Articles of Interest
Daniel Dale reports on Queers Against Israeli Apartheid’s plans to return to Toronto’s Pride parade this summer. The group, also known as QuAIA, skipped Pride last year to deny Mayor Rob Ford what it called a “pretext” to withdraw the city’s grant. “We decided we didn’t want to be the scapegoat for Pride not getting [...]
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 — Calling an Iranian nuclear bomb “a real danger to humanity,” Israel’s President on Wednesday night nevertheless reiterated his appeal for calm in dealing with the Iranian regime. “It is better to start with non-military efforts than to go straight to war,” Shimon Peres told journalist David Frum during a live interview in Toronto. [...]
As Israel’s President Shimon Peres visits Ottawa this week, he will be met by support from an unusual corner – the Leader of the New Democratic Party. Thomas Mulcair hasn’t dramatically altered his party’s middle-way policies on the Middle East, but he’s seen as having a much more sympathetic stand on Israel than his predecessors. [...]
President will travel to Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal in five-day visit during which he will meet with politicians, dignitaries. Photo: Marc Israel Sellem President Shimon Peres leaves on Sunday for a five-day state visit to Canada, strengthening the already firm ties between the two countries. The president will travel to Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, where [...]
A United Church report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is calling for a boycott of goods produced in Israel’s controversial settlements, including East Jerusalem. Rev. Bruce Gregersen, the United Church’s senior program officer, told Postmedia News a proposed “economic boycott” of goods produced by settlements is calling attention to oppression and injustice toward Palestinians because of [...]
By Paul Michaels The amount of media speculation over the past few months about whether Israel will attack Iran’s nuclear installations has been overwhelming. With reports and commentary quoting this or that “expert” or “anonymous source,” speculation by definition can make no pretense to knowledge. That said, unsuspecting consumers of the media might be forgiven [...]
Independence MK Einat Wilf makes it her Pessah mission to improve Israel’s image abroad, publishing articles in US papers, taking a trip to Canada. While many spent the days leading up to Passover cooking and cleaning, MK Einat Wilf (Independence) took a four-day trip to Canada to improve Israel’s image there. Wilf visited Halifax, Montreal [...]
This week, OpenCanada asked six experts on the Middle East about Canada’s current policy towards Iran. Below, Shimon Fogel, CEO of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA), comments on Canada’s close relationship with Israel. To read the other responses, click here. How do you evaluate Canada’s approach to Iran? The current government [...]
April 2, 2012 – On behalf of Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, the Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Democratic Reform), today announced the members of the National Holocaust Monument Development Council. The council is a group of volunteers who will be responsible for spearheading a fundraising campaign to cover the cost of planning, construction [...] 
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