Canada suspends funding to UNRWA after reports that employees participated in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel
Canada has joined other Western nations, including the United States, and temporarily suspended its funding to the United Nations agency charged with aiding Palestinians after reports that employees were involved in the terrorist attacks against Israel on Oct. 7. Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s minister of international affairs, made the announcement late Friday afternoon. “Today, I spoke […]
Ayelet Razin Bet Or, the Israeli expert speaking on women’s rights at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, says the sexual violence on Oct. 7 can’t be dismissed
“Women’s bodies were part of the battlefield. It demands a response,” Ayelet Razin Bet Or, an Israeli women’s rights expert says discussing the sexual violence that was an integral part of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Razin Bet Or, former director for Israel’s Authority for the Advancement and Status of Women in the […]
The grim milestone of 100 days of captivity for Israeli hostages in Gaza was marked by vigils in Canada
Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto saw a crowd on a cold Sunday.
After Oct. 7, some Israeli families are considering if they can return home—or if they’d rather remain in Canada
Aviv Shemesh and her family arrived in Toronto in November after they were evacuated from their home in northern Israel, part of a wave of Israelis who have come to Canada since the terrorist attacks of Oct. 7. They were just about to pay a lawyer for work visas, when the federal government announced on […]
Toronto’s deputy police chief is warning war protesters to be respectful in the days leading up to Christmas
Toronto police say that protests inside malls or that block highways will not be tolerated on the busiest shopping weekend of the year. “We are seeing an increase by a very small number who are protesting with more antagonistic behaviour, certainly challenging our police officers as well, so our expectation is that we will facilitate […]
