Political Views
A longtime peace activist, Kuerti was also the New Democratic Party candidate in Don Valley North in the 1988 federal election. He signed a tax resistance vow in 1966 to protest the Vietnam War.
Kuerti strongly criticized Israel's invasion of Gaza in early 2009. He was quoted as saying, "The unbelievable war crimes that Israel is committing in Gaza ... it makes me ashamed to be a Jew. The servile way in which Canada is supporting the U.S. position - basically it's all Hamas's fault because of missiles that they throw over in desperation - I think this reluctance of Canada to use its influence makes me ashamed to be Canadian."
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