Canadian Author and Activist
If you try to check Israeli violence and colonialism, Canada will label you a terrorist. And since the US empire and Zionism overwhelmingly shape our geopolitical discussion, few will say anything. Last Monday the Canadian government listed Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthis) a terrorist organization. It received limited media attention and no pushback from any mainstream politician... Continue Reading →
Canada’s terrorist list targets those opposing Israeli terror. In a stark example of our upside-down world those promoting Israel’s endless crimes are on the offensive seeking to criminalize opposition to Israel’s holocaust. Efforts to sanction Palestine solidarity have ramped up in recent weeks. Niagara police showed up at the home of a lawyer to question... Continue Reading →
On Friday Israel launched its latest outburst of violence against Gaza. Over 72 hours at least 44 Palestinians, including 16 children, were killed. More than 300 Palestinians were injured while many more lost their homes, businesses or other property. Children in Gaza have also been psychologically scarred by the bombings and, in another form of... Continue Reading →
Israel has attacked Gaza again and it’s time Canadians understood their country’s contribution to the brutal treatment of those living in the 360 square kilometre strip of land. Today Israel killed at least 10, including a five-year-old girl, in Gaza. Seventy-five more Palestinians were injured in the latest outburst of Israeli violence. Most of those... Continue Reading →
The Israel lobby has launched another odious and hypocritical attack. They’re calling on the government to expel Palestinian-Canadian activist Khaled Barakat and criminalize the Canadian branch of the Samidoun Palestinian prisoner solidarity network. Last Saturday the front page of the right-wing National Post was largely covered with Barakat’s face. Columnist Terry Glavin reported that Barakat... Continue Reading →
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 government released its updated terrorist list. An eighth Palestinian organization was added and the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN)... Continue Reading →
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