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Palestinian human rights activism is not anti-Semitic

Stuart Hertzog — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:13:48 +0000

Letters to the Editor Ottawa Jewish Bulletin February 6, 2012

As a Jewish human rights activist, I was disturbed and disappointed by Oliver Javanpour’s November 28 World Affairs column (Is Israeli Apartheid activism creating the next generation of anti-Semites?).

Javanpour refers to “a soup” of Palestinian human rights organizations as “Jew-hating.” [...]

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 [...]

Comment: Name-calling won’t sink Boat to Gaza

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:02:41 +0000

By DAVID HEAP AND DYLAN PENNER (Dylan Penner is a member of the IJV Steering Committee. The IJV is supporting the Canadian Boat to Gaza)

London Free Press, www.lfpress.com

August 30, 2010

The Canadian Boat to Gaza has been the target of slurs and misinformation from various sources, including Mindelle Jacobs’ Aug. [...]

IJV slams Israel for cutting off mail to Gaza

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:34:47 +0000

Press release August 12, 2010

“This is the [...]

Letter responding to National Post article on IJV

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:01:42 +0000

Letter in the National Post (August 18, 2009 )

Re: Boycott to some, shunning to others (August 13)

This story mentions a document that was on the Independent Jewish Voices table at the United Church of Canada meeting in Kelowna, B.C. It was written by former Reagan administration official and Wall Street Journal editor [...]

“Zionism, not Judaism, is at issue” by Andy Lehrer

admin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:06:00 +0000

(Note: the article this letter addresses was originally headlined ‘Israel Apartheid’ talk draws 100 protesters in the print edition of The Star. The title was subsequently modified in the online version)

Mar 06, 2009 04:30 AM

Re: ‘Israeli Apartheid’ talk draws 100 protesters, March 4

This headline is misleading as the article goes on to [...]