– Paul Salvatori is a Toronto-based journalist, community worker and artist. Much of his work on Palestine involves public education, such as through his recently created interview series, “Palestine in Perspective” (The Dark Room Podcast), where he speaks with writers, scholars and activists. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle.
Recently, I came across an online post made by well-known musician and pro-Palestinian activist, Rogers Waters, on his Facebook account. What was interesting about it for me was that it had no caption. The post […]
Last week, Sarah Jama won the seat for her Canadian provincial riding, as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Leading up to her victory, however, the mainstream news coverage of her was both […]
Last week in Halifax several students were asked to remove their Kufiyahs, known to many as the checkered (black and white) Palestinian scarf, from their person at Park West School. To boot this was during […]
In February, I organized a small demonstration to protest a talk that was being given by Israeli Nakba denier Caroline Glick, in Toronto. Unsurprisingly it was being hosted by the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF) […]
Recently I organized a demonstration outside a Toronto theatre. It was to protest the screening of a dishonest documentary—First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler—taking place inside. The documentary is on former Minister […]
Last Sunday I attended a live talk online featuring Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist, Jonathan Kuttab. The talk, entitled “What is required of our church to be in solidarity with Palestine?”, was hosted by […]
If you’ve been closely following coverage of how Israeli ideologues censor pro-Palestinian voices you’ve likely heard by now of former Human Rights Watch executive director, Kenneth Roth. In recent weeks he’s received considerable media attention […]
I’m a simple man. I don’t know all there is to know about history, activism, and international law. I stand on the shoulders of giants present and before me—the likes of Noam Chomsky, Leila Khaled, […]
This week was my birthday. However, I spent a good part of it thinking about what deserves no celebration, namely being restricted on a Facebook page for posting Palestinian content. The restriction has been in […]
The recent article by Yves Engler, published by The Palestine Chronicle, resonates with me. It reminds me that many in the Canadian establishment not only do not care about Palestinian justice. They will go out […]
Recently I attended an unsettling talk in Toronto, entitled “Bedouistan: How did we get here – and how do we get out???” It was delivered by Naomi Linder Kahn, one of the directors of Regavim. […]
This week Joel Harden, a Canadian member of Ontario’s provincial parliament, made this unnecessary apology: “I would like to apologize unreservedly to the Jewish community for comments I made during an interview with the Ottawa […]
In this episode of ‘Palestine In Perspective’, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with Francesca Albanese—current United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories […]
It’s hard to be a pro-Palestinian voice. I want to avoid saying “a pro-Palestinian activist” as that is too honorific a title. So I’ll stick to a “pro-Palestinian voice”, which I’m humbly more comfortable with […]
In this episode of “Palestine In Perspective”, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with pro-Palestinian Israeli activist, journalist, and author Miko Peled. Peled shares why, despite it presenting itself as […]
I was at a Toronto mall Saturday. I help coordinate a weekly talent show there. After one of the talented singers, a girl about 10 years old, performed the MC asked her to stay on […]
There’s a mass on October 26 in Rome, Italy. It’s to commemorate the half year since Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by Israeli forces in Jenin. I’ve never had the privilege or honor of knowing […]
There’s a new report out. And it’s troubling. Very. Authored by Sheryl Nestel and Rowan Gaudet of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada, “Unveiling the Chilly Climate: The Suppression of Speech on Palestine in Canada” offers […]
I recently returned to the website of the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF), which I first wrote about here. On its homepage, I immediately saw more anti-Palestinian racism and disinformation. It was hard to miss, […]
Last May I was at a counterdemonstration to the annual Walk With Israel event in Toronto. The demonstration, comprised of pro-Palestinian protestors, walked to a field where part of the event was happening. It was […]
I reached out to former Google worker Ariel Koren after reading about her courageous decision to blow the whistle on the company’s Project Nimbus. The initiative, involving other tech giants like Amazon, costs over one […]
Recently I was sifting through an older video of Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. I was specifically looking for an observation he makes on the nature of calling […]
A Toronto-based group, the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation (CAEF), is co-organizing an event for this November. It’s called “RISE UP Ottawa!” According to its GoFundMe page, the event is about promoting education around human rights […]
Recently two Canadian Members of Parliament (MP), Ya’ara Saks and Anthony Housefather expressed their strong disapproval of Robin Wettlaufer, Representative of Canada to the Palestinian Authority. Having had a pleasant meeting with him, she described […]
It’s been hard for me to sit down and write this article. For days now I avoided it because I feel that what I’ll say may simply come off as me being a crank. I […]
The Canadian government recently published a report entitled, “The Rise of Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism in Canada.” It has several important and necessary recommendations. But this one is troubling: “The Government of Canada thoroughly reject […]
At the recent webinar, “Standing up for student solidarity with Palestine” (hosted by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute), featured guest and legendary rock artist, Roger Waters, spoke candidly about two troubling experiences he had in […]
It’s hard to write this story. It doesn’t feel real. But it is. It’s part of the everyday nightmare Gazans go through. In February 2021, Yara Yaser Saleh al-Ghouti, a nine-year-old girl, was shot on […]
In a recent article I described Israel’s judicial system as a “kangaroo court.” I changed my mind. The system is more akin to vigilantism. It’s made up of judges and other decision-makers that do not […]
Israel has yet again convicted an innocent person. Mohammed al-Halabi, a former humanitarian worker for World Vision, was found by an Israeli court to be “guilty of financing terrorism.” The UN has already condemned the […]
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