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Muslims for Progressive Values Canada Condemns Gatineau Mosque Violation

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:21:31 +0000

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. [...]

Update on Ed Corrigan’s libel and defamation action

admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:36:10 +0000

From: edcorrigan <edcorrigan@edcorrigan.ca>
Date: Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:39 PM
Subject: Update on Ed Corrigan’s libel and defamation action against being called “one of Canada’s most notorious anti-semites and idiotic spammers."

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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 [...]

IJV Report Card on Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:10:04 +0000

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 [...]

British PM Cameron drops JNF ‘racist’ charity

admin — Sun, 29 May 2011 03:14:28 +0000

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 [...]

Knesset passes ‘Nakba bill’

admin — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:50:00 +0000

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, [...]