Quebec TV Host Says Israel Doesn’t Deserve to Exist
January 2, 2012 15:43 by Simon PloskerThis article is republished courtesy of HonestReporting Canada.
Stephane Gendron
Lacking an official reprimand from his superiors at V Television and perhaps feeling emboldened, Mayor and Quebec TV show host Stéphane Gendron, in a December 27 broadcast of Face a Face, lamented that “unfortunately, Israel has not yet collapsed” and that Israel “does not deserve to exist”.
Here are his shocking comments in full:
I want to pay tribute to him (Amir Khadr) for his boycott of the boutique Le Marcheur on Saint Denis Street. ‘Palestinian and Jewish Unity’ led the boycott and Amir Khadr supported it. They boycotted the boutique Le Marcheur… There were boycotts of South Africa, there were ad campaigns saying ’there is organized apartheid, we will stop buying products made in South Africa’. It was a long process, the regime collapsed.
Unfortunately, Israel has not yet collapsed but I support the boycott, and Amir Khadr had the courage to do so because products made ??in Israel on land stolen from the Palestinians that is walled in, in an apartheid regime where they are cut off, it’s very serious. And a country like that does not deserve to exist. Bravo, Amir Khadr.
To watch this clip online please click here or see below.
HR Canada previously alerted you to Gendron’s offensive comments where he shockingly claimed Israel indiscriminately murders innocent Palestinians with bulldozers. Gendron declared the following on the November 2 broadcast of Face à Face on V Television:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, decided not to make further contributions to UNESCO, why? Because the U.S. decided to cut its funding, why? Because Palestine dared to be admitted to UNESCO. This is appalling! It is an affront to peace! Do you know what Israel did? In revenge for the admission of Palestine to UNESCO, they decided to build 2000 homes in areas that do not belong to them, the occupied territories, so they are going to bulldoze people, kill people, they will give them 5 minutes to get out and then they’ll run people down with bulldozers. And Canada supports this.
More than 150 HRC members responded to our call to action by registering complaints with V Television network. Furthermore, our YouTube clip of Gendron’s comments was viewed over 23,000 times. The National Post also weighed in, publishing an editorial entitled “Bulldozing the facts” that shone the spotlight on Gendron by declaring that his statements had constituted “a vicious libel”.
In response, V Television management issued the following weak and evasive reply to complainants: “In order to avoid repeating a similar occurrence in the future, we have reiterated the need for the program to adhere to the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council’s guidelines“.
Instead of reprimanding Gendron for his inflammatory libel, V Television’s actions to merely “reiterate” guidelines to “production staff” didn’t even come off as a slap on the wrist for this habitual offender. As we noted in a follow-up media action alert, such actions do not in “any way constitute a satisfactory remedy for the libel and the resultant damage done. Without redress, Face à Face’s TV viewers may still be under the impression that Israel is planning to ‘bulldoze and kill people, giving them 5 minutes to leave before they run them down with bulldozers’, since no retraction or remedy has been offered by V.”
Setting aside Gendron’s disgraceful support for boycott campaigns against Israel and his ignorant charge that Israel practices “apartheid,” Gendron has now graduated to the ranks of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hamas’ senior leaders who publically hope for Israel’s demise.
While the opinions expressed on this program may be those of the host and may not necessarily reflect the views of the V network or its management, V is responsible for the information it broadcasts.
V continues to allow itself to be a platform for the dissemination of Gendron’s vicious libels and in this instance, his desire that Israel cease existence and collapse. Had V Television properly dealt with this situation in the first place, this matter would never have taken place. In failing to do so, V has tarnished its standing as a reputable television network.
Having already filed a complaint, we are currently seeking the assistance of the Canadian Broadcast Standard’s Council to rectify this situation in a manner befitting broadcast standards. We reiterate our call for a public apology from V Television and for Stéphane Gendron to be immediately terminated as TV host of Face à Face.
We encourage you to send letters to V Television to protest its employment of Stéphane Gendron as host. Please refer to Gendron’s December 27 declaration on Face à Face that Israel “does not deserve to exist” and please send letters to V-Television’s CEO, Maxime Remillard: mremillard@vtele.ca
Update: Canadian Network Disapproves of TV Host’s Anti-Israel and Anti-Jewish Remarks
Kim Bruce
5:33 pm
Jan 03, 2012
Freedom of speech allows this moron, Stéphane Gendron, to express his feelings about Israel.
