The police are not alone in creating a climate of acceptance around the JDL as several Jewish news agencies, including the Canadian Jewish News, have touted the founder of the Canadian JDL, Meir Weinstein, as a strong leader to be respected and covered the racist harassment at Ryerson U on the 4th as community empowerment.

On the US side of the border, the JDL was responsible for many murders and arson attacks in the 1980s, leading the FBI to label them "the second most active terrorist group in the United States."  In Canada after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the JDL Chairman, Montreal born Irv Rubin, initiated a campaign of bomb scares and death threats against students at Concordia University who were critical of US and Israeli state policies.  At the time, Montreal Police also were unconcerned by the JDL threat. Community members were assured by Montreal police officers that Ruben was only able to recruit 5 students at Concordia.  Of course it takes only one person to wreck havoc upon innocents. A few months later Irv Rubin was arrested by police in Florida preparing to bomb a host of targets, including the largest Mosque in the USA and Concordia University in Montreal.

-- We urge the Toronto Police force to take our concerns seriously and investigate any links that could be made between the attack on the East African Students group and the reconstitution of the JDL in Canada.  Inaction on the part of the police will send the wrong message to those who perpetrated this heinous act.

-- We also call on Jewish organizations to speak loudly against Jewish supremacy, violence and terrorism within their community.  Setting a good example in tolerance is the only way any community can isolate fanatics.

-- We finally call on all people to join Ryerson students in solidarity on Tuesday, February 26 at NOON outside the Cafeteria at the University to show our opposition to such acts.