Newfoundland-based activists, Sadie Mees, Devoney Ellis and Nikita Stapleton are among many Canadians preparing to join a flotilla aimed at defying Israel’s blockade on Gaza and delivering aid. (Photo CBC) We spoke to Professor Heidi Matthews, a Canadian lawyer of international law who was with the flotilla providing legal and media support. See our interview….
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Craig Mokhiber thinks that there is a way for the UN General Assembly to get around the US veto and intervene to protect Palestinians in Gaza. Mokhiber is an American international human rights lawyer and former senior official with United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). He thinks Canada could play a role. Read more and watch my interview with him.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is willing to recognize the State of Palestine (albeit with conditions.) He also calls the situation of Palestinians in Gaza “intolerable” and calls for action by the UN. But he won’t pronounce the word “genocide”. CTIP explores why…
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This week’s UN conference on the Question of Palestine, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, has been denounced by Israel and the USA but has been gladly received by the PLO and Mahmood Abbas. Many are concerned that the conference could divert attention away from the most urgent issue – how to stop the blockade and the genocide in Gaza.
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 