Turkey and the misfortune of the Kurds
Recently, Turkey’s president, Recep Erdogan, under the cover of finally joining the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), has revived an old battle against the Kurds.
Rally held in support of Yazidis under attack by ISIS
More than 5,000 killed and over 7,400 young people have been abducted, forced to convert to Islam and sold as sex slaves
TORONTO — In a display of street theatre designed to grab the attention of passersby, Renanah Goldhar donned the chador-like garb forced on Yazidi slave women and lamented the fate such women have endured at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS).
COVER STORY: Where do the parties stand on Israel
The Conservatives, Liberals and NDP have all expressed strong support for the Jewish state. Is there any difference between them?
Line up the platforms of the three main political parties, and despite the rhetoric, they are all solid allies of Israel.
Q&A Steve Maman: ‘Jewish Schindler’ saves girls from ISIS
Montreal businessman Steve Maman, 42, recently founded a new organization, the Liberation of Christian and Yazidi Children of Iraq (CYCI), whose mission is to save the children and women who have been turned into sex slaves by the Islamic State. CYCI is using crowd-funded donations and other gifts to pay for their release.
The ‘Golden Age’ narrative is bad history
In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, history is arguably the most powerful element. Historical narratives influence the way each side understands the environment in which the conflict occurs, and determine how each side fits day-to-day realities – like flotillas and checkpoints – into its own collective schema.
Week of Aug. 20, 2015
Legal rights needed for all
JSpaceCanada, a Canadian progressive Zionist organization, is appalled by the recent events in Israel where participants in a Gay Pride parade were stabbed and one was murdered, and a Palestinian family home was fire bombed and two family members died, allegedly by right-wing, religious Israelis (Aug. 13).
Harper chooses JCC in Mount Royal for campaign launch
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Stephen Harper ridiculed his two main opponents for being soft on fighting terrorism and naïve in not recognizing the threat posed to Canadians by jihadist violence.
Before an enthusiastic crowd of 700 party faithful gathered in the YM-YWHA's Ben Weider Jewish Community Centre auditorium on Aug. 2, Harper portrayed his Conservatives as the only party that can make the tough decisions on security necessary to protect Canadians.
Obama and Harper: very different worldviews
U.S. President Barack Obama’s all-out fight to preserve his nuclear deal with Iran highlights the contrast between the American administration and Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government.
After the Iran deal, a call for action
The nuclear deal with Iran is a stunning diplomatic failure.
Foreign policy musings before the fall election
As the federal election approaches, party leaders have begun to articulate their visions for how Canada would best be served in both the domestic and the international arenas. It behooves all Canadians to reflect on the political issues that matter to us. What does your ideal Canada look like? Below is a sampling of broad foreign policy principles that would win my vote.
My Canada would demonstrate a genuine concern for human rights, in particular, the most basic human right to life, liberty and security of the person.
