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Bloomberg’s ‘Riskless Return Ranking’ says Israeli market ‘produced better risk-adjusted returns than all other developed stock markets in the past decade’ Israel is one of the safest choices for investors, a recent Bloomberg report stated. Read More »
On Monday, February 20th, Richard Marceau, General Counsel and Senior Government Advisor at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, served as an expert witness for the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. Read More »
Richard Marceau, General Counsel and Senior Government Advisor at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, discusses his recently published book “A Quebec Jew: From Bloc Québécois MP to Jewish Activist” with Michael Coren on The Arena. Read More »
By Lillian Swanson Those who came to hear Judea Pearl speak last night at an event sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance might have expected to be offered an array of numbers, shown detailed charts or even be given a sense of whether anti-Semitism was getting better or worse. Instead, he handed them something else entirely. Read More »
Recently, the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA) proposed its own codes of conduct, guidelines and best practices to self-regulate its broadcast standards. Read More »
By Spencer Fernando When speaking to predominantly Jewish audiences, Kasim Hafeez often begins by saying the following words: “When I was in university, I would have gladly killed every one of you.” By his own admission Kasim Hafeez was three months away from going to a Jihadist training camp. He easily could have ended up as a suicide bomber. Read More »
140-year-old model on display near Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate, after spending 138 in Basel, Switzerland. In one of the rounds of talks between Israel and the Palestinians, the idea came up of dividing the Temple Mount vertically: The Palestinians would get everything aboveground and Israel everything below. Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2012 Statement Condemning Israeli Boycott at the University of Regina Toronto, ON – On February 11 th , the University of Regina’s Student Union passed a resolution calling for a boycott of Israeli academics and businesses. Read More »
by David M. Weinberg The Times of Israel , February 13, 2012 One of the questions we Zionists often ask ourselves is this: Why don’t other minority nationalities around the world who, like us, are struggling for their independent national expression Read More »
Richard Marceau discusses his book “Juif. Une histoire québécoise” | “A Quebec Jew ” on Quebec’s V-Network. February 10, 2012. Read More »
Rabbi Gunther Plaut, shown in his library in 2008, died Wednesday at age 99. Plaut was a world-renowned religious scholar and a leading figure in Reform Judaism. Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut was once described as the unspoken leader of Canada’s Jewish community. He was considered a titan of human rights and a leader in the Reform Judaism movement. Read More »
A Montreal auction house is selling what it claims are fossilized human remains from Nazi death camps. Listen to the CBC report on CBC radio 1 here . More on the story from canada.com UPDATE: The items have been withdrawn from the auctioneer’s website. Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2012 Toronto, ON – In response to news that Rabbi Gunther Plaut passed away yesterday evening, David Koschitzky, Chair of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, issued the following statement: “We were saddened to Read More »
In joint effort to block hazardous dust, settlers and Palestinians come together to plant grove School children from the Efrat settlement and residents of the neighboring Palestinian village of Jurat al-Shama planted trees together in an initiative that promoted co-existence in the West Bank, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Wednesday. Read More »
JPost special feature: A Library of Congress photograph collection that documents pre-state Israel. The Library of Congress has recently digitalized a collection of over 10,000 photographs, taken by the “American Colony” in Jerusalem, a group of Christian utopians who lived in Jerusalem between 1881 and the 1940s. Read More »
“Students today are better informed about Holocaust than ever,” says Yad Vashem educator. Shulamit Imber of the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem faces a gargantuan challenge when she goes to work. Read More »
Paul Lungen : The Canadian Jewish News TORONTO — There’s no need to man the ramparts, a new wave of antisemitism in not about to descend on Canadian society. Read More »
Michael Harris’ recent piece (“Canada will be on the sidelines in search for Middle East peace ”) brings to mind the adage that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not to their own facts. Mr. Harris’ piece is so replete with factual distortions, and even outright errors, that it is difficult to know where to begin. Mr. Read More »
The needle used to sedate Adolph Eichmann is part of the display in the “Operation Finale” exhibit, revealing the story behind the Mossad spy agency’s most legendary operation ever, the daring 1960 capture of the Nazi mastermind, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Read More »
