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OECD report indicates that Israel ranks second in percentage of population with post-secondary degrees. Israel is among the world’s most highly educated countries, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The organization’s 2011 edition of “Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators,” highlights Israel for its high percentage of the population in possession [...] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2012 Toronto, ON – Today, the CBC reported that hackers in Europe have exposed an international network of white supremacists, including a list of 74 Canadians involved with hate organizations. In response, Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, made the following statement: “We were disturbed [...] On February 1st, representatives from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and HonestReporting Canada met with the senior management of V-Network, which expressed its disapproval of Stéphane Gendron’s comments on Jews and Israel. At the close of a positive and very constructive discussion, we are fully convinced of V-Network’s determination to ensure that its [...] Mr. Mark Adler (York Centre, CPC): Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Today, they are visiting Israel. The ministers are attending a reception co-hosted by the Canadian embassy and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Israel [...] Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf ::The Canadian Jewish News Canada continues to tighten sanctions on Iran via the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA). On Jan. 31, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced from Israel – where he and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty were on a weeklong diplomatic mission – that Canada had frozen the assets of three Iranian-born [...] Hon. John Baird, PC, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada in 12th annual Herzliya Conference, Jan 30th, 2012. Credit: Reuters While at the Herzliya conference today, David Koschitzky received high-level briefings with a number of current and former Israeli intelligence officials – e.g., Amos Yadlin, Shmuel Bar, Yossi Kupperwaser, and Uzi Arad – who provided assessments on the state of the middle east. For Immediate Release January 31, 2012 Ottawa, ON – Today, the Government of Canada announced measures to enhance sanctions targeting Iranian nuclear proliferation. The new measures target front companies used by the Iranian regime to circumvent existing sanctions, entities known for funneling weapons to the brutal regime in Syria, and three highly placed Islamic Revolutionary [...] By Paul Michaels The brazen self-assurance of Tony Burman is something to behold. Burman is the former head of CBC News and most recently of Al Jazeera English. He’s now back in Toronto as a journalism professor at Ryerson University and is a columnist with the Toronto Star. In his Jan. 21 column he opened [...] Sold-out event inspired by local team OTTAWA — The first-ever dragon boat festival in Israel is set for May 17 and 18 on Lake Kinneret (better known as the Sea of Galilee). Even though it’s the inaugural event, Dragon Boat Israel Festival is already a sellout, with 39 teams registered from around the world. None [...]
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