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Avi Jorisch, a former official with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, briefed close to 200 Vancouver-area community advocates on Monday, about the importance of Canadian and international economic sanctions as a key took in preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapons capability. The May 15th event, hosted by The Centre [...] Former IDF soldier, who was in Hamas captivity for more than 5 years, meets the stars of the hit show Homeland, which tells the story of a U.S. marine who returns home after being held by al-Qaida for many years. The young man poses for photos with the TV crew, and smiles sweetly at all [...] Date: May 14th, 2012 For immediate release STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA AT A JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH DONALD TUSK, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the following remarks at a joint news conference with Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland: “Prime Minister Tusk, [...] Majid Jamali Fashli had ‘confessed’ to assassination and Israel ties in video interview Majid Jamali Fashi, who was accused by Iran of being an Israeli spy and convicted of the 2010 killing of nuclear scientist Massoud ali-Mohammadi, was hanged in Tehran on Tuesday morning, Iran’s state TV said. In addition to the murder charge, Fashi, [...] Avner Moriah will present Pope Benedict XVI with his Illuminated Book of Genesis during a special audience at the Vatican on May 16 Israeli artist Avner Moriah will present Pope Benedict XVI with his Illuminated Book of Genesis during a special audience at the Vatican on May 16. Accompanying Moriah will be the Israeli Ambassador [...] Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, counterpart Royal Society of Canada (RSC) sign memorandum of understanding. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and its counterpart, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) have established a memorandum of understanding. The ceremony was held in Toronto last week, with President Shimon Peres and Academy president Prof. Ruth [...] Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf ::The Canadian Jewish News The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs are sponsoring this trip. TORONTO — Canadian comedy club chain Yuk Yuks is sending a delegation of six comedians to Israel next month to spread some Canuck cheer and learn what makes Israelis laugh. While there, [...] Toronto, ON – Today, the Government of Canada announced a contribution of $400,000 to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. The Foundation was established to repair and maintain the deteriorating concentration camp in Poland, which attracts more than 1.5 million visitors each year – a costly project which is essential to preserve the site where more than [...] On May 14, 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed as British rule in Palestine came to an end. The May 15 New York Times reported, “The declaration of the new state by David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the National Council and the first Premier of reborn Israel, was delivered during a simple and solemn [...] Bonny Reichert takes readers through the sites, sounds and smells of Jerusalem in this must read special to the Globe and Mail. Jerusalem is the kind of city where you want to walk everywhere in bare feet. There’s no beach or boardwalk – nothing but Jerusalem stone, which is used to face every building, and [...]
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