(JTA) — Scientists using ground-probing electronics may have discovered the missing mass graves at the site of Treblinka, one of the Nazis’ most notorious death camps. Read More »
By Paul Michaels Last week’s column examined Tony Burman’s claim in the Toronto Star that an Israeli attack on Iran this year is all but certain. This week’s column looks at Israeli analyst Ronen Bergman’s Jan. 29 New York Times Magazine piece, “Will Israel Attack Iran? ” At 7,600 words, Bergan’s is a major article. Read More »
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Canadian Friends of Bar-Ilan University and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem present Dr. Mordechai Kedar February 12, 2012. For more information see the flyer. Read More »
Sheldon Kirshner : : Canadian Jewish News Richard Marceau , an 11th-generation Quebecker from a staunch Roman Catholic family and a former Bloc Québécois parliamentarian, is a Jew by choice. Read More »
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird sits down with the ‘Post’ and explains his government’s tremendous support of Israel. The Hill Times, a Canadian weekly newspaper that covers that country’s politics, recently came out with its annual edition of the country’s 100 most influential people in government and politics. Read More »
Last night in Jerusalem, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs hosted Canadian and Israeli leaders in a reception to celebrate the two countries’ deep ties and shared interests. Read More »
Lifestyle changes, early intervention can stop 60% of deaths. It is possible to prevent 60 percent of cancer deaths by lifestyle changes, early diagnoses and proven medical interventions, according to the Israel Cancer Association. The ICA is marking International Cancer Day on February 4. Every year, 12. Read More »
OECD report indicates that Israel ranks second in percentage of population with post-secondary degrees. Israel is among the world’s most highly educated countries, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2012 Toronto, ON – Today, the CBC reported that hackers in Europe have exposed an international network of white supremacists, including a list of 74 Canadians involved with hate organizations. Read More »
On February 1st, representatives from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs and HonestReporting Canada met with the senior management of V-Network, which expressed its disapproval of Stéphane Gendron’s comments on Jews and Israel. Read More »
Mr. Mark Adler (York Centre, CPC): Mr. Speaker, last week the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Foreign Affairs attended the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Today, they are visiting Israel. Read More »
Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf : : The Canadian Jewish News Canada continues to tighten sanctions on Iran via the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA). On Jan. Read More »
Hon. John Baird, PC, MP Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada in 12th annual Herzliya Conference , Jan 30th, 2012. Read More »
Niall Ferguson of Harvard University discussing the global economic crisis at the Herzliya Conference. Various experts, including frm Bank of Israel Governor debated the various causes and possible solutions to the current economic downturn particular to the US and Europe. Dr. Min Speaking on the IMF’s latest assessment of the Israeli economy. Dr. Read More »
The Centre/CJPAC/UIA Young Leadership Israel Advocacy Initiative 2012 Program: The Young Leadership Israel Advocacy Initiative (YLIA) is an exciting program that provides a select group of young professionals across Canada with the tools, materials, Read More »
January 31, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ottawa, ON – Today, the Government of Canada announced measures to enhance sanctions targeting Iranian nuclear proliferation. Read More »
By Paul Michaels The brazen self-assurance of Tony Burman is something to behold. Burman is the former head of CBC News and most recently of Al Jazeera English. He’s now back in Toronto as a journalism professor at Ryerson University and is a columnist with the Toronto Star. In his Jan. Read More »
Sold-out event inspired by local team OTTAWA — The first-ever dragon boat festival in Israel is set for May 17 and 18 on Lake Kinneret (better known as the Sea of Galilee). Even though it’s the inaugural event, Dragon Boat Israel Festival is already a sellout, with 39 teams registered from around the world. Read More »
Calgary’s Jewish community is honouring Muslims who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Calgary Jewish Federation, in association with the Canadian Society for Yad Vashem, is presenting Read More »
Minister Baird Meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu January 29, 2012 – Jerusalem – Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird meets with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem as part of a series of high-level meetings. Read More »
This is my third visit to Israel, though my first as Foreign Minister. I was last here as Transport Minister in 2010. While I didn’t make it during my last posting as Leader of the Government in Canada’s Parliament, I have had constructive dealings with Israeli counterparts in each of the Cabinet portfolios I’ve held… and there have been several. Read More »
