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“Why would Israel bomb the oldest synagogue in Tehran?” asks professor Yakov Rabkin of University of Montreal

On April 7, the Israeli air force bombed a large Jewish synagogue in Teheran, home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. Few people can imagine that Israel would act against Jews—in other words, commit antisemitic acts. But it has done so before. A leading Jewish Canadian scholar explains what most Canadians would find hard to believe. Read more.

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Houthis interrupt trade with Israel until it stops killing Palestinian civilians. Canada’s response? Join the US campaign to bomb the Houthis.

Since our December 12 vote at the UN calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, Canada has done nothing to support it. One political force has decided to DO something. The Houths are enforcing a blockade on Israeli vessels passing through the Red Sea. Why are they doing it? Max Blumenthal of the Grayzone asks an official Houthi spokesperson what they want. Read more…

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