genocide

“The genocide in Gaza is the moral issue of our times” – Gabor Mate. What will Canada do? What will you do?

Human rights activists have tried everything from determined demonstrations to private meetings with politicians to get Canada to act. It is all useful. But we have not been able to convince Canadians or our politicians that Canada can and should do something to stop the genocide in Gaza. The Ottawa Forum on Israel Palestine invites you to a public meeting in Ottawa to discuss what we can and should do. Read more.….

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Norwegian Member of Parliament nominates Jeff Halper and Issa Amro for 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Issa Amro (left) is a Palestinian human rights activist from Hebron in the West Bank. Jeff Halper (right) a Jewish Israeli who lives in Jerusalem. “My nomination of Amro and Halper is a call to action for the international community,” said Norwegian MP Ingrid Fiskaa who sponsored the nomination. Read more.

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Israeli bombs kill twin Waterloo U Ph.D students as attacks on civilians in Gaza continue to mount

The University of Waterloo says twin sisters, Dalia Ghazi Ibaid and Sally Ghazi Ibaid, who were set to start their PhD studies at the school, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Dec. 5. The UN says that the ongoing genocidal Israeli attack on Gaza is unprecedented and has been intensifying. Many are killed every day. Read more.

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