But, let us suppose he had made a statement that the state of Palestine has no right to exist…
There would have been riots in the streets of Quebec. Cars would be burned and the TV Station that broadcasts “V” would have been burned to the ground, probably with him inside.
It’s so easy to condemn Israel these days and yet so hard to say “shit” about the real occupiers, the Arab Palestinians, who conquered the area 1200 years ago and left it in a shambles where only roving nomads lived occasionally and the Israeli Jews were either forced to flee or submit to Allah.
This is always the way it is with Islamists and their far-left supporters.
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David Hazan
6:28 pm
Jan 03, 2012
Mr Stephane Gendron: I hope you will live long enough to see an even more prosperous and even stronger Israel. When you become ill and desperately need medicine and surgeries invented and perfected by Israelis talented and dedicated world class Scientists, I hope you will have the courage of your convictions and refuse treatment.
Should you decide to go to Israel for treatment, you will be treated. If I happen to be passing around I shall have great pleasure to ask you to repeat your hateful statement about Israel.
I will then respond to you and say: Stephane Gendron ‘GO TO HELL’.
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Syd
6:35 pm
Jan 03, 2012
Your display of hate will end up eating your innards—deservedly so.
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lovezion
7:03 pm
Jan 03, 2012
David Hazan, I love your scenario, but I’d beg the Israeli doctors to throw him out with his illness and all. Why should evil be further fed….and by no less than its victims of millennia!!!!!!! My hatred to them is probably deeper than theirs! BTW, this is what I hope for Israel:
YOUNG/HEALTHY/STRONG JEWS AND SYMPATHIZERS OF THE WORLD: STOP WHINING OR CRITICIZING ISRAEL – NO GOVERNMENT WILL HELPS US. NO ANTISEMITES EVER CHANGE. LEAVE YOUR ROTTEN COUNTRIES AND GO TO ISRAEL TO STAY AND PROCREATE IN ABUNDANCE, NONSTOP. GO FIGHT FIERCELY AS NEVER BEFORE. EMPOWER ISRAEL TO REGAIN ITS RIGHTFULLY-WON TERRITORIES AND CONQUER MORE! ISRAEL NEEDS NOT ONLY TO EXIST BUT TO PREVAIL IN FULL FORCE, INCREASING POWER CONTINUALLY TO ASSURE NOT BEING ATTACKED BY ANY COUNTRY, EVER!!! ISRAEL NEEDS YOU AND YOU NEED ISRAEL AND IT’S ONLY FAIR THAT YOU, YOUNG AND HEALTHY YIDS, GO AND HELP IT NOW! HOW ELSE DID AMERICA BECOME GREAT? THOSE THINKING WE CAN CHANGE EVIL… ARE NAIVE AT BEST (I CALL THEM DANGEROUS (USEFUL?) IDIOTS!!!)
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deacon
7:03 pm
Jan 03, 2012
Gendon, remember, those who tried to distroy ISRAEL, were themself distroyed. You will rot in GEHENA, and I hope no one takes pitty on you.
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kritikos
7:06 pm
Jan 03, 2012
Quebec is known all over the world as a Archaïc Old French Catholic Shit.
arquier and Montandon.
They discredit both french and catholic fames!
Such people should be sent to the hospital before a stronger decision! For sure, HE will do it for Jews as soon as he can. like the pre WWII bastards like our French Politicians and scientifical crooks, respectively
We are just too democratic.
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deacon
7:08 pm
Jan 03, 2012
I WONDER HOW MUCH HE HAS BEEN PAID TO SAY THESE LIE’S. HAS HE READ THE SAYINGS OF GOBELS, THE PROPAGANDA MINISTER OF HITLER, if you say a lie often enogh, people might believe it. I GOT NEWS FOR YOU GORDON, THE FATE FATE AWAITS YOU AS HITLER AND GOBELS.
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susan
7:49 pm
Jan 03, 2012
JEALOUS!!! HE LOOK’S TO ME GREEN WITH JEALOUSY!!! WHY ELSE WOULD ANYONE CARE SO MUCH ABOUT ARAB PALESTINIANS AND THEIR WELFARE?!
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Bill Kelly
9:18 pm
Jan 03, 2012
As has been said, if this kind of thing had been committed against Palestinians, they would riot. Because Islam doesn’t teach that God is gracious, kind, and forgiving. It is a bad copy of some of the prevalent faiths in the region at Muhammad’s time. The real God, the God of Israel, is their God as well, though they don’t know this. He created and loves us all. Abraham was chosen to father the nation that would be the oracles of God in the earth. And His signature characteristic is that He is Love. The one they call “Allah” does not teach them to love their enemies. This is proof of the falsehood of this faith, and why they are always at odds with everyone. Look in Genesis, and see the prophetic utterance given over Ishmael. But here you can see also that God loved Ishmael and his mother, and was kind and fair with them. It is Israel’s call from his Creator that makes him great, and why he is defended so well.
