Month: December 2018

“Thank you for enabling me to come and see Israel/Palestine”, Canadian indigenous leader

 

adrian jacobs in JerusalemAdrian Jacobs, a 62 year old indigenous person returned to Israel/Palestine on a tour organized by the United Church of Canada 25 years after his first trip in 1992. In his thank you letter to the organizers he indicated he now has a different impression. Read more… (more…)

Canadian medic wounded in Gaza shares his story of courage and determination at Toronto event

 

Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Palestinian Canadian doctor, was shot in both legs last May by an Israeli sniper in Gaza. He was one of 1700 wounded on that day alone. He talked about what he saw and felt at a recent lecture organized in Toronto by Canadian Friends of Sabeel. Learn more…

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Will Canada demand labelling of Israeli settlement products? – a CTIP guest column

https://mondoweiss.net/2018/11/demonstrates-duplicity-government/

Members of Parliament are debating legislation to update the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement. But it’s not all going smoothly. The NDP and Bloc Québecois are demanding an end to the mislabeling of Israeli settlement goods as “Product of Israel.” Meanwhile, a Canadian citizen’s case alleging improper labelling of Israeli settlement wines has reached the Federal Court of Canada. Will they succeed? Read more…

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