Will Canada’s UNSC Loss Trigger Change?
By Rifat Audeh On June 5, Canadian PM Trudeau made a surprise appearance at an anti-racism protest, with less than two weeks left at the UN for voting in new temporary Security Council members. Was […]
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Canada Loses UN Security Council Seat Bid
By Jim Miles With only one round of voting, Canada lost its bid to secure a Security Council (UNSC) seat at the UN today. The result is what many domestic critics had hoped for, but […]
Canada and UNSC: Palestinian Solidarity Unsettling Canada’s Diplomatic Apparatus
By Yves Engler The Palestinian solidarity movement is unsettling Canada’s diplomatic apparatus. In the final week of their multi-year campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, they’ve been forced to respond to […]
Canada’s Bid of Hypocrisy
By Rifat Audeh A plastic bullet struck the side of my chest, which was protected by my life jacket, and then fragmented into pieces. The commandos firing would eventually restrain, blindfold and kidnap me and […]
Palestine: I Hear You
By Jim Miles As global affairs intensify, I often find myself in that category of those discouraged and disillusioned, fully cynical, wondering if anything I can do is worthwhile in the long run. A global […]
Canada’s Record on Palestinian Rights Should Disqualify it from UN Security Council
By Yves Engler Canada’s anti-Palestinian voting record should disqualify it from a seat on the UN Security Council. Hopefully when member states pick amongst Ireland, Norway, and Canada for the two ‘Western Europe and Others’ […]
Palestinians and the ‘Security’ Narrative
By Marion Kawas May 2020 will focus attention on the many dangers and challenges facing the future of Palestine. First, Nakba72 will commemorate the continuing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians. Second, the COVID-19 […]
How does the Israeli Military Censor Impact Our News Coverage?
By Hanna Kawas This week marks the two-year anniversary of the Great Return March in Gaza. Two years since the people of Gaza came out in protest to highlight their right of return and right […]
House of Mirrors: Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy – Book Review
By Jim Miles (House of Mirrors – Justin Trudeau’s Foreign Policy. Yves Engler. RED Publishing, Saskatoon/Black Rose Books, Montreal. 2020) Some book covers are better than others, and that of Yves Engler’s House of Mirrors […]
On the ICC and Canadian Government Hypocrisy
By Yves Engler Just when you think Canadian government hypocrisy could hit no greater heights, the Liberals launch a double standards rocket to the stars. The Trudeau government recently pressed the International Criminal Court to […]
Canada Joins ‘Friendly States’ in Opposing ICC War Crimes Investigation in Palestine
By Palestine Chronicle Staff The Canadian government has submitted a letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC), in which it declared support for the Israeli position, thus rejecting the ICC jurisdiction over cases of […]
Canada Celebrates Agents of Palestinian Misery
By Yves Engler Last month the Canadian Embassy in Tel Aviv held an event to celebrate Canadians fighting in the Israeli military. They invited all 78 Canadians in the IDF to the ambassador’s residence to demonstrate their […]
Canada Wants to Be an ‘Asset of Israel’ at the UN Security Council
By Hanna Kawas Canadian activists have compiled a study of Canada’s 2019 voting record at the United Nations on resolutions that document and censure Israeli violations of international law. There was much fanfare made about […]
Anti-Palestinian Racism is Alive and Well in Canadian Universities
By Marion Kawas Controversy continues to swirl around what actually happened at the student protest against the “Reservists on Duty” meeting at York University on November 20. Canadian activists noted in a recent statement: “Last […]
Canada Backs UN Resolution on Palestinian Self-Determination
Canada voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution supporting the Palestinian right to self-determination yesterday, in a defeat for pro-Israel groups. The General Assembly adopted the resolution by 167 votes to five, […]
Anatomy of a Zionist Smear Campaign: Jerusalem Post Admits to Fabrications
By Marion Kawas On November 20, 2019, Israel advocacy club Herut Canada held a public meeting entitled “Reservists on Duty” at York University in Toronto. The meeting billed itself as a chance to hear from […]
Canada Supports Pro-Palestine UN Resolution after 10 Years of Pro-Israel Votes
The Trudeau government yesterday backed a resolution to support the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people adopted by the UN General Assembly during a session of the Third Committee. The resolution was put forward […]
RaptorsDontGo Campaign Announces Victory! (VIDEO)
By Marion Kawas The Canadian BDS Coalition issued a statement on October 22, 2019, declaring victory in the campaign to stop the NBA 2019 champions, the Toronto Raptors, from going as a team on a […]
Trudeau: The Ignorance, Bias, and Hubris of White Privilege
By Jim Miles It has been interesting over the past few days watching the different reactions to the blackface photos of a younger Justin Trudeau. Of course, the local Conservative opposition is going to paint […]
Canada’s Betrayal of the Palestinian Refugees
By Hanna Kawas Zionism is a settler colonialist movement that not only committed genocide against the indigenous people of Palestine, it also uprooted them from their homeland. My experience as a Palestinian refugee started when […]
Canada Insists on Violating Fourth Geneva Convention
By Marion Kawas On Friday, September 6, 2019, just before most media agencies wind down and people check out for the weekend, Canada’s Attorney General announced he was appealing the recent Federal Court ruling on […]
US-Canada Plan to Resettle 100,000 Palestinian Refugees in Canada (VIDEO)
Canada is “to receive 100,000 Palestinians”, including 40,000 from Lebanon and another 60,000 from Syria as part of the US peace plan dubbed the “deal of the century”, Palestinian official source has revealed to the […]
Time to Breach the Wall of Silence on Supporting Israeli War Crimes!
By Marion Kawas The federal election in Canada is coming up on October 21, 2019, and once again there is a debate, both within the Palestinian community and the solidarity movement, on the best tactics […]
Canadian Court Rules against ‘Made in Israel’ Label on Settlement Wines
A Canadian court on Monday ruled that it was “false, misleading and deceptive” to label wines made in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as a “Product of Israel.” Canada’s Federal Court had been […]
Vancouver City Council Won’t Set Precedent in Endorsing IHRA Definition
By Marion Kawas The City of Vancouver, Canada might seem to be an odd place for a battle over the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of Anti-Semitism. But that is exactly what happened in […]
Canada’s NDP Suppresses Palestinian Solidarity Again
One side is playing for keeps. They oust elected representatives and block members from voting on efforts to challenge a brutal occupation. On the other side, members defending a morally righteous cause twist themselves in […]
Does Justin Trudeau Hate Palestinians?
By Yves Engler Is Justin Trudeau a racist? He and his government certainly accept and promote anti-Palestinianism. Two recent moves reaffirm his government’s pattern of blaming Palestinians for their dispossession and subjugation. Last week the […]
Toronto Raptors: Please #SkipTheTrip to Israel
By Marion Kawas On June 13, 2019, the Toronto Raptors won the NBA (National Basketball Association) Championship. A few days earlier, news had broken in the Israeli media that one of the team’s billionaire co-owners, […]
Apologist for Israeli War Crimes Disrupted
By Yves Engler Last week members of Quebec Movement for Peace disrupted a speech by Irwin Cotler on “Canada as a Human Rights leader” (at the last-minute ‘deputy’ foreign minister, Rob Oliphant, canceled his participation). […]
UN Rapporteur: New Canada’s Trade Agreement with Israel Violates International Law
Canada’s updated trade agreement with Israel violates international law, the UN Special Rapporteur for the [occupied] Palestinian territories, Professor S. Michael Lynk, has said in an article published by the Australian news site, The Conversation. Commenting on […]
