Canadians must demand that our government end its shameful silence in the face of widespread ill-treatment and torture endured by Palestinian children arrested by Israeli forces.
We cannot keep ignoring the endless occupation of Palestine
Tag Archives: Gaza
Personal impressions from a short visit to Gaza
Peter Larson gives his personal impressions from a recent visit to vocational training programs in Gaza.
The Forgotten War: A year since Gaza
Writers from Haaretz analyze relations between Israel and Gaza on the anniversary of Operation Protective Edge in ‘The Forgotten War: A year since Gaza’ (Haaretz, 2 July 2015) . One year after Operation Protective Edge, Haaretz sends its top writers to examine what has changed since the 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas, and to ask whether […]
Gideon Levy, Haaretz columnist, talks to CBC Radio
Gideon Levy, columnist at Israeli newspaper Haaretz, provides insight into Israel’s recent elections and the direction his native land is headed.
From the killing fields of Flanders to the recurrent Israeli attacks on Gaza: A century later, WWI continues to echo in the Middle East
Almost every city and town in today’s Israel has a “Balfour Street”, named after Britain’s foreign secretary during WWI. It is a poignant reminder of the fact that while WWI was fought mostly in Europe, it had profound consequences around the globe, and its effects still shape today’s world, particularly in the Middle East.
Killing sleeping children a ‘universal shame’: UNRWA
“Last night, children were killed as they slept next to their parents on the floor of a classroom in a UN designated shelter in Gaza,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl reports.