Zionism

A zionist “own goal” – a project intended to focus on the holocaust and antisemitism, instead provokes a long overdue discussion about the violent creation of the State of Israel

Canadian Zionists initially intended to focus the Canadian Museum for Human Rights on the Holocaust, antisemitism and the need for a Jewish State. Ironically, a tiny addition to the Museum referring to the Nakba, has turned that upside down by provoking a long overdue public discussion about the violence involved in the creation of Israel in 1948. Read more.

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“Why would Israel bomb the oldest synagogue in Tehran?” asks professor Yakov Rabkin of University of Montreal

On April 7, the Israeli air force bombed a large Jewish synagogue in Teheran, home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in the world. Few people can imagine that Israel would act against Jews—in other words, commit antisemitic acts. But it has done so before. A leading Jewish Canadian scholar explains what most Canadians would find hard to believe. Read more.

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Lewis victory continues decades-long NDP evolution away from support for Israel. The lobby is concerned.

Avi Lewis, (left) celebrates his victory at NDP leadership convention with NDP Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. Lewis’ victory reflects a continuation of the slow transition in the NDP from its historic pro-Israel position to one challenging the Zionist narrative. It has alarmed the Israel lobby. Read more.

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