I am pretty sure the opposition is not happy. But this is what happens when you try to infringe on free speech, more people will hear me speak. ???

Thank you Winnipeg for a truly warm welcome. You were louder, braver, kinder and more opened minded than the loud few. Thank you for giving me a chance! Thank you to the Social Planning Council and the Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute for standing your ground. You are on the right side of history."

Although Sarsour claimed in her above post that she benefited from the campaign by many in the Jewish community to have her dropped as a speaker, I do not think hers was a real victory. That's because I am of the view that all of the pressure put on the Social Planning Council by the Jewish Federation of Winnipeg, and B'nai Brith  as well as the statements by Mayor Bowman and Deputy Premier Heather Stefanson in favour of Sarsour not speaking, resulted in the fact that Sarsour did not make one mention of Israel in her speech.As well there is no doubt that the petition begun by Ron East against Sarsour which garnered 4, 200 signatures also had an impact in putting pressure on the Social Planning Council to ensure that Sarsour stayed on topic and did not venture into making hateful comments about Israel, like she usually does. 

It is true that Sarsour garnered media coverage as a result of the campaign against her, coverage which she may well not otherwise have had. And if the Winnipeg Free Press is correct, she spoke to a crowd of 300 people. But the fact that Sarsour in the end restrained herself from her usual anti-Israel diatribe speaks volumes about who really emerged victorious in this battle.