B’nai Brith Canada: Preliminary boycott and sanctions vote at McGill is disappointing
On Tuesday, February 22, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) voted in favour of a motion to support the anti-Israel Boycott and Sanctions movement…
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Canadian Parliament officially condemns BDS
(JTA) – Canada’s Parliament passed a motion formally condemning the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions )BDS) movement against Israel. The motion passed on Monday February 22…
Israel: Feeding the world through JNF and AICAT
by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – Ben Gurion said that in order to be a realist you have to believe in miracles. That is true for…
Op-Ed: Kotel compromise shows Israelis know they need North American Jews
By Jay Ruderman (JTA) — The relationship between Israel and American Jews is a complicated mix of good news and bad news, and this week’s…
Western Wall prayer fight ends with historic compromise
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s government on Sunday January 31, approved a compromise to expand the non-Orthodox Jewish prayer section of the Western…