Archive for November, 2008
Friday, November 28th, 2008
David Weinberg, the director of the CIC's Israel's office, recommends "Israel and the Palestinians: A New Strategy," by Moshe Yaalon, published in AzureOnline.
In this wide-ranging essay, Yaalon, a former IDF chief of staff, proposes a different approach to dealing with an old conflict:
"The strategy outlined in this paper is not ...
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Thursday, November 27th, 2008
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, reviews moves being made by Syria and Israel that may - or may not - result in peace negotiations.
Notes Michaels: "Over the past year, Israel held a series of four Turkish-mediated 'indirect' ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Israel is turning the Hiriya, a 2,000-acre garbage dump on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, into Ayalon Park, featuring recreation facilities alongside an environmental learning centre. When completed, it will rank as one of the largest metropolitan parks in the world. Learn more at Treehugger.com.
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
On her Corbella Report blog, Calgary Herald editorial page editor Licia Corbella shares her thoughts after taking a helicopter tour of Israel: "Fully 70 per cent of Israel’s population and 80 per cent of its industrial capacity is within range of Qassam rockets. If everyone could see that, they’d get it. ...
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
Today's edition of The Independent (UK) features a story on Israeli snowmaking technology.
In "How Israeli scientific know-how made it snow again in autumn," Stephen Wood writes: "On 12 November, snow will start falling at the rate of more than 40 cubic metres per hour on the mountainside at Trockener Steg, ...
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Coco the Blogging Dog reports that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wrote a letter to Hamas-owned Al Aqsa TV, protesting a recent kids' show that appeared to feature cruelty to animals.
Coco, who understands the nature of Hamas TV better than some humans, writes: "Hamas has praised terrorist acts on ...
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
This year, two Israeli institutions, the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot and Hebrew University in Jerusalem, placed first and second, respectively, in The Scientist magazine's survey of best academic places to work internationally.
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Recently, the CIC communications team hosted leading Israeli political analyst Yossi Klein Halevi as he spoke at a media breakfast and was interviewed by various outlets.
Below, at the breakfast, Halevi discusses how Canada can help thwart Iran's nuclear ambitions, along with the role other countries can play.
Halevi was also interviewed ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
David Weinberg, the director of the CIC’s Israel office, recommends "Israel's Current Strategic Environment" by Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Gilad, published recently by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.
In the executive summary, Gilad writes: Hamas could have pretended it wanted a political solution and the whole world would have recognized this. ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Today's Washington Post has an indepth look at the candidates for mayor of Jerusalem. In "Jerusalem's Mayoral Race Reflects the City's Troubled Times," Linda Gradstein writes: "When Jerusalemites go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new mayor, they will choose among a man on trial in France for arms ...
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