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Corey Balsam member IJV on Israel and being an anti-Zionist Jew

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:31:50 +0000

“Anyone who knows me knows that I’m very proud of my Jewish heritage. It’s just that I don’t see being a proud Jew as having anything to do with support for Israel.”

Member of Independent Jewish Voices and recent Masters of Arts graduate from the Sociology and Equity Studies in Education department at the [...]

New law invokes censure from Israel’s friends

admin — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:00:42 +0000

By LARRY HAIVEN

The Halifax Chronicle-Herald

When even mainstream North American Jewish organizations condemn Israeli policy, you know things are bad in that country.

Imagine that the U.S. had made it illegal in the 1960s for citizens to urge a boycott of California grapes, and that [...]

Debate: Report on anti-Semitism seeks only to protect Israel

admin — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 02:13:57 +0000

The CPCCA is fluent in doublespeak

——National Post—– July 21, 2011

By Sue Ferguson, Mary-Jo Nadeau, Eric Shragge, Abby Lippman, Gary Kinsman and Reuben Roth

This month, a serious attack was made against free speech in Canada. A pseudo-parliamentary committee calling itself the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism (CPCCA) issued a report [...]

Globe & Mail: Coalition warns of rising anti-Semitism, but critics say group shows Israeli bias

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:26:11 +0000

GLORIA GALLOWAY OTTAWA— From Friday’s Globe and Mail, Jul. 08, 2011

A multi-party coalition of current and former parliamentarians has concluded that anti-Semitic incidents are on the increase across Canada and have been fostered by a climate that is receptive to attacks on Israel, particularly on university campuses.

But critics say the work of the [...]

Letter: Independent Jewish Voices says it’s proud to sponsor flotilla to Gaza

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:04:26 +0000

July 6, 2011

Jack Chivo’s letter to the editor could have been written by Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak or Israel Defence Forces chief Benny Gantz ["B.C. residents on Gaza flotilla raises questions of priorities"].

The Israeli security establishment and their supporters like Mr. Chivo try to confuse people about the economic situation prevailing in [...]

Nova Scotia should not be choosing sides

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:46:48 +0000

By SAMIRA TAHA, LINDA SCHERZINGER and LARRY HAIVEN Thu, Jun 2, 2011 The Chronicle Herald

Imagine a country, let’s call it Country X, that frequently abuses the human rights of people under its rule, denying many of them citizenship and freedom to move, taking their land, practising arbitrary search and seizure, and placing [...]