HRC in Times of Israel: Reverse Canada’s Faustian Bargain With Dictators
Also available on the Times of Israel website directly. Labelled a “betrayal” of a most trusted ally and a “Faustian bargain with dictatorships,” on November 19, Canada voted against Israel and with the Jewish state’s enemies at the United Nations. Breaking with bi-partisan tradition and a principled 10-year record in opposing one-sided resolutions, Canada joined a who’s […]
Toronto Star Publishes Commentary Lauding Jeremy Corbyn as the Jewish Community’s Best Friend
With friends like these, who needs enemies? In the Toronto Star on December 5, Leo Panitch was intellectually dishonest and morally obtuse by claiming that not only is U.K Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn “not an antisemite… the historical record shows Jeremy Corbyn is a defender of Jews.” Panitch, an emeritus professor at York University […]
Radio Canada Issues Corrective For Failing to Mention Syrian Rockets Fired at Israel
On November 21, Radio-Canada’s Le Téléjournal program aired a report by Sylvain Desjardins about recent developments in Israel and the Mideast region: the corruption allegations against Prime Minister Netanyahu and the likelihood of Israel having a third set of elections, along with violence from Gaza and Syria directed at Israel. In the conclusion of his […]
HRC In Whig-Standard: U.S. Embassy in Western Jerusalem, Which is Sovereign, Not Disputed Territory
In a commentary published today in the Kingston Whig-Standard, HRC took columnist Louis Delvoie to task for repeatedly stating antisemitic tropes and other mistruths about the Arab-Israeli conflict:
UPDATED: McGill Condemns Student Government for Saying Jewish Student Should Resign if Traveling to Israel
UPDATED: December 3, 2019 According to CIJA, “The Student’s Society of McGill University’s (SSMU) Board of Directors rejected a discriminatory motion by the SSMU’s Legislative Council that called for the resignation of Jordyn Wright, a Jewish student and SSMU councillor. The motion called for Ms. Wright’s resignation because she agreed to participate in a trip […]
HRC In Hill Times: “Israel and Jewish People Have Legitimate Claims to Judea and Samaria”
In the Hill Times on December 2, and the Guardian and Pioneer Journal on December 6, HRC Research Analyst Noah Lewis took commentator Gwynne Dyer to task for denying the Jewish people’s legal rights to Judea and Samaria. Re: “News that isn’t news,” (The Hill Times, Nov 25). Gwynne Dyer exemplifies what can happen when a […]