B.C. imam condemns ‘murdering’ Israel, and Muslims who voted for Trudeau Analysis: A fiery longtime Victoria imam is one of two British Columbians who demonize Israel and defend those who violently attack Jews

(Vancouver Sun) Any Canadian Muslims who voted for Justin Trudeau should be shamed, says a longtime imam in Victoria who on Wednesday called Israel “a terrorist, illegal, occupying, settler, murdering, apartheid state.”

[Younus] Kathrada, head of Muslim Youth of Victoria, this week used his public Facebook platform to attack “sellout imams” who have stood ”front and centre” in photos with Trudeau. One of Kathrada’s followers comments: “May Allah give him (Trudeau) what he deserves.”

Reacting to the way Trudeau joined many Canadian politicians in referring to the Hamas gunmen who killed more than 1,200 people in Israel as terrorists, Kathrada said Trudeau is now showing “his support for those who oppose Islam and Muslims.”

When first elected, Trudeau attracted the vote of two of three Muslim Canadians.

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