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Zionism
First anti zionist Jewish Congress attracts over 400 Jews from Europe, America and even Israel
Hundreds of Jewish intellectuals, scholars and activists joined with Palestinian human rights activists at the first anti zionist Jewish congress in Vienna, the birthplace of Theodore Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism. Among the participants were a number of Canadian Jews. Watch the CTIP interview with Sid Shnaid, member of Independent Jewish Voices Canada.…
(more…)Is the chant “death, death to the idf” antisemitic or an expression of legitimate anger towards an army committing genocide?
British rapper Bob Vylan set off a firestorm last week at a major outdoor rock festival in the UK by adding his own chant to the now familiar “Free Free Palestine”. He surprised the audience by shouting “Death, death to the IDF”. Tens of thousands of festival goers, many waving Palestinian flags, roared their approval. A debate has erupted in the UK. Is it antisemitic? Read more…
(more…)Canada’s overdue apology to the Palestinian people
Canadian Prime Ministers have apologized for various Canadian misdeeds over our 150 years of existence. We have also taken (partial) steps to remediate. But one Canadian act which has caused immense damage to an unsuspecting people remains unacknowledged and unremediated. It is time. Read more...
(more…)The embarassment that israel calls “Canada Park” is almost completely wiped out by wildfires
Over 70 percent of an area Israel calls “Canada Park” was destroyed by a wildfire which raged across central Israel on May 1. The “park” is located on the ruins of three Palestinian villages which were ethnically cleansed in 1967 and later physically destroyed. Read more.
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Canada Talks Israel/Palestine 