Israel and the Palestinians are in a deadlock situation, where Israel demands an end to Palestinian terrorism, while the Palestinians demand an end to the Israeli occupation
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Tag: Gaza
No Avoiding Bias When Covering Gaza: Blumenthal
Journalists can pay a high price with their reputations for reporting on the polarizing, decades-old Israel-Gaza conflict. That was the message journalist and author Max Blumenthal delivered at Embattled Truths: Reporting on Gaza, a presentation…
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A little moral outrage is a dangerous thing. So learned a certain dentist from Minnesota with a penchant for trophy hunting this week when he faced the wrath of the Internet hive mind for killing a now…
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A Gazan doctor’s struggle to wake Ottawa’s conscience
Talking to someone like Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish is a humbling experience. I’ve got girls of my own. How do you start a conversation with a man who lost three young daughters and a niece when…
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NCM NewsBriefs: launch edition
Punjab teachers graduate from training program Fifty teachers from the Indian state of Punjab who came to Canada for a teaching development program at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) picked up their…
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Sponsored travel helping Israel win over Canadian MPs
As Canada’s MPs navigate the political minefield of how to react to this summer’s fresh outbreak of violence in the Middle East, a study by iPolitics reveals that sponsored travel may be helping Israel win…
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A Retrospective: Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish and Remembrance Day
Although I have attended Remembrance Day ceremonies at the National War Memorial in Ottawa in the past, in 2009 I decided to support a smaller event whose theme was peace and reconciliation. I was one of about…
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Unequivocal Israel support gives Harper hope in Liberal bastion of Mount Royal
Robert Libman’s announcement that he’ll be running for the Conservatives in Mount Royal sets up an interesting 2015 race against the eventual winner of the Liberal nomination, either Anthony Housefather or Jonathan Goldbloom. This is…
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Divided Loyalties – a Muslim Immigrant’s Reality
Since the Israeli assault on Gaza began in early June, more than 600 people have been killed and thousands more have been wounded. Most of the victims were civilians, with children making up to about…
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Israel-Gaza Conflict: Misplaced “Proportionality”
One question that often comes up in the ongoing (and third) war between Israel and Hamas is the issue of proportionality. As of this writing, Haaretz estimates that 650 Palestinians and 29 Israelis have been…
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