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Gabriel Mocanu
3:54 am
Jan 04, 2012
Interesting (and revelatory) this last sentence and conclusion of mister Gendron “And a country like that does not deserve to exist”….
Now there is no mystery what’s behind his discourse, he would like to have THE COUNTRY (people, everything) annihilated. This is clear Nazi talk.
As a Canadian, I feel shame for such ideas expressed publicly and in our days. I guess the present laws allow such behavior. The V Television network is walking on thin air.
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Dov
6:01 am
Jan 04, 2012
Is this moron atheistic? Quebec being basically French and Christian – is he unaware of his forefathers Christianity, and that Christian roots and its values lie in Judaism.
Should he care to read and understand his Bible – he might learn what the tribes (or houses) of Israel is about, not just Judea, and might learn something of journalistic value before continuing with his verbal diarrhoeal.
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Mayer B.
6:37 am
Jan 04, 2012
Stephan gendron Is a useless Misinformed person, and should NOT be in the position he is in,
I wonder how much he is been paid by Mr. Kadir or others like him ,
He should be going to Israel and see for himself the Arabs living in israel and those in other countries like syria and EGYPT ,
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Arturo
8:47 pm
Jan 04, 2012
Put a Fatwa to his head.
Someone has to get free from this shit.
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Steve from Raleigh
10:13 pm
Jan 04, 2012
Quebec has no right to exist and anyone who thinks it does is a traitor who belongs tied to a post and shot.
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GERALD KERBIS
2:30 am
Jan 05, 2012
WE,JEWS AND ISRAELIS, HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS PARANOID AND STILL FIGHTING THE 2ND WORLD WAR…..BUT THIS RAVING FROM AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENATIVE ONLY SHOWS THAT OUR GUARD MUST EVER BE VIGILANT.WE PAID THE PRICE ONCE WHEN WE TOOK THE RANTING OF A MINOR OFFICIAL GET AWAY WITH SPEWING HATRED…SHAME ON US IF WE EVER LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN !!!!
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Gaile
3:05 am
Jan 05, 2012
I say there will always be ignorant people who push there own barrow of rubbish around because they do not know the truth, are to lazy to find it out and do not understand biblical history. A covenant was promised By God to the people of Israel through Abraham, Issac and Jacob and going through their Lineage of prophets priests and kings.And in Thee shall all the families of the earth be Blessed. The land was not given to them because they are better than anyone else, but Because the Creator said so and he chose the Hebrew people. Now if people want to Get all tied up in knots about it He also gave them the land as well . God also says not to move the boundries that he gave them.. The heathen rage and imagine a vain thing,the kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take council together against his anointed, saying let us break their bands asunder and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh and have them in derision and speak to them in his wrath. I say pick your battles and be carefull who you are fighting, as up till this day all prophesy in the bible has come true and their is more to come. the word of God stand yesterday today and forever and so does the promised covenant. Gaile
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Karin Berryman
7:07 am
Jan 05, 2012
He’s the mayor of Quebec? He gets to air his thoughts and biases on TV without the authority of the station condemning him? ‘By their fruits you will know them’. Hopefully the general public and the advertisers will let the station know what they think of this type of racism. There may well come to light other aspects of this character’s attitude and life that explain his crabbed and pitiful mind.
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Antoinette
5:48 am
Jan 08, 2012
Amadinejab couldn’t say it better !!!
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Richard
1:46 am
Jan 14, 2012
Youre right…Amadineshit and this idiot have much in common. May they both burn in Hell….
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Jayson Rex
1:17 pm
Jan 11, 2012
French Canadians are known for their antisemitism and their pernicious anti-anglos ideas. They are so very different from the rest of Canada that one wonders why did they not separate and go their way all by themselves. Who needs people dominated by such strong inferiority complexes
to be part of the Canadian Nation?
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mariusz
2:29 am
Jan 22, 2012
This site beautifully presents level of jewish bigotry, double standards and primitive, one sided argumentation – especially the “comments” parts is over the top – reading this hateful comments one can either laugh in disbelieve or make sad generalizations about “jewish nature”…
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