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March 19, 2012 – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “I was extremely troubled to learn earlier today that a senior official of Hamas, a listed terrorist organization, was accredited to attend an event on the margins of the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva. “Canada found [...] Same gun was used in recent soldier shootings; Police suspect gunman behind shooting that left four Jews in Toulouse dead is a spree killer; all shooting victims were members of minority groups. The gun used to kill four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse on Monday morning was the same that was used in [...] Numerous posts by Iranians start popping up on ‘Israel loves Iran’ Facebook page, in response to Israeli messages of peace. An image on the Facebook page of the ‘Israel Loves Iran’ blog. One of the Iranian posters The ‘Israel loves Iran‘ Facebook campaign has begun to receive numerous responses from Iranians, who stared responding [...] March 19, 2012 French media have reported that a shooting outside a Jewish school in Toulouse France left at least four people dead on Monday morning. French authorities report that the shooter opened fire at the entrance to the Ozar Ha’Torah school, and then chased students into the school building. One adult and three children [...] This weekend the Winnipeg Free Press announced that Richard Marceau‘s book, A Quebec Jew, is #1 in its paper non-fiction category. Marceau was in Winnipeg this past weekend to promote his book. Click here to see photos of the events. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2012 Toronto, ON – On the passing of Pope Shenouda III, David Koschitzky, Chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, released the following statement: “We offer our deep condolences to Egypt’s Christians and Canada’s Coptic Christian community on the passing of Pope Shenouda. For four decades, Pope Shenouda [...] EU move severs more than 30 Iranian banks from vital financial hub Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the decision to cut Iran off from global commerce on Thursday, following an announcement by SWIFT, the company handling international financial transactions, that it was severing ties with the Islamic Republic. A similar response came from the White [...] By Paul Michaels Following Prime Minister Netanyahu’s talks with Prime Minister Harper in Ottawa and President Obama in Washington last week, substantial media coverage implied that Netanyahu is recklessly itching for war with Iran. The reality is that Israel has been warning for years that a nuclear-armed Iran is a menace to the international community, [...] In this brief video, a soccer game between teams from Beersheva and Umm al-Fahm (a predominantly Arab city in northern Israel) is interrupted by a missile from Gaza – sending Israeli Jews and Arabs alike running for cover. At the end of the video, viewers can see Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system in action. Share [...] Talk of impeachment after president’s sarcastic performance when queried for disrespecting Khamenei, mismanaging economy TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation’s economy and defied the authority of the country’s supreme leader. Ahmadinejad is the first president in the [...]
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