Archive for the ‘Hamas’ Category
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, says that, despite having no evidence, some reporters are ready to find Israel guilty of an alleged assassination attempt. Assassinations, even alleged assassinations, in the Middle East are bound to attract ...
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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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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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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at the lack of coverage for the Gaza "aid" convoy. Even a few years ago, radical British MP George Galloway's PR stunt earlier this month to pressure Cairo into allowing ...
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Multi-million Dollar Publicity Stunt Reveals Gaza Marchers’ True Objectives by Noah Shack Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee "Could our resources have been more wisely used? Without a doubt, though it's easier to criticize than to envision." – David Symons, a 'Gaza Freedom March' participant. In response to an endless ...
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Monday, December 21st, 2009
The following column by Rosie Dimanno was published in today's edition of the Toronto Star:
Agency's anti-Israel role is obvious
It is rather presumptuous for a non-Jew to define anti-Semitism. That's not something a Gentile can feel in the bones, especially in its nuanced rather than overt form.
Stating the parameters of anti-Semitism ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Here is an important op-ed from today Ha'aretz:
All of Palestine
By Ari Shavit
Ha’aretz, December 17, 2009
The cat is out of the bag: Palestine, all of Palestine. Standing before 100,000 people in the center of Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh this week declared the objective of the Hamas movement. The moderate prime minister of ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, takes a look at an Egyptian scheme to stop smuggling into Gaza.
On Dec. 9, the BBC reported from Cairo that, according to unnamed intelligence sources, Egypt, helped by American army engineers, ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, explores coverage of a new poll that shows Israelis are willing to talk to Hamas - with conditions.
In "Hamas: The unlikely peacemaker" (Nov. 14) the Globe and Mail's Patrick Martin drew ...
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, discusses an excellent piece about the controversial UN-sponsored Goldstone report.
The Goldstone report, which accused Israel of war crimes during last winter’s Gaza conflict, continues to wend its way through the ...
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