The viciousness of the Israeli treatment of the Gaza flotilla protesters in May 2026 shocked the western world. Not only by what they did, but that a cabinet minister recorded it and bragged about it to his fellow Israelis. It caused an unprecedented round of criticism from Western governments. What has changed and why? See OFIP’s interview with Ehab Lotayef who has been a participant in three Gaza flotillas.
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Nearly two dozen Canadian parliamentarians joined with an estimated 350 Palestinian Canadians and their allies to celebrate the tenth annual “Parliament Day on the Hill” in Ottawa on May 25th.
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A global call to sanction Israel for its war crimes is now having echoes among former Canadian diplomats. 190 former Senior officials including many ambassadors and high commissioners, have sent a public letter to Prime Minister Carney. (Photo credit CJPME) Read the letter.
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Labour leaders representing more than 3 million unionised Canadian workers will gather in Winnipeg starting May 11. They will debate policy on a wide range of issues concerning the challenges facing workers. But they will also address what to do about Israel’s genocide. See our interview with Kevin Levangie one of the activists behind the initiative.
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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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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 