Marc Garneau, Elizabeth May and Paul Dewar faced off on foreign policy issues at a recent roundtable in Ottawa. They appeared to agree on most things… but not on Israel. (more…)
Palestinian politics
Palestine joins the ICC – what does it mean? An interview with fmr Ambassador Peggy Mason
Palestine has now joined the International Criminal Court. What does it mean? Will Netanyahu be dragged into court in the Hague? Or is it purely a propaganda move by the Palestinian Authority? We asked Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute, and former Canadian Ambassador for disarmament. She was helped by legal research assistant Leigh McCarroll. Read more
Thousands mourn death of Hamas co-founder Hamad al-Hazanat
Thousands took to the streets of Gaza last week to commemorate the death of Hamad al-Hazanat, one of the co-founders of Hamas. Why would they do that? Are they all crazed “Jew hating Muslims” as one internet site had it? (more…)
Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 