Donald Trump proposed ethnic cleansing of Palestinians who are vigourously resisting by streaming back to northern Gaza and rebuilding. But even in Gaza, they are still refugees. “The real answer is for them to go back to the current state of Israel, from where they were expelled in 1947/48”, says Michael Lynk, former UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights for Palestinians. Watch our interview.
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Peter Larson, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel/Palestine, and Reuven Shultz, member of Canadian Friends of Peace Now, were invited by the Ottawa-based Group of 78, to share visions for peace in the middle east. The discussion revealed many points of agreement, but also some fundamental differences. Watch the video of the event.…
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Israel claims to be a democracy that shares Canadian concerns for human rights, rule of law and tolerance. But information coming out of Israel on widespread public support for torture, rape and even murder of Palestinian prisoners, makes it difficult to find any “shared values”. Read more….
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The June 7th editorial in the Israeli daily Ha’aretz raised a shocking warning. “Israel’s collapse could be only a matter of time”, the editors declared. The potential demise of Zionism and the idea of a Jewish State, an idea once held by only a few antizionist radicals, is creeping into mainstream thought. Will Israel survive another decade? Read more.
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In a historic ruling, the International Court of Justice declared the 53 year long Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory including West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, ILLEGAL. It makes unambiguous specific demands on Israel. It also demands that other countries, like Canada which are members of the court, move immediately to enforce Israeli compliance with the court’s findings. Read more…..
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 