There are ten Israeli quarries in the West Bank, providing over 12 million tons of stone, gravel, and dolomite for Israeli construction projects each year. A UN resolution has overwhelmingly declared that Israel does not have the right to exploit Palestinian resources on occupied territory. Canada was one of a handful of countries to oppose the motion. Read more….
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On Tuesday, November 5th, Shane Martinez and six other Canadian lawyers launched a historic lawsuit against the Canadian government on behalf of two Palestinian Canadian citizens for failing to protect them from Israeli genocide. Read more….
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The Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF Canada) plans to hold its annual Negev Gala fundraising dinner on November 13th in Ottawa. It will honour Ontario Conservative MPP Lisa Macleod as guest speaker. The Negev dinner has a dark connection to past ethnic cleansing and and current genocide in Gaza. Read more…..
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Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian territories will be visiting several Canadian cities this week. The Israel lobby is trying to stop Canadians from hearing what she has to say. Why? Read more…
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 