By Ali Ezzatyar(For part 1, see here.)Iran and the international community (read: U.S.) are set to retake their seats at the negotiation table next week in Baghdad. If these were real chairs, one would hope they were made of a durable mahogany, as they…

On May 7, Israelis went to sleep thinking they were heading for an election in September, 18 months before it was required by law. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently decided to call an early vote in order to capitalize on his high poll number…

  The Israeli practice of holding Palestinian prisoners in so-called “administrative detention” is a violation of international law. Prisoners are brought before military judges who determine the length of detention. This can be as muc…

On the 64th anniversary of the occupation of Palestine, and as the Palestinian people enter the 64th year of dispossession and exile, the Vancouver Coalition to Commemorate Al-Nakba is organizing events to commemorate the Nakba, stand against the co…

I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving lately, often between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Québec City.  Entertainment while behind the wheel is typically my car stereo as my vehicle is over 15 years old and doesn’t have a …

I’ve been doing a fair bit of driving lately, often between the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Québec City.  Entertainment while behind the wheel is typically my car stereo as my vehicle is over 15 years old and doesn’t have a CD player.&n…

Ilan Pappe is an Israeli historian and activist currently teaching at the University of Exeter in Britain. In May 2012, he toured Canada speaking about his current research. Redeye spoke with him in advance of his talk in Vancouver. Ilan Pappe is autho…

Last month, university students and activists around the world marked Israel Apartheid Week, an annual series of lectures and protests designed to bring attention to the plight of Palestinians. As usual, the condemnations were heavy and hyperbolic.read…

Over 1600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jail hold mass hunger strike, two of the arrested pass 70 days without food.More news stories at http://therealnews.com

Israelis barely had time to absorb the news that they were heading into a summer election when Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday pulled the rug from underneath the charade. Rancourous early electioneering had provided cover for a secret agree…

Norman Finkelstein takes an unbelievable amount of flack for stating hard truths about Israel. In a recent interview on the BBC show “HARDtalk” host Sarah Montague kept raising objections to Finkelstein’s perfectly valid criticisms …

Having announced an early election to take place in September, Israel’s PM has suddenly announced a coalition government which cements his majority in the Knesset, and in my view substantially increases the probability of an Israeli strike again…

Having announced an early election to take place in September, Israel’s PM has suddenly announced a coalition government which cements his majority in the Knesset, and in my view substantially increases the probability of an Israeli strike against Iran…

How does the Canadian government’s support for Israel relate to Canada’s own historical and ongoing colonization of indigenous people here? What are the implications for supporters of the Palestinian struggle in carrying out solidarity work from withi…

Adopting the “Kairos Palestine” document, Methodists Elevate Palestinian Rights and Israel Divestment to Mainstream Prominence
“Every worthwhile accomplishment, big or little, has its stages of drudgery and triumph; a beginning, a s…

I am loving this. Propaganda mouthpiece of Saudi Arabia actually saying something against the pallies???? Will wonders never cease ?  Dear sweet loving teddy pallies better watch out !!  What you gonna do now that the Saudi money is gonna dr…

It’s simply amazing how leftist Christian countries ally themselves with murderers. How can one be a follower of Christ and yet support entities that are blood hungry for your Christian blood? Has Venezuela, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Argentina…

Israeli historian Ilan Pappe begins a speaking tour across Canada tonight in Montreal. The theme of his talk is “The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestine Question.”
Based currently at the University of Exeter in the UK, Pappe will be discu…

Hey, what do you expect when most of the MSM is full of lefties and anti-semites?  The reporters are so in love with pallies that their favorite fashion accessory is the checkered scarf … that is like a  “in your face” kind of  &…