Canadian Author and Activist
Why don’t right-wing Canadian nationalists condemn those fighting in a foreign military? They should join the anti-genocide and pacifist minded critics of those involved in Israel’s holocaust. Recently prominent former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson said that any American, who serves in the Israeli military should lose their citizenship. “There are a lot of Americans who've... Continue Reading →
A month after news surfaced about the RCMP investigating Canadians who might have committed war crimes in Gaza, genocide supporters continue to be stirred over the matter. Imagine the ability to cause panic and force the police’s hand if the NDP and others actually pushed to enforce Canadian law towards Israel. In Saturday’s National Post there was... Continue Reading →
Does it represent a blow to the legal exceptionalism granted Israel in Canada? Or is it Kabuki theatre? Yesterday the Toronto Star reported that the RCMP opened a Gaza related investigation under its Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program. They appear to be looking at Canadians who’ve participated in Israel’s genocide. The news that... Continue Reading →
The defeat of Pierre Poilievre has insulated Canada from the worst of the authoritarian Zionism sweeping the US. But Canadians promoting Israel’s final solution in Gaza continue to attack liberal democratic norms. In recent days B'nai Brith and Honest Reporting Canada have called on the Canada Border Security Agency to block Irish rap group Kneecap... Continue Reading →
The Canadian election results angered the right people. But for Palestine the Liberal win represents at best harm reduction. “I’m deeply disappointed by the election results”, declared Aviva Klompas, a former speechwriter for the Israeli mission to the United Nations and Toronto native. For her part, Zionist influencer Dahlia Kurtz said she was moving to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Find IDF Soldiers has elicited a significant backlash. But there’s been little discussion of the website’s indictment of the legal exceptionalism given to Israel in Canadian political culture. Find IDF Soldiers lists 85 Canadians who have fought in the Israeli military. It has been covered by The Jerusalem Post, Ynet, Jewish Onliner, Jewish Press, Israel... Continue Reading →
Chrystia Freeland’s Liberal Party leadership launch was brilliantly disrupted Sunday. Anti-genocide protesters derailed her speech and captured much of the spotlight. A dozen individuals heckled Freeland. They did so in sequence prolonging the disruptive impact by repeatedly forcing the former international trade minister to stop speaking. One protester carried a Palestinian flag onto the podium... Continue Reading →
The claim that those who broke out of their cage on October 7, 2023, raped Israeli women is a blood libel. Canadian media and politicians have widely disseminated this illogical claim to justify a holocaust in Gaza. This week the Israeli government rejected an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Hamas requested by Pramila Patten,... Continue Reading →
Long past time CMA condemned Israel’s attacks on Gaza healthcare Israel is waging war on Palestinian healthcare and the Canadian Medical Association is complicit. The Israeli military recently attacked and emptied the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza. They also detained and abused the staff as well as kidnapping its director Hossam Abu Safiyeh. The World... Continue Reading →
Elizabeth May believes the memory of Jews killed in Europe eight decades ago is more important than living Palestinians. The Green leader’s Jewish supremacism is a stain on her legacy, the party and Canadian left. Last week supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv FC yelled racist slogans, ripped Palestinian flags, destroyed taxis and beat individuals before... Continue Reading →
The Canadian government needs to put the Israeli military on its terrorist list. And no Canadian should assist that organization in any way. Over the past year the IDF has committed a holocaust in Gaza. The IDF has destroyed most of the occupied coastal strip’s buildings, water sources and agricultural land. According to the UN... Continue Reading →
Score a significant victory against apartheid, genocide and Canada’s most significant contribution to Palestinian dispossession. The powerful Jewish National Fund of Canada has reportedly had its charitable status revoked. Under pressure from Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and others the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) instigated an audit of the JNF in 2018. JNF Canada was eventually... Continue Reading →
Below is a Foreword Yves Engler wrote for Peter Eglin's just released Analysing the Israel Effect in Canada: A Critical AutoEthnography Israel is the outgrowth of a European colonial movement sponsored by the British Empire. Born in ethnic cleansing, the country oversees a long-standing illegal occupation and siege of the Gaza Strip. The oppression... Continue Reading →
A New York state bill to strip tax-exempt status from charities assisting Israeli settlements and the Israeli military should boost a similar initiative in Canada. Last week high profile left-Democrat Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed a bill called “Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence Act.” The New York state bill... Continue Reading →
According to a Parliamentary Commission Jewish students are feeling “unsafe” on Canadian campuses. Last week a House of Commons justice committee hearing instigated by Liberal MP Anthony Housefather heard from a half dozen students about how difficult life has become as their peers criticize Israel’s holocaust in Gaza. As the Grind’s Dave Gray-Donald pointed out,... Continue Reading →
In the name of protecting Canadian Jews many are promoting the cultural and physical erasure of a faraway people. Recently there’s been a push to suppress a traditional Palestinian garment. To the delight of many, the speaker of the Ontario legislature banned kaffiyehs from the provincial assembly. In a sign of support for this racist... Continue Reading →
Canada’s arms ban made international headlines. But in reality, Ottawa isn’t severing assistance to Israel’s military. In a first, Parliament spent a full day debating a motion on the Israel/Palestine conflict. The March 18 opposition day motion presented by the social democratic NDP called for Canada to recognize Palestine, fund UNRWA and “support the work... Continue Reading →
It now seems quaint to call Canada an “honest broker”. Ottawa’s support for Israel’s holocaust in Gaza has made the idea seem absurd. In a recent speech Avi Lewis repeatedly referenced Canada’s honest broker mythology. He noted, “can this country ever again claim the role of honest broker when Canada continues to sell arms to... Continue Reading →
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