Craig Mokiber resigned from his senior position at the UN on October 30th. In a final letter to his boss, Volker Turk, High Commissioner for Human Rights, he praised the UN’s work in human rights in other conflicts, but expressed anger and frustration over its inability to offer the same protection to Palestinians. He offered a radical 10 point program on what the UN and the international community needs to do. Read more…
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An independent theatre in Hamilton came under intense pressure to cancel the showing of a controversial film by American Jews who have become highly critical of Israel. At first the theatre yielded to the pressure, but on further investigation reversed its decision. Watch our short video interview with one of the organizers about what happened, and how they got things reversed.…
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On Dec 12, Israeli soldiers raided the Freedom Theatre in Jenin, a renowned cultural institution whose mission is to promote justice, equality and self-determination for Palestinians. Two of the theater’s producers, Ahmed Tobasi and Mustafa Sheta, were taken away by Israeli troops. Their whereabouts are still unknown. Watch our interview with Canadian resident Rik Walton about working at the theatre....
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 