Ben Murane, who heads the New Israel Fund of Canada, argues that while Nakba Remembrance Day may be difficult for Jews, it’s also important
On April 14, the Peel District School Board added Nakba Remembrance Day to its diverse calendar of “significant days”—sparking short-sighted objections from a group of Jewish parents. The alert decried the move as “marking a day of objection to an internationally sovereign nation” and asked parents to tell the school board to not “accept politics […]
Peel school board’s move to add ‘Nakba Remembrance Day’ to its calendar spurs objections from Jewish parents—and the Ontario education ministry
Ontario Minister of Education Stephen Lecce is joining calls from Jewish parents and educators urging the Peel District School Board to reverse a decision to list Nakba Remembrance Day as an observance on the board’s calendar of significant days. Arabic for “catastrophe,” the Nakba refers to the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, also known in Israel as […]
