David Ahenakew has finished testifying at his hate crimes trial, and now it’s onto closing arguments.

Friday morning Ahenakew was crossed examined by Crown Prosecutor Sandeep Bains.  Bains delved into Ahenakew’s feelings towards Jews.  Getting him to admit post war immigrants living near his Reserve in Saskatchewan told him Jews “owned a lot of things.”  That he had never heard of the Holocaust when he joined the Army in the 1950’s.  Bains then questioned Ahenakew about being in BC after the Korean War.   Ahenakew said Second World War veterans told him that if it wasn’t for the Jews, the war never would have started.  Under questioning Ahenakew went on saying that while stationed in post war Germany, Germans told him the Jews started Second World War.  But when asked by Bains if he started believing that, Ahenakew answered “I never believed that.  I don’t hate people, you (Bains) or anybody else.” 
But later on Bains asked Ahenakew, “It’s your contention Jews are causing a lot of problems?”  To which Ahenakew answered, “In the world, yes.”
Bains then turned to the actual day Ahenakew and then Star Phoenix reporter James Parker spoke.  He asked Ahenakew if Parker wanted to talk about the conference, then he would have wanted that in the paper?  Ahenakew answered yes.  Bains then asked, “So you were prepared for everything to go into the paper?  Ahenakew answered “No, no, no.”
Closing arguments are Friday afternoon.