Canadian PM Mark Carney says he will recognize Palestine as a state. But what do Palestinians in Canada think? A Guardian cartoon on July 29 illustrating what the artist believes are the west’s empty words on the starvation in Gaza It was a dramatic shift in Canadian foreign policy — and, to many, a hollow […]
Vice President of the Palestinian Canadian Congress and legal clinic lawyer, James Kafieh says students need to be congratulated on their leadership during this historic event; the genocide in Gaza Janella Milord Ashford Farida El-Sharkawy holding a Palestinian flag in solidarity. On June 19, a graduate of the film and media production program planned on […]
he OCDSB said speeches are for celebrating academic life and “designed to facilitate respectful, safe and supportive discussions.” Sam Hersh, a member of Independent Jewish Voices Ottawa, stands in front of Bell High School, where this year’s valedictorian made comments about Palestinians and Truth and Reconciliation last week in her speech. Hersh, along with some […]
People take part in a protest in support of Palestinians in Montreal on October 13, 2023. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) For many years now, Israelis have been told that the biggest threat to the survival of the Jewish state is Iran’s quest to obtain nuclear weapons. But another long-term trend could be eroding the foundations of […]
Israel’s Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of Israeli lawmakers at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, Nov. 15, 2022. (Abir Sultan/Associated Press) Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups in Canada don’t agree about much, but the coalition government now being formed by Benjamin Netanyahu has both sides worried about the future. The arrival […]
In this special Nakba edition, lawyer James Kafieh joins the conversation. Kafieh has advocated for the rights of Palestinians and Arabs in Canada his whole life, leading both the Canadian Arab Federation and the Palestinian Canadian Congress at various points. Kafieh was born in Canada to Palestinian parents who were among the first Palestinian refugees […]
As we approach the end of 2021, we reflect on the shifts in Palestine advocacy over this year and its interface with law in Canada, doing so in the context of what is happening in Palestine and internationally. Join Canadian lawyers, Shane Martínez, James Kafieh, and Andrea Sobko, as they discuss Palestine advocacy and the law. […]
