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Does famed Canadian human rights defender Irwin Cotler have a blind spot… or a hidden agenda?

In 2015, Hon. Irwin Cotler (centre) was honoured in Israel by the World Jewish Congress for his human rights work around the Globe. Cotler is also admired by many Canadian politicians for his human rights work in South Africa, Russia, and Myanmar, among other places. He has recently added the plight of the Uyghurs in China to his list. But there is one area of the globe where he seems much less interested in supporting human rights – ISRAEL. Is this just an oversight, or is his impressive work in other areas really a cover for his main interest? Read more…

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Israel’s “mass Palestinian displacement in Jerusalem” examined by Canadian Friends of Peace Now webinar on February 21

Israel is on a rampage in East Jerusalem, destroying Palestinian homes every week, while at the same time announcing new homes for Jews only. It is part of a program which Israel officially calls “Judaization”. In effect, it is a kind of “ethnic cleansing”. Palestinians are not killed, of course, just forced to leave their homes, in an effort to remake the traditionally multiethnic and multireligious city of Jerusalem into a “Jewish City” and the capital of the Jewish State. For Canadian Friends of Peace Now, a liberal Zionist organization, things are going too far. Check out their webinar on Sunday February 21. Read more…

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Marc Garneau loudly claims he “strongly supports the International Criminal Court and (…) the rules based international order”… except when that court wants to investigate Israel

Canada’s new Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau (l) had to do some fast footwork after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it had authorized its chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (r) to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes. This posed a dilemma for Minister Garneau. How to claim support for international law, while at the same time protecting Israel? His staff at Global Affairs Canada found him a neat legalistic loophole. But it doesn’t bring any distinction to him, or to Canada. Read more….

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“When I argued that Zionism as practiced in Israel amounts to “Jewish supremacy” Bnai Brith Canada falsely accused me of anti-Semitism”: York University professor

After participating in a debate sponsored by Ryerson University on how to oppose anti-Semitism, law professor Faisal Bhabha (top left) was the object of an aggressive campaign by Bnai Brith Canada falsely accusing him of anti-Semitism. Bnai Brith used the controversial IHRA definition of anti-Semitism to try to get him fired. As he explained in a recent article, it didn’t work. Bhabha got support from human rights activists, his faculty association and from other faculty members. He is not backing down. Read more.

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“The two state solution is no longer possible. Canada should be open to considering other options” argues Palestinian attorney Jonathan Kuttab
In the face of mounting evidence to the contrary, Prime Minister Trudeau claims Canada still believes in a two state solution. “It’s time to look reality in the face, and start thinking about options”, says Palestinian attorney Jonathan Kuttab. “There are other ways to give Palestinians equality and human rights while assuring protection for Jews.” In a new book, Kuttab offers an innovative way of approaching the issue. Read more and watch a CTIP video interview with Kuttab….
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