On pro-Israel use and abuse of holocaust remembrance

Twenty-five years ago, Norman Finkelstein detailed how Hitler’s destruction of European Jewry was weaponized against Palestinians. In his 2000 book The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering, Finkelstein, whose grandparents perished in Nazi death camps, argued the US Jewish establishment exploited the memory of the Nazi Holocaust for economic and political gain... Continue Reading →

Time for a left wing, truly rebellious Rebel Media

Rebel News’ ability to capture the spotlight at the recent election debate should embarrass left media. Socialist, internationalist and ecologically minded outlets were largely absent from the debate and, more importantly, from disruptive video journalism. At Wednesday and Thursday’s party leaders debate the far-right Rebel News and True North successfully inserted themselves into the event.... Continue Reading →

Canada’s Jewish institutions take authoritarian turn*

Do the majority of Canadian Jews approve of Donald Trump-like deportations and harassment of pro-Palestinian activists? Do most Canadian Jews want to defund universities that don’t repress students opposing genocide? Do the majority of Canadian Jews agree with mainstream, pro-Israel organizations as they become ever more brazenly authoritarian and threaten the Charter of Rights and... Continue Reading →

Poilievre’s words about Israel reveal inner Trump

Pierre Poilievre’s most immediate obstacle to becoming prime minister is the perception he’s a Timbit Trump. Yet the Conservative leader can’t seem to stop mimicking Donald Trump’s authoritarian Zionism. On Sunday Poilievre was asked about candidate Neil Oberman saying the Conservatives planned to withhold federal funds from universities failing to stamp out opposition to Israel’s... Continue Reading →

Should a man ever question a prominent (woman) Liberal Zionist?

Which ‘oppressed’ identity should leftists prioritize as the self-declared Jewish state seeks to ethnically cleanse non-Jews from Gaza while labeling critics antisemites? Recently longtime peace activist Matthew Behrens criticized a video in which I questioned an arch Zionist MP and former Liberal party president. I posted, “Amidst huge RCMP presence outside Mark Carney’s hotel yesterday... Continue Reading →

All Isreal-promoting institutions are fair targets for protest

Enough with the gaslighting. Enough with the defensiveness. Justice minded Canadians need to embrace protesting genocide-promoting Jewish institutions. Recently, Liberal MP Ben Carr complained that people protested an Israel soldier’s talk at Winnipeg’s Asper Jewish Community Campus. Concurrently the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver and Centre for Israel and... Continue Reading →

Let’s drop the fighter jet and build housing

Over the past two weeks there have been dozens of stories about Canada’s F-35 purchase. But the most salient point has been almost entirely ignored. Canada shouldn’t “spend tens of billions of dollars on unnecessary, dangerous, climate destroying fighter jets.” That’s from the No New Fighter Jets for Canada statement, which was signed by Canadian... Continue Reading →

Could Canadian military leadership be a US fifth column?

A contradiction: Donald Trump’s annexation threats have ever more Canadians fearful of the country to our south; simultaneously, those tasked with “defending” Canada seek to bolster the US military. Polls show Canadian attitudes towards the US have declined precipitously in response to Trump’s insults, border musing and annexation threats. Thirty percent of Canadians now see... Continue Reading →

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