Border Police officers say they took Palestinian girl’s bike to protect her
“The main lesson to learn from this is that judging an incident purely based on a video without even the least bit of interest in the officers’ version is a vicious and ugly thing,” the officers’ attorneys said
Arab, Jewish kids make friends at Ontario camp
There were many dignitaries on the speaking roster for the 2016 Heart to Heart community reception at Toronto’s Holy Blossom Temple July 26. Carolyn Bennett, federal minister of indigenous and northern affairs, Julie Dabrusin, member of Parliament for Toronto Danforth, and Toronto Coun. Joe Mihevc all spoke. The keynote address was delivered by Bob Rae, […]
Palestinian Authority to sue UK over Balfour Declaration
P.A. foreign minister Riyad al-Malki told Arab League leaders that the Palestinian Authority will sue over the Balfour Declaration, saying it led to all “Israeli crimes” committed since 1948
Palestinian incitement doesn’t make it easy for Israel’s left
For those who believe peace with our Palestinian neighbours is not only worth striving for but also realistically attainable recent events in the world haven’t made it any easier
Two Israeli soldiers wounded in Palestinian stabbing attack near Hebron
Two Israeli soldiers were wounded in a Palestinian stabbing attack in the West Bank near Hebron.
Belgian paper urges EU to condemn Abbas’ ‘blood libel’ comments
A Jewish newspaper from Belgium urged European leaders to condemn a false statement by Mahmoud Abbas, who spoke in Brussels about Jewish settlers seeking to poison water wells
Canada condemns Abbas’ anti-Semitic allegation
“Canada finds such comments completely unacceptable, and was pleased to see that President Abbas fully and formally retracted these baseless allegations,” said Global Affairs spokesperson Chantal Gagnon
Abbas backtracks claim that Israeli rabbis called to poison Palestinian water
“President Mahmoud Abbas has affirmed that he didn’t intend to do harm to Judaism or to offend Jewish people around the world,” his office said in a statement
Hugh Segal: two freedoms should shape our foreign policy
A Q&A with political strategist, author and commentator Hugh Segal
Netanyahu slams Abbas for blaming global terror on ‘occupation’
“Instead of returning to direct peace talks with Israel, Abbas abused an international platform to deliver yet another tirade full of invectives and falsehoods against Israel,” said American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris