Dr. Yipeng Ge, has just returned from a week in Gaza as part of a small medical team of Canadians providing emergency medical services to Palestinians living under Israeli bombardment. He found lots of misery, but he also found love, hope and resilience. Read more and watch my interview with Dr. Ge.
(more…)
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 After intense lobbying by the USA, it was revoked 16 years later by Resolution 46/86, adopted on 16 December 1991.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…
(more…)
According to an article in the Toronto Star, four Black activists were invited to the Supreme Court to talk about racism with some of the courts law clerks during Black History month. Then the activists were abruptly “disinvited” – apparently because they have posted articles in support of human rights for Palestinians. Read more.
(more…)
Israeli appeals based on alleged Hamas atrocities and Israel’s need to “destroy Hamas” are starting to wear thin. A new poll of Canadians shows that opinion is shifting, despite determined attempts by mainstream media, governments and the Israel lobby. Read more....
(more…)
Canadian MPs met in Occupied East Jerusalem with former Israeli soldiers now with “Breaking the Silence”. “We heard stories about constant humiliation and physical and mental torture“, said one. Read more.
(more…)
Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 