Canadian press-freedom group takes one-sided stand on Mideast issue

Journalism itself became the story this week, when the group Canadian Journalists for Free Expression called on Canada to condemn Israel for its “one-sided” use of military force against civilian demonstrators and media in Gaza, and to press for an end to “these brutal practices.”

Canada urged to monitor funds sent to UNRWA

Investigative journalist David Bedein was in Ottawa recently to pressure MPs to create mechanisms to ensure UNRWA funding doesn’t go to supporting Hamas’ terrorist activities.

Help me bring my son’s body home

It has been 1,086 days since I last spoke with my son. A lieutenant in the IDF, Hadar was serving in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge when, 90 minutes into a ceasefire mediated by the UN and the U.S., he was kidnapped by Hamas. For three years, we have fought to bring Hadar home for burial in his beloved homeland.

A Bitter Pill: Gaza’s Humanitarian Trap

Palestinians get their monthly food aid at an UNRWA distribution centre in the Rafah refugee camp in southern Gaza last April ABED RAHIM KHATIB/FLASH 90 PHOTO

Palestinian, Israeli and international NGOs repeatedly and consistently accuse Israel of arbitrarily restricting Palestinian “freedom of movement” and “right to health.”

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