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The encampments at Canadian campuses have followed months of protest marches, petitions, sit-ins and hunger strikes by pro-Palestinian activists since Israel’s military response to the Oct. 7 attacks led by Hamas. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press) The encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at McGill University in Montreal is nearing the three-week mark, having survived heavy rains, a failed […]
An Israeli soldier takes up a position next to a damaged car that is piled up with concrete as protection for Israeli soldiers next to UNRWA headquarters in Gaza on Feb. 8, 2024. (Ariel Schalit/The Associated Press) Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly made it clear within minutes of the passage of the NDP’s motion on the Gaza war […]
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 […]
PCC files a claim with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
Working together towards common goals strengthens bonds among community members.
Socially cohesive communities are better equipped to overcome obstacles and adapt.
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 […]
Some Palestinian-Canadians are upset that plans for Winnipeg’s new Canadian Museum for Human Rights don’t include an exhibit with their story. Some Palestinian-Canadians are upset that plans for the new Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg don’t include an exhibit with their story. “As the opening comes closer, I become more and more concerned that […]
