Soon after the ceasefire was announced, Palestinians streamed north to find their destroyed houses and begin to clean up. Palestinians are already eagerly reopening wells blocked by Israeli troops, bulldozing rubble left by Israeli bombs and even repainting walls!!. By hand and using remaining and donated machinery, they have started to make Gaza liveable again. Some countries have started to help. Canada could do so as well…
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If you approve of Israel’s attack on Gaza – which many international organizations have labelled an Israeli genocide – the Government of Canada has a way for you to help while minimising your taxes. Great deal. Read more….
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Former US President Jimmy Carter braved a storm of controversy when he came out in 2006 with his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”. While other major figures including Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu had made the same allegation, Carter was the first major western figure to adopt that terminology. He paid dearly for it. Read more…
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There are ten Israeli quarries in the West Bank, providing over 12 million tons of stone, gravel, and dolomite for Israeli construction projects each year. A UN resolution has overwhelmingly declared that Israel does not have the right to exploit Palestinian resources on occupied territory. Canada was one of a handful of countries to oppose the motion. Read more….
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On Tuesday, November 5th, Shane Martinez and six other Canadian lawyers launched a historic lawsuit against the Canadian government on behalf of two Palestinian Canadian citizens for failing to protect them from Israeli genocide. Read more….
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 