Aaron Berg and Igal Hecht on “A Universal Language”

We invite you to listen to comedian Aaron Berg and director Igal Hecht discussing the experience of visiting Israel with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, co-sponsored by Israel’s [...]

June 18, 2013
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Justice for Jews from Arab countries

David Weinberg ::Jerusalem Post Issue of Jewish refugees highlights justice of Israel as legitimate expression of an indigenous Middle Eastern people. Last month, Ottawa once again took the international lead [...]

June 14, 2013
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How a Jewish lawyer came to devote his career to protecting Christians in the Palestinian Territories

Joseph Brean ::National Post Justus Weiner, a legal scholar in Jerusalem who has built a career on helping Christians flee persecution in the Palestinian Territories, traces the roots of his [...]

June 10, 2013
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Iranian election will be another undemocratic charade

Sayeh Hassan ::Toronto Star It doesn’t much matter which of the eight ayatollah-approved candidates wins the upcoming Iranian presidential election. Real change requires the end of the Islamic regime. 1987 [...]

June 7, 2013
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Proud to celebrate 150 years with Congregation Emanu-El

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs was proud to assist Congregation Emanu-El in its effort to secure federal funding. 150 years – what an outstanding milestone for the Jewish [...]

June 6, 2013
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Centre CEO Shimon Fogel’s testimony at the Foreign Affairs Committee’s study of Jewish Refugees

See full transcript of May 2 hearing here. See full transcript of May 7 hearing (including continuation of Shimon Fogel’s testimony) here.< The Chair (Mr. Dean Allison (Niagara West—Glanbrook, CPC)): [...]

May 29, 2013
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A crisis over parking?

Richard Marceau ::Jerusalem post Ongoing debate questions whether minorities are paying the price in Quebec’s debate over the place of religion. Israel isn’t the only Western country debating the relationship [...]

May 23, 2013
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Israel boycotters hijack language of liberalism: Bercovici

::The Toronto Star Vivian Bercovici Intellectuals’ anti-Israel campaign is a worrisome portent for liberalism, democracy and free thought. It’s a bit like an Israeli Davos. In mid-June, Israeli President Shimon [...]

May 21, 2013
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What’s on the mind of Israelis these days

David Weinberg May 10, 2013 With Syria disintegrating and hi-tech weapons popping loose, Hezbollah and Iran threatening retaliation for apparent Israeli bombing raids, and Sinai becoming an Al-Qaeda playground – [...]

May 10, 2013
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Stephen Hawking’s Odious Decision

In today’s National Post: In no other democracy in the world are academics targeted for boycott because of particular policy decisions of their government. Just as it would be unthinkable [...]

May 10, 2013
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