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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.” [...]

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 [...]

In Defence of Jenny Peto – A letter to Dalton McGuinty

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:52:23 +0000

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 [...]

Applauding UofT Provost position on Peto thesis

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:39:18 +0000

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 [...]

Is It Anti-Semitic To Criticize Israel?

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:40:38 +0000

November/December 2010 Volume 23, Number 3

TEACHER

News Magazine of the BC Teachers’ Federation

By Bob Rosen

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has [...]