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s+ IB MUNICIPAL ELECTION Oakville Beaver | Thursday, October 6, 2022 | DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com A woman running for municipal office in Oak- ville is facing criticism from a Jewish advocacy group that believes some of her online posts are antisemitic and demonize Israel Ward 6 councillor can didate Lama Aggat ever, vehemently Chemie the allegations from B'nai Brith Canada and says the posts criticize an unjust war. Binai Brith Canada takes issue with multiple posts, most from several years ago, that either have appeared or still appear on Aggad's social media accounts. ie group supplied a screenshot of one message posted on Aggad's Twitter account on July 17, 2014, which can no longer be found online, that reads: “The worldis sick of #isra- el & its insanities. It's time for a revolution against this terrorist Israeli re- gime #Gazaunderattack #kids #Gaza. gad, citing a large number of civilian casual- ties taking place at the COUNCIL CANDIDATE FACES CRITICISM OVER PAST SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS time of this post, said her comments were directed and denies accusations of antisemiti _ id Aggad Twit- ter post, supplied by the ‘oup, from Nov. 19, 2012, which can no longer be found online, reads: "It's obvious who's winning this tnegua war >> #Ha- ently being meolves noth- ing! #israel is going down!/2 #GazaUnderAt- tack." "We're very disappoint- eda person like this would present herself as a candi- Individuals KTIUS ty Payroll, HST includin Tax Amnesty, & Reassessments Tax Audit, & Appeal CRA Collection Instalment Taxpayer Relief and Fairness Ying Yang Chartered Profes: Ace Member of Can dian Tax Foundation (647) 989-1276 yy@ Resolution For an Make insidehalton.com {fordable solution to your Busi Appointment Today for yangaccounting. ca and Individual tax diff e Confidential Consult LAMA AGGAD date," said Marvin Ro- trand, national director of B'nai Brith's league of hu- man rights. Aggad, an online media Lama Aggad photo presenter, unequivocally denies the a! allegations | of antisemitism. She her critiques are about foreign policy. Criticizing Insurance Travel @® We Provide Roadside Rewards Getting-Day- Trippers-to-Fun Coverage The air is crisp, leaves are crunching underfoot and yellow school buses are everywhere. Fall is here! It’s a great time to get a complimentary auto insurance policy review from CAA Insurance’. See if you have options like: ¢ CAA MyPace™, Canada’s only pay-as-you-go auto insurance payment program with savings for those who drive up to 12,000 km/year ¢ Forgive and Forget® to protect your driving record/rate after your first at-fault accident ¢ Savings of up to 20%? on auto insurance wars, illegal occupations, and advocating for justice and peace have absolutely nothing to do with anti- semitism or the Jewish faith, she said. day stand with Ukraine and the people of Ukraine because we reject occupation and the unjust wars by all its forms,” said Aggad in a written state- ment. “By saying that, it should never be interpret- ed that we are against Rus- sians or we are anti-Rus- sian. These are double standards, and I will not fall into this trap. Aggad also noted these tweets are from about 10 now. She confirmed she posted the tweets. e said that in a 2021 videos she talked about Ju- daism promoting peace and not tolerating hate and the killing of innocent people. pai in ful QCA t Gracie ad Fargaliss vena ome by CkAIorencs Cray For a complimentary policy review, call 1-855-245-3716 or visit caasco.com/FallFun. Find a licensed CAA authorized broker at caainsurancecompany.ca/findabroker.