Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Speaking at a B'nai Brith event, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper reiterated that Canada would not participate in the Durban II conference.
In a National Post story, Harper is quoted as saying: "We have every reason to believe it will be a repeat of Durban I. We will not be party to an ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
The Winnipeg Free Press reports: "Algae, wetlands, drought -- Manitoba has a lot to learn from Israel about handling water resources, says Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick.
"So much to learn, that the Doer government has given the University of Manitoba $250,000 for 10 annual $25,000 scholarships to send a master's ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Two years have passed since the unprovoked abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza on June 25, 2006. Two other soldiers, Eldad Regev and Ehud Goldwasser, were abducted on the Israeli side of the Lebanese border two weeks later, on July 12, ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Taking methylphenidate - familiar as the drug Ritalin used to treat attention-deficit disorder - could help older people reduce their risk of falling by sharpening their mental function, Israeli researchers at Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center report. They found that after only one dose, seniors walked with a more even gait ...
Posted in CIC Publications, Israel science & technology | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The National Post reports that NDP leader Jack Layton is backing down from endorsing Canada's attendance at the Durban II conference.
According to the Post: "A delegation of eight angry MPs told Mr. Layton the NDP's call for Canada to take part in an event critics fear will degenerate into an ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Today, as Canada attends the Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law, the federal government issued a press release providing the "details of Canadian contributions to Palestinian reform efforts."
This includes: "$15 million to the World Bank's Palestinian Reform and Development Plan Trust Fund to help ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The story of Samuel Golubchuk, an 84-year-old whose family is fighting to keep him on life support at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital, has garnered international media attention. The family argues that ending their father's life support violates their Orthodox Jewish religious beliefs. Meanwhile, several doctors have resigned rather than continue to treat Golubchuk.
In ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
A new Issue Brief by Lt. Col. (res.) Jonathan D. Halevi of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs analyzes why Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza.
Halevi writes that Hamas is using the "tahdiya" (temporary truce) as a means to consolidate its position ahead of the Palestinian presidential elections in December and - ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Even as the United Church of Canada questions its future, it continues to take a strong pro-Palestinian stand. Among the conflict-related items on its website is an open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, calling for Canada to "urgently and immediately resume financial support to the Palestinian Unity Government so ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, takes an indepth look at Thomas Friedman's recent New York Times column “People vs. Dinosaurs.” (You can read Friedman's piece on our blog.)
Michaels has high praise for the column, which he says is ...
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