Independent Canadian author and activist Yves Engler has been attacked as an “anti-Semite” in a US publication whose mission is to defend Israel. An inflammatory article argues “It’s time to talk about Yves Engler”. We agree. Read more… (more…)
UWO rejects pressure from Israeli lobby group over UN special rapporteur
UN Watch, a pro-Israel lobby group based in Geneva has attacked the University of Western Ontario for providing office support to law professor Michael Lynk, who was named two years ago by the UN as a Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories. Western’s president has refused to back down. Read more… (more…)
Canada-Palestine Friendship group re-established on Parliament Hill
The Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group (CPPFG) has been reconstituted on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. It will be chaired by Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara (l). Its two vice chairs are NDP member Alexandre Boulerice (top right) and Bloc Quebecois MP Mario Beaulieu (bottom right). Green Party leader Elizabeth May is also a member. Read more.
What’s up with Treyf – “a debatably Jewish podcast”?
Exciting new voices are starting to be heard in the Canadian Jewish community. Saying they are tired of being excluded from expressing their views by the Jewish establishment, young Canadian Jews are turning to other media. Treyf Podcast is one of them. Learn more… (more…)
Controversy over West Bank wine widens to question Canada-Israel Free Trade deal itself
What started as a simple complaint over appropriate labelling of wines from the West Bank now threatens to open up a wider debate over the Canada Israel Free Trade Agreement itself. Read more… (more…)
