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Pro-Israel groups have long tried to shut down Palestine activism in the name of false antisemitism charges, but they hope that by implementing the IHRA working definition, institutions will be obliged to comply with their demands. If the definition is enforced in a way that silences critics of Israel, it will be the definition’s intended outcome.
MOSTYN: Defending Hamas makes you un-Canadian
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has joined a chorus of condemnation directed at an Ontario union and its president for statements made in the wake of attacks in Israel by Hamas over the weekend.
The Canadian government provides an estimated $55 million for humanitarian aid to Gaza and the West Bank.
From the blog of Jonathan van der Veen at The Times of Israel