Liberal zionists gather in Ottawa on April 16 to try to save two state idea

The three main Canadian liberal Zionist organizations are campaigning across Canada to promote a “political vision” for Israel Palestine. It will surely be some variation on the increasingly discredited idea of a “two state solution”. But whether you agree with a two state solution or not, it will be useful to attend this event to see who shows up and what the discussions are like. Read more…

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Former PM Stephen Harper tries to reassure worried conservatives that Israel is waging a “just war”. It’s a difficult task.

Former Prime Minister Harper visited Israel in February. Before going, he wrote a long opinion piece in the National Post attempting to provide justification for Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. It came in the wake of polls show an increasing number of conservatives are breaking ranks with Israel and joining the call for a “ceasefire’. Read more.

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Is zionism a form of racism? Israel’s attack on Gaza reignites an old debate

On November 10th, 1975, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379, determining that “Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination“. After intense lobbying by the USA, it was revoked 16 years later by Resolution 46/86, adopted on 16 December 1991. But political developments in Israel and its brutal attack on Gaza have revived the discussion. Read more…

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