On December 21st, the Trudeau government announced a $90 million contribution to UNRWA, the main UN agency for supporting Palestinian refugees. This humanitarian gesture is warranted and will be appreciated by Palestinian refugees. But while making the announcement, Canada avoided referring to its own policy on the issue of the Palestinian refugees and the need to find a solution to their status as refugees. Read more….
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The Trump administration is considering branding Amnesty International as ‘anti-Semitic’ because of its repeated criticism of human rights abuses by Israel. One of the legal tools Trump uses is the so-called “IHRA” definition of anti-Semitism. But resistance to the IHRA definition is growing in the USA, in Canada and around the world. Read more…
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The Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine announces a newly expanded membership of its Advisory Council consisting of 22 Canadians with a wealth of experience and contacts in many sectors of Canadian society. Read more...
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The federal government has named former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler to lead the government’s delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). For several years Cotler has been promoting the IHRA’s definition of “anti-Semitism” which many find problematic. Over a year ago, CTIP wrote to Mr. Cotler asking for some clarification of his interpretation of that definition. He has still not answered. Read more.
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 