Archive for February, 2010
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
For immediate release by the CIC: CIC Calls for Action by the Canadian Government over Iranian Nuclear Intransigence Ottawa, Feb. 10, 2009 - Today, the United States government announced new sanctions targeting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Treasury Department measures build on previous sanctions directed against the ...
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3498" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Israel's Winter Olympic Team. From left to right: downhill skier Mikail Renzhin, and ice dance pair Alexandra and Roman Zaretsky. Credit: Israel Olympic Committee"][/caption]Go team Israel! Israel is sending three athletes to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver: the brother and sister ice dance team of ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3491" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Deputy FM Ayalon addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London (Photo: MFA)"][/caption]Here is a report from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon spoke on Monday (8 February 2010) at the prestigious International Institute for Strategic Studies in London. Ayalon ...
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
With so little snow in Vancouver, Global TV asks the question probably no one else is asking: did did Olympic organizers miss out on a made-in-Israel solution? Click here to view a report by Lauren McNabb about an Israeli company that specializes in snow making even in warmer temperatures »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
[caption id="attachment_3479" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Darryl Sittler (left) and Paul Hederson (right) with Canada's ambassador to Israel Jon Allen."][/caption]Here is the Canadian Jewish News feature on the recent visit of hockey greats Darryl Sittler and Paul Henderson to Israel: Hockey heroes visit the Holy LandBy JENNY HAZAN, CJN Israel Bureau Thursday, ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, disputes recent reports that contend Hamas is moderating its position. From time to time reports appear in the media indicating that Hamas is in the midst of moderating its rejectionist stand ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
This editorial from the Ottawa Citizen asks some pointed questions about suicide bombers: See no evilOttawa CitizenFebruary 3, 2010 A mass murder took place this week: A female suicide blew herself up in a crowd that included women and children, killing dozens. You might not have heard about this because ...
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
The Israeli film Ajami was selected as one of the five Academy Award nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film. A gritty crime drama set in Jaffa, Ajamai is the first film by directors Scandar Copti, an Israeli-Arab Christian, and Yaron Shani, an Israeli Jew. This is the third year ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
This editorial by the Times (UK) comes highly recommended by David Weinberg, Director of the CIC Israel Office: The TimesFebruary 2, 2010White PhosphorusIsrael is a nation both keen and able to hold itself to account "Israel is becoming a Middle Eastern country," predicted the writer Amos Oz in 1979. "I ...
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently issued the following update: Gaza Operation Investigations: Update Jan 2010 On 29 January 2010, Israel released a 46-page Paper, Gaza Operation Investigations: Update, which describes Israel's procedures for the investigation of allegations of violations of the Law of Armed Conflict. The Paper focuses ...
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