Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at coverage of Iran announcing its latest nuclear enrichment capabilities. Last week, Iran once again dominated foreign news coverage, this time with its announcement that it was pushing ahead with ...
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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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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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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at the coverage of Israel's response to the earthquake in Haiti. The devastating earthquake in Haiti dominated the news last week. And on the U.S. television networks, several news reports ...
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Here is a front-page Canadian Jewish News article highlighting the crusading work MP Irwin Cotler is doing on the Iran file. [caption id="attachment_3298" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Irwin Cotler"][/caption]Cotler urges world action against IranBy JENNY HAZAN, CJN Israel Bureau Thursday, 07 January 2010 JERUSALEM — Liberal MP Irwin Cotler released a petition ...
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at coverage - or lack thereof - following the Israel navy discovery of a ship laden with Iranian arms bound for Hezbollah.
On Nov. 4, the Israeli Navy intercepted the "Francop" ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
On November 4, the Israel Navy intercepted the "Francop" cargo ship, which was laden with roughly 500 tons of weapons hidden amongst civilian cargo. The 36 weapons containers were sent from Iran and meant for the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon. For further information on how the interception occurred and ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Here's the CIC's news release about our recent event - Democracy in Action: Crisis in Iran:
Canada-Israel Committee Hosts "Democracy in Action: Crisis in Iran" in Ottawa/Gatineau, October 27, 2009
For Immediate Release
Oct. 28, 2009
Yesterday's conference hosted by the Canada-Israel Committee, "Democracy in Action: Crisis in Iran," was meant to challenge ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at the coverage of Ahmadinejad's UN rant.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Sept. 23 address to the United Nations General Assembly was a vicious, if predictable, screed. Canada set a principled example. In ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, looks at some recent opinion pieces on the threats emanating from the Iranian regime.
A recent upsurge of anti-Israel activity from a number of radical quarters - Israel boycott movements from union and ...
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