A Palestinian man walks through a major Israel Defense Forces checkpoint at one of the main exits of Bethlehem in the West Bank. Photo by Jill Granberg/Flickr. Israel maintains an “apartheid” regime of oppression and domination over the Palestinian people as a whole. This is the explosive conclusion of an
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Canadian Dimension: Did Canada’s former governor general have closer ties to apartheid South Africa than previously reported?
Jeanne Sauvé and Brian Mulroney, November 6, 1984. Photo by Paul Latour/Ottawa Citizen. More than 30 years ago, a minor Canadian political scandal erupted involving then-Governor General Jeanne Sauvé and her family’s ties to a prominent lobby organization for apartheid South Africa. Sauvé, who became the first woman governor general
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Yes, the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is intended to censor political expression
A Palestinian woman holds a poster during a solidarity rally in London. Photo courtesy of ZUMA Press. Much has already been written about the dangers posed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism and its illustrative examples. The definition, which has been adopted by the Canadian
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Canada is wrong to welcome the UAE-Israel deal
The first direct El-Al flight to the United Arab Emirates departs Ben Gurion Airport, August 31, 2020. In this photo, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien (right), Senior Advisor Jared Kushner (middle) and a delegation of Israeli officials headed by Meir Ben-Shabbat (left) travel to Abu-Dhabi to advance the Abraham Accord.
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