WATCH: Singapore’s Opening An Embassy In Israel Repudiates Claims That The Jewish State Is Isolated
After more than 50 years of diplomatic relations, the tiny Asian city-state of Singapore has announced it will be opening an embassy in Israel for the very first time. Singapore’s announcement is just the latest in a string of countries in recent years to announce new or expanded relationships with Israel, demonstrating that as much […]
McGill University Must Cancel Its MOA With McGill Daily Due To Continued Anti-Israel & Antisemitic Content
Less than two weeks ago, an anti-Israel resolution put forward by the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) was passed, which called for the boycott of organizations “complicit in settler-colonial apartheid against Palestinians” and a semi-regular commemoration of Nakba Day, mourning (not celebrating) Israel’s independence in 1948. Shortly thereafter, McGill University’s threatened to suspend its […]
CTV News Montreal Gives Soapbox To Anti-Israel Groups In Coverage of Boycott Against Russia
As the Russia-Ukrainian war rages on, efforts to boycott Russia and those affiliated with Vladmir Putin’s regime, is gaining steam in a number of Western countries, including Canada. For example, 20-year-old Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev was scheduled to perform with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in mid-March, until his performance was cancelled as a protest against […]
University of Toronto Student Union Votes To Support BDS; Where’s The Media Outrage?
On February 16, the University of Toronto’s official student body adopted the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) platform. The University of Toronto Student Union (UTSU) voted to divest funds from “firms complicit in the occupation of Palestinian Territory,” according to the motion. The specific wording of the motion was left vague enough that it could potentially […]
Media Must Spotlight Rising Gazan Opposition To Hamas Says HRC In The Suburban
In Montreal’s The Suburban newspaper on February 16, HonestReporting Canada commented on how the vast majority of Gazans are poor, and living in densely populated areas, under the oppressive thumb of the Hamas regime. And now, they may be finally speaking out – at great personal risk – against Hamas. This movement, called They Kidnapped […]
McGill Tribune Column Rehashes Anti-Israel Propaganda
In a recent January 11 column in the McGill Tribune, “How McGill fails Palestinian students,” (pages 8 and 9) Managing Editor Maya Abuali describes her upbringing as a Palestinian growing up in Canada and her desire to educate peers about her background. While Abuali certainly has the right to share her first-hand experiences as a […]