Mahmood Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority has just completed a four day state visit to China. “We are good friends and partners,” Chinese President Xi told Abbas. China and Palestine issued a joint statement on the establishment of a “strategic partnership” between the two countries. What does this mean for the Palestinian struggle for justice? Read more…

Recently the House of Commons Committee on Foreign Relations decided to undertake a review of Canada’s policy toward the Israel/Palestine question. Canada has made the idea of a “two state solution” a cornerstone of its policy. At the invitation of the Canadian International Council, Jon Allen former Canadian ambassador to Israel and Peter Larson, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine expressed opposite views on whether a “two state solution” is still possible. Read more and watch the video of the discussion….

Under the theme of anti-racist solidarity, Independent Jewish Voices Canada will hold a major conference in Toronto on June 16/17. It features a number of high profile speakers from Canada and elsewhere. CTIP spoke to Mitchell Plitnick, a leading American activist and one of the invited guests who will be in Toronto for the event. See the video interview with Plitnick below….

Faced with the Canadian government’s refusal to take seriously allegations of Israeli apartheid made by a series of international human rights organizations, a Canadian group has launched Canadians Against Apartheid, an initiative aimed at pressuring for a response. Read more….