JEWISH. INDEPENDENT. NONPROFIT.
It was a slap in the face to Canadian Jews by “anti-Semitic” legislators. Or maybe it was a procedural snafu in a ready-to-bolt-for-vacation Parliament. In any case, the motion to designate November as Jewish Heritage Month in Canada is dead in the water after fellow lawmakers [declined to support Liberal MP Irwin Cotler](http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Irwin-Cotler(1785 “declined to…
Canada’s looming election is a contest about many things on the country’s agenda, but for the Canadian Jewish community, one aspect is leaping into sharp relief. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiercest supporter among world leaders, Stephen Harper, is facing off against Justin Trudeau, a liberal (and large-L Liberal) with a renowned family name and…
(JTA) — On his first trip to Israel this week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper hit all the expected stops for visiting dignitaries. He went to Yad Vashem and the Western Wall, picked up an honorary degree from Tel Aviv University, and laid the cornerstone for a bird sanctuary that will soon bear his name….
Israel is aware of Canada’s concern about West Bank settlements but does not need to be singled out for criticism, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said. Harper and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a news conference on Tuesday, Harper’s third day in Israel. Israeli and Palestinian leaders are aware of Canada’s position on the…
Rabbi Joachim Prinz (center) confers with Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963. / Getty Images As a Canadian Jew, I often feel a twinge of envy on Martin Luther King Day. I’m envious of larger-than-life heroes who succeed in uniting a nation around issues that are so blatantly about justice…
Canada supports Israel “because it is the right thing to do,” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in a speech to the Knesset. Harper on Monday became the first Canadian prime minister to address Israeli lawmakers in the parliament as part of his first visit since taking office in 2006. The visitors’ gallery was filled…
(JTA) — It took seven years, but one of Israel’s staunchest allies among world leaders will be making his maiden voyage to the Jewish state on Sunday. In announcing the trip last month at a Jewish National Fund dinner, where he was being honored, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Israel “a light of freedom…
“Israel will always have Canada as a friend,” Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said in announcing his first visit to Israel. The staunchly pro-Israel Harper made the announcement of his visit set for the beginning of 2014 Sunday night at the Jewish National Fund of Canada’s annual Negev Dinner, where he was honored. Calling Israel…
