas jewish community based in a markham industrial plaza crescent calls itself the newsmagazine of the islamic movement an official of canadas largest jewish organization said the magazine which mr bangash edits is a threat to jews and the canadian way of life i think the publication reeks of antisemitism and aims to destroy the west and replace it with a society on the model of current iran said manuel prutschi national director of commu nity relations for the canadian jewish congress we think thats some thing which should be of concern to all canadians in a national post profile last month writer stewart bell called the bimonthly magazine a lead ing world voice for islamic revolu tion and suggest ed crescents edi torial stance was similar to angry rhetoric heard in the slums of pakistan or lebanon and the dank caves of afghanistan mr bangash a markham resident and president of the islamic society of york region left for a speaking tour of south africa after the post article was published he returned last week calling it totally inaccurate and said it misrepresented facts the post is basically a paper that is peddling the israeli point of view he said adding his magazine reports points of view that exist in muslimmajority countries mr bangash said ifs no secret crescent supports the islamic government of iran we make no bones about it most muslims live under dictatorships and crescent rtrmagaiiw of the mamie inotrmout istjmlxatioxu the logo for zafar bangashs newsmagazine doesnt hint at what critics claim is antisemitic antiwest content promotes peoples struggles to take control of their own destinies mr bangash said we want people around the world to be free of foreign domination how does that follow that im advocating violent overthrow of these governments crescent openly supports hamas a militant palestinian group responsible for multi ple suicide attacks on israelis and hezbollah a group funded by iran in lebanon that has attacked israels northern border thornhill resident arieh rosenblum ontario regional director for bnai brith argued anyone who supports hamas supports attacks on jews that means theres an editorial decision to sup port it mr prutschi who also lives in thornhill said crescent posi tions oppose reso lution of the cur rent mideast conflict and are meant to deliberately worsen the conditions that add to this tragedy hamas is under occupa tion and struggling for its rights mr bangash respond ed every human being has the right to struggle against their oppressors the opinions in crescent reflect mr bangashs person al views and not the views of most muslims said khalid- usman a markham council lor who is a muslim islam is a very peaceful peaceloving religion he added certainly crescent is uncompromising on the question of palestine there will be no room for a jewish israel mr bangash wrote in every human being has the right to struggle against their oppressors i ems carpet division of werek enterprises incorporated ray qirard manager v remnants area rugs installations located at the stpuffville country market 12555 10th line in 9056425949 w store hours iluiis r pii 10 am 4 pm sat 8 am 4 pm sun 9 am 4 pm january 2001 zionist thugs will have to vacate every inch of palestine if there is to be justice and therefore peace in that tortured land as director of the london- based institute of contem porary islamic thought mr bangash spoke to university audiences and muslim published in an online account of his trip mr bangash said south african muslims have realized that their greatest enemies are none other than the ruling establishments of america and israel and their global allies people should look at bangash and the community on their own merits said wahidavaliente of thornhill a spokesperson for the canadian islamic congress the congress which monitors canadian media for its coverage of muslims has given crescent its award for media excellence but doesnt agree with everything mr bangash writes she said durham 8526711 u1222g loose rugs br0adl00m upholstery 3m scotchquard mmm raming photo frame picture mirror frame empress grl1erv hwy 7 a n t business hours a mon 1 sat 106 fri 07 sun clos 4721 hwy 7 iga plaza shoppers drug mart 9054749008 2 hr framing service please mum 12 price clearance select items tops from 799 bottoms from 999 dresses from 1299 hurry in for best selection visit us in store or online at wwwpleasemomcom sn i ypitii ol iihnilhillc junior a llo1v cktt iiihcs i cm tlwiscln nkilu ci n me u arrive alive please dont drink and drive this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune the regional municipality of york notice of public meetingjune 122002 proposed regional official plan amendments housing technical changes the region of york has initiated several proposed amendments to the official plan for the region of york these amendments are grouped under three main areas human services file number d0510254 the amendment is proposed to update the regional official plan policies to reflect the adoption of the human services strategy and the continuing work of the human services planning coalition file number d0510255 the amendment is proposed to update the regional official plan policies to comply with ongoing work relating to housing strategies file number d0510256 the amendment is proposed to clarify some minor language and syntax errors that have been found in the plan and provide a new policy in section 76 interpretation that will permit the region to undertake minor technical changes as part of a consolidation exercise public meetings will be held in accordance with section 1715 of the planning act as amended may 22 1996 to inform the public and receive comments on these proposed amendments june 12 2002 130 pm committee room a york region administrative centre 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario a copy of the proposed amendments as well as background information will be available for inspection at the york region planning and development services department and area municipal offices from may 23 2002 between the hours of 830 am to 430 pm on regular business dayj please refer to file nos d0510254 55 and 56 as noted above as well copies of the proposed amendments in pdf format are available for review and downloading from the region of york website wwwregionyorkonca following the public meeting the council of the regional municipality of york may if it chooses adopt the proposed amendments and give notice of the decision to adopt the amendments pursuant to ontario regulation 52597 made under the planning act applications for amendment commenced on or after january 19 1998 are exempt from the approval of the minister of municipal affairs and housing if you have objections to this amendment once notice of decision is given you may file with the region of york within the time specified in the notice of decision a notice of appeal to the ontario municipal board note 1 if you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed official plan amendment you must make a written request to the clerk of the regional municipality of york in care of the address at the end of this notice 2 if a person or public body that files a notice of appeal of a decision of the regional municipality of york in respect 8p the proposed official plan amendment does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or does not make written submissions to the regional municipality of york before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted the ontario municipal board may dismiss all or part of the appeal if you have questions in regard to this notice you may contact barbara jeffrey or diane pomeroy in the regional planning and development services department at the telephone numbers below written submissions regarding this proposed amendment referring to file nos d0510254 55 and 56 as noted above should be made to commissioner of planning and development services york region administrative centre box 147 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1 telephone 905 8951231 905 7733004 905 7310201 705 4371617 18774649675 facsimile 905 8953482 email amendmentsregionyorkonca date of this notice may 23 2002 gion