Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
Here is an important opinon piece by one of the world’s most respected intellectuals, Bernard-Henri Lévy, published in Ha'aretz, June 8:
Of course, my position hasn’t changed. As I said the day it happened, during a fierce debate in Tel Aviv with one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ministers, I continue to find ...
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Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
In his weekly Canadian Jewish News media analysis column “According to Reports,” Paul Michaels, CIC Director of Communications, writes that equating Israel's nuclear capability with Iran's is an attempt to divert attention from the real threat that a nuclear Iran represents to the world.
While western attention remains substantially focused ...
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
by Noah Shack
Government Relations Research Associate, Canada-Israel Committee
On May 3rd 2010, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the UN Nuclear Non-Proliferation Conference. As expected, Ahmadinejad denied Iran’s development of nuclear weapons and support for terrorism, instead launching a diatribe against Israel, the United States and their allies.
Canada did not attend Ahmadinejad’s ...
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Cannon, has announced that he will raise the issue of Iranian nuclear proliferation when Canada hosts the G8 foreign ministers meeting next week. Now is the time for Canada to push for sanctions. Canada should take the lead in this principled action and ...
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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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