Muslims for Progressive Values Canada condemns the vandalization of any house of worship, and is shocked and saddened by the recent vandalism of a mosque in Gatineau, Quebec. [...]
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From: edcorrigan <edcorrigan@edcorrigan.ca> [...] 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 [...] Criterion Grade Comments Researcher Legitimacy F Self-selected MPs portray themselves as an official parliamentary committee Passed ethical review F Goal to justify muzzling criticism of Israel; not an ethical research method Is hypothesis testable F Conflates hostility to Jews with criticism of Israeli policies Was method unbiased F Selected mostly pro-Israel lobby groups, rejected [...] 27 May 2011 Stop the JNF Campaign: Media Release Prime Minister David Cameron has quietly terminated his status as an Honorary Patron of the controversial Jewish National Fund (JNF). His office confirmed he had “stepped down”. For many years leaders of all three main political parties became Honorary Patrons of the JNF by convention. According [...] Arab, left-wing MKs fume as bill allowing small communities to reject residents also approved. MK Tibi invokes Nazi ‘final solutiion’ while ACRI files petition with High Court saying bill sanctions discrimination against Arabs, haredim Roni Sofer YNET The Knesset passed two controversial bills late Tuesday night, infuriating many MKs from Arab and left-wing parties, [...] Presentation by Howard Davidson at Israel Apartheid Week, University of Winnipeg on Israel as an ethnocracy and provides evidence from Israeli sources that debunks propaganda claiming that talking about Israel and apartheid is the work of anti-Semites. [...] Marking the tenth anniversary since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, Breaking the Silence has released a new publication entitled : “Occupation of the Territories – Israeli Soldier Testimonies 2000-2010″ “…The 431-page volume is made up of testimonies from 101 male and female soldiers who served in the Territories over the [...] 11 December 2010 To: The Right Honourable Dalton McGuinty, * Premier of Ontario. Dear Mr. McGuinty, I am writing to you as a senior member of the teaching profession in Ontario’s college and university sector. I began my teaching career at Centennial College in Toronto nearly forty years ago, resigned from my position [...] Press Release For immediate release December 9, 2010 Jewish Group Commends U of T Provost for Supporting Freedom of Inquiry Independent Jewish Voices – Canada (IJV) applauds University of Toronto Provost Cheryl Misak for standing behind the student whose thesis on Jewish identity and Holocaust education programs has been criticized by some observers as [...] |
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