Letters to the editor (Dec. 29 issue)
Letters to the editor for the week of Dec. 29, 2016
Canadian policy remains unchanged after UNSC resolution fallout
Amid the controversy surrounding last month’s UN Security Council resolution slamming Israel for settlement activity and calling all territory it captured in the 1967 war illegal, Canada has kept a low profile and reiterated its support for a two-state solution
Kerry’s speech raises troubling questions about Israel
![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Villa Taverna, the U.S. ambassador's residency in Rome, on Oct. 23. [Avi Ohayon/GPO/FLASh90 photo]](https://thecjn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/kerry-netanyahu.jpg)
John Kerry’s Dec. 28 speech following the U.S. abstention on UNSC Resolution 2334 gives us reasons to be suspicious of how the self-described Israel lobby for Canada’s Jewish community reasons, Mira Sucharov writes.
Canada unlikely to follow a U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem, observers say
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump might well make good on his pledge to move the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but that won’t put pressure on Canada to do the same, feels a former Canadian ambassador to Israel
Will Trump Be ‘Good for Israel?’
Will the president-elect join the ranks of U.S. presidents considered by many Jews to be “good for Israel?”
Political differences or incompatibility: a dating decision
Your relationship is not about Donald and Hillary, it’s about your core values
Why did so many Jews back the U.S. president-elect?
Those in our community who chose to close their eyes to Trump’s anti-Jewish tropes will undoubtedly come up with many reasons
There’s nothing to fear from a Trump presidency
In his victory speech, Trump said, “I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be president for all Americans, and this is so important to me”
Southeastern Nebraska boasts plenty of attractions
An hour or so outside of the state’s major city of Omaha are Nebraska City, the retirement community of Brownsville which boasts a number of museums and trendy Lincoln, home of the University of Nebraska Lincoln and their beloved intercollegiate athletic teams the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Post-election turmoil demands cooler heads
Trustworthy, nonpartisan journalists will tell you that there’s no reason to give in to mass hysteria or a sense of panic about the future
