Opinion Why the official silence about Toronto’s most powerful extreme right-wing group? Because we live in a political culture where Palestinians lives don’t matter. Recently an individual with the Jewish Defense League (JDL) was filmed defacing the storefront of the Foodbenders sandwich shop in Toronto in broad daylight. Read more » »

Last year, Trinity St. Paul, a downtown Toronto United Church caved to pressure from B’nai B’rith to cancel an event booked by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM). This should not have been surprising given the United Church of Canada 47-year-old cooperation agreement with B’nai B’rith. Read more » »

Canada’s defeat in its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council is a major victory for Palestinian solidarity. It also puts Canada’s Israel lobby on the defensive. Israeli politicians and commentators have begun to publicly bemoan the loss, to rivals Ireland and Norway, which will gain seats on the council. Read more » »

The Trudeau government has been campaigning aggressively for a seat on the Security Council, but its bid to win a place on the United Nations’ most powerful decision-making body later this month will be hampered by Canada’s decidedly anti-Palestinian voting record. Read more » »