For Immediate Release: Montreal, January 27, 2012 – V Network reiterates today that the network dissociates itself from the unfortunate comments made by talk show host Stéphane Gendron about Jews and the state ofIsrael. V Network would like to reassure the public that these types of comments will no longer be tolerated on its airwaves. Read More »
A few years ago Rabbi Garten was teaching Florence Melton School (adult Jewish education program) students a lesson on the process of conversion. He asked the class why people converted to Judaism and got the expected answer. Read More »
(JERUSALEM) — The budgets are bare-bones and the talent pool is limited, but Israel has emerged as a surprising powerhouse in the foreign film industry. Read More »
HUNTINGDON, Que. – A small-town Quebec mayor is under fire for anti-Israel comments. Mayor Stephane Gendron, who is also a television host, said during a broadcast that Israel is an apartheid state that doesn’t deserve to exist. Gendron made the comments on Face-a-Face, a daily television talk show he co-hosts on the V-Tele, a Quebec network. Read More »
Yad Vashem seeks public’s help in identifying Jewish orphans from Moldova documented by young girl in Bucharest after World War II Evelyn Ziegler, 19, approached her drawing block with shaky hands. She was determined to commemorate the faces of the orphans who arrived at her home in Bucharest from Nazi concentration camps in Moldova. Read More »
Canadian Friends of Bar Ilan University, The Speakers Action Group and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem present Dr. Mordechai Kedar, Lecturer on Arabic and Islamic Studies at Bar Ilan University. The event will be in Toronto on Wednesday, February 8 at noon. For more details please see the flyer below. Read More »
V Must Assume Its Responsibilities From the onset of the recent controversy over Quebec TV host Stéphane Gendron’s comments denying Israel’s right to exist and incitement against Jews, V-Télé’s management has shown little understanding of the inflammatory nature of its host’s statements or willingness to address the problem seriously. Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2012 MONTREAL, QC – Today, HonestReporting Canada (HRC) and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (the Centre) jointly call on V Television to assume its broadcasting responsibilities by promptly dealing with its Read More »
The company will supply airborne telemetry and monitoring systems to monitor objects flying in Canadian air space. Orbit Technologies Ltd. Read More »
Holocaust survivor Helen Schlotter has never read the Diary of Anne Frank. She never saw the movie by the same name and never watched the Academy Award-winning film Schindler’s List. There is no need or desire in her to do so. Read More »
Greensoil, an investment firm from Canada will fund Israeli agritech companies with a reported $12 million. Cash from Canada will be funding clean technology companies in Israel. A new Canadian fund called Greensoil looks to build Israeli agritech companies with the launch of a $12 million CAN fund. Read More »
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Netanyahu tells special Knesset session ‘world condemns Gilo construction, but not mufti’s call to kill Jews. Read More »
By Paul Michaels A critical threat has been developing on Israel’s southern border with Egypt. Although it has received relatively little media attention, the Egyptian army has all but yielded control of the Sinai Peninsula to Bedouin tribes who have allied themselves with Hamas and other radical forces. Read More »
JERUSALEM – Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians may be deadlocked, but an online community of young Israelis and Arabs from across the Middle East is hoping for better results in the virtual world. Read More »
Two high-ranking Canadian cabinet ministers are scheduled to visit Israel after attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week. Read More »
“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” Could this biblical phrase, which was written in the Middle East nearly 2,500 years ago, be any more appropriate for the region today? That phrase could well be the motto for Israel’s Bible Lands Museum in Read More »
Palestinian woman who was injured in Six Day War meets Israeli officer who saved her life Nearly 45 years after being rescued from a near-death experience during the Six Day War , a Palestinian woman met the Israeli officer who saved her. Read More »
Paul Goldman and Stephen Schachter, Co-chairs, Pacific Region Advocacy Council, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs On January 7 th , The Link published an editorial by Dr. Sawraj Singh entitled “Racism, Capitalism, And Zionism Are The Worst Cancers Affecting The World. Read More »
The January 18th issue of the Globe and Mail featured an article titled Hamas leader to step down just as his relative moderation most needed . Below is a letter in response to this article to the paper from The Centre’s CEO, Shimon Fogel. Moderate Hamas Chief Retiring (Jan. Read More »
Israeli architect Alfred Neumann was known for the geometric oddities he built into his designs in the 1950s and 60s; while his buildings are largely forgotten in Israel, his ground-breaking work still resonates around the globe. Read More »
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