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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President-elect Donald Trump said that because Greenland and Panama are vital for US security, he would not rule out using military force to take them over. For Canada he would only use “economic pressure”. But do Canada, Greenland and Panama have the “right” to exist? Does any country have such a right? Read more…
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If you approve of Israel’s attack on Gaza – which many international organizations have labelled an Israeli genocide – the Government of Canada has a way for you to help while minimising your taxes. Great deal. Read more….
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Former US President Jimmy Carter braved a storm of controversy when he came out in 2006 with his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid”. While other major figures including Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu had made the same allegation, Carter was the first major western figure to adopt that terminology. He paid dearly for it. Read more…
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The University of Waterloo says twin sisters, Dalia Ghazi Ibaid and Sally Ghazi Ibaid, who were set to start their PhD studies at the school, were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Dec. 5. The UN says that the ongoing genocidal Israeli attack on Gaza is unprecedented and has been intensifying. Many are killed every day. Read more.
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 