The Naqba (The Catastrophe) is commemorated on May 15th. It describes the violent expulsion of Palestinians from their homes and lands, so that a Jewish-majority state could be formed. Dear Friend, Having been put through a Jewish elementary school in Ottawa in the 1990’s, I was taught to believe that Israel’s birth was a modern-day
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May 6, 2013 The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) is the right wing, Conservative party ally that replaced the former Canadian Jewish Congress. Together we created a presence for about an hour outside the building where the CIJA conference was and engaged people in conversation including several who were at the conference.Subjectively, my
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Click here to tell the U. of Manitoba Student Council to reverse its censorship. Dear Friend, I am appalled that censorship at a Canadian campus is celebrated by Israel’s advocacy organizations. Two weeks ago, they succeeded in banning the University of Manitoba’s Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA). For years, groups like the B’nai Brith
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