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Vancouver, BC EDITORIAL: From the Sept./Oct. 2009, issue The Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism, made up of MPs from various parties, was convened this summer, arising from the earlier London Conference to Combat Anti-Semitism. In its introductory statement inviting [...]  Attacks on human rights groups that probe Israel’s Gaza offensive are an insult to reasonable public debate by Antony Lerman Tuesday 15 September 2009 The Guardian The despicable attacks on human rights organisations investigating Israel’s Gaza offensive in January confirm Churchill’s observation: “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has [...] By Antony Lerman guardian.co.uk Monday 5 October 2009 From the moment he took the job heading the UN Human Rights Council’s mission to investigate human rights and international humanitarian law violations during the Gaza [...] Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) represents Canadian Jews who share a strong commitment to social justice and universal human rights. We especially promote justice, ethics, and humanity in Israel and Palestine, as well as in Canada. IJV offers a range of Jewish perspectives which differ from [...] This statement was rejected by both the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail (as an op-ed). Please help this important statement get into broad circulation – pass it on to your networks (faculty, community, MPs, university presidents, unions etc.). You may also wish to write to the Star and Globe and express your dismay [...] By Diana Ralph, Ph.D., Coordinator, Independent Jewish Voices P.O. Box 23088 Ottawa, Ontario K2A 4E2 In October, I attended the U.N. Second Substantive Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Durban Review Conference, a Preparatory Committee for the Review of the UN World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), popularly called “Durban II”, scheduled for April [...] Criticizing Israel is not an act of bigotry February 24, 2007 A grassroots revolt is underway in Jewish communities throughout the world, a revolt that has panicked the elite organizations that have long functioned as official mouthpieces for the community. The latest sign of this panic is the recent publication by the American Jewish Committee [...] |
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