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Saturday October 5th: Human Rights groups demand Canadian action in the face of 12 months of Israeli bombing and ethnic cleansing in Gaza

A broad coalition of Canadian human rights groups is inviting Canadians to join a demonstration on Parliament Hill at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 5th as part of an International Day of Action against the Israeli assault on Gaza. Read more….

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Over 630,000 people join worldwide call to ban Israel from Olympics as long as it continues to massacre civilians in Gaza

The international social media lobbying site AVAAZ has launched a campaign to ban Israeli athletes from participating in the Olympic Games in Paris which begin next Friday, July 26th. The petition calls for a ban as long as Israel keeps up its murderous bombing campaign in Gaza. Already over 630,000 people have signed. Avaaz hopes for a million. Read more.

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Israeli daily Ha’aretz confirms that many of the Israeli victims on October 7th were killed by Israel’s own military

A shocking story in the Israeli daily Ha’aretz, based on interviews with Israeli soldiers and military officials, has undermined the widespread Israeli narrative which portrayed Hamas fighters as crazed antisemites who murdered 1200 innocent Israeli civilians. Read more.

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Listening to Bruce Cockburn; thinking about Gaza

The Bruce Cockburn concert at the NAC in Ottawa last week was delicious. He played many of his best loved songs and lots of new ones too. A real treat. But while we were listening to him, I couldn’t stop wondering how many people Israel would kill in Gaza that same night. (I found out the next morning). Read more…..

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Canada should “unequivocally” support the International Criminal Court: 375 scholars, lawyers and faith leaders urge Trudeau

In an open letter sent on May 29th to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an impressive array of public opinion leaders urge that Canada reaffirm its support for the independence of the ICC and its Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan. Read more...

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