Over a hundred Jews and allies briefly occupied the Confederation building in Ottawa in a peaceful sit-in on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, December 3rd calling for a full and immediate arms embargo against Israel. In song, prayer, and speeches, they called for our politicians to end Canada’s arming of Israeli genocide in Gaza. Learn more.
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Canada will “abide” by the ICC decision to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on charges of war crimes, Trudeau said last week. Supporting the rule of law “is just who we are“, he added. But pressures are mounting both inside and outside Canada for him to back off. Read more.
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Western leaders from Biden to Trudeau have expressed the hope that the assassination of Yahyeh Sinwar will mean the end of the Palestinian resistance. The historical record doesn’t back that up. Israel’s strategy of “decapitation” of Palestinian resistance movements dates back to its foundation in 1948. While Israel continues to confiscate more and more Palestinian lands and prevent Palestinians from returning, the resistance continues unabated. Read more.
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The cover illustration of the fall issue of The Canadian Jewish News Magazine seems to reflect a growing debate in the Jewish community over Israel/Palestine, long repressed by establishment Jewish organizations, and now bubbling to the surface. It drew hundreds of responses from its readers – some positive and some negative. 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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