Justifying Murder on the High Seas

Once again the ugly specter of Israel’s collective punishment of Palestinians in the Gaza strip has been brought to the forefront of the world’s attention and, this time, it wasn’t just the actions of activists (who have largely been ignored) that has drawn the laser-like focus and condemnations of nations

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Andy Lehrer: Heaven and earth unmoved

Despite Sheila Ward’s promise to “move heaven and earth to have The Shepherd’s Granddaughter taken off the school library shelves” the Toronto District School Board announced yesterday that they have rejected the demand by Brian Henry and B’nai Brith that the book be withdrawn. According to TDSB official Lloyd McKell:

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DTK: He said what?

“Canada condemns Israeli settlement expansion”Did we really say that? Did a Conservative really condemn Israel for anything? I didn’t think that was possible. The last time anything like it happened, it was very accidental. Peter McKay said that Ca…

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