Archive for May, 2009
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, takes alook at some media commentary about the blatantly controversial play Seven Jewish Children.
Two weeks ago (May 14 issue) this column focused on the controversy over Caryl Churchill's short play Seven Jewish ...
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Thursday, May 28th, 2009
May 25 2009
York University vs. Israel: 'Academic Freedom' or Academic Farce?
By Gerald M. Steinberg
Chair, Political Science, Bar Ilan University
and Executive Director, NGO Monitor
The President of York University in Toronto has issued a statement attempting to defend his university's sponsorship of an event headlined "Israel/Palestine: Mapping Models ...
Posted in Campus, Israel Advocacy | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
After yesterday's meeting between Jewish community leaders and PA President Mahmoud Abbas, CIC Chair Moshe Ronen was interviewed by Kol Yisrael-Israel Radio about the meeting. In the wide-ranging discussion, Ronen shares some insights into what the community discussed with Abbas, and his responses, including the fact that once a settlement ...
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of cancer in women worldwide, but early identification greatly increases the survival rate. And that may now be possible thanks to Israeli firm Zetiq Technologies Ltd., which has successfully completed clinical trials for its new system that can detect pre-cancerous ...
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Special report by Karin Kloosterman
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Israel is a hotbed of political missions and meetings. Jerusalem shuts down at least once a month from high-end delegations coming to town. Its narrow streets blockaded off as prime ministers and presidents from around the world meet with their Israeli ...
Posted in Canada-Israel co-operation, Canadian Politics | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
For immediate release
Jewish Community Leadership Meets with
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
Ottawa, May 26, 2009 - Canada-Israel Committee National Chairman Moshe Ronen led a delegation of Jewish community leadership today in a meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat.
Said Ronen: "It ...
Posted in Community, Israel Advocacy, Palestinian affairs | 2 Comments »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Here is a recent e-mail from the UJA Federation of Toronto:
Over the past several months, many of you have expressed concern about events at York University and their impact on Jewish students.
That's why UJA Federation, in conjunction with its partner agencies, has established a Commission on the Quality ...
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Thursday, May 21st, 2009
During an address at a Jerusalem Day ceremony, commemorating 42 years since the city was united in the Six-Day War, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked that all of Jerusalem will always remain under Israeli sovereignty.
To read more about Netanyahu's speech as well as the address by President Shimon Peres, please ...
Posted in Israeli politics, Jerusalem | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Award-winning, independent Arab-Israeli journalist Khaled Abu Toameh will be a keynote speaker at the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) annual conference in Vancouver, BC, May 22-24. In a pre-conference email interview with J-Source, Toameh explains that telling the truth is his best shield when he covers the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Click here ...
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
This must-read piece by Ben-Dror Yemini was originally published in Hebrew, in MAARIV on May 15, 2009. Yemini brilliantly contrasts the Palestinian Nakba Day with the suffering of Jews in Arab countries over the centuries, who have survived a "catastrophe" of their own many times worse. The purpose of this piece, as Yemini ...
Posted in Judaism, Middle East, Muslim religion, Palestinian affairs | 1 Comment »
