Israel
A Change Up
The current news cycle has been utterly brutal. The unspeakable tragedy at Lac Mégantic, the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco, the deaths of the Arizona firefighters, new violence and unrest in Egypt, and the continuing tragedy in Syria, to name just a few recent events, all make us want to disconnect from our computers,…
Read MoreReflections on the Sacrifices of Others
Mark David’s article from CIJA’s Website: There is no Jewish funeral home in Atlantic Canada. In each community, dedicated volunteers serve on a Chevra Kaddisha to ensure that fellow Jews are buried in accordance with our law and tradition. The task is never easy. It is made more difficult because so many of the people…
Read MoreNova Scotia Missions Reunion
In Halifax on Saturday evening, June 8th, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs hosted an informal get-together of Nova Scotia-based alumni from past political, student leader, journalist and business leader missions to Israel. Particularly noteworthy was the attendance of Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter and Peter Stoffer, MP for Sackville-Eastern Shore. Matthew Godwin and…
Read MoreAnti – Israel Boycott Draws Little Interest
An attempted boycott of a Halifax health food store that carries Israeli SodaStream products has mostly fizzled, according to Mark David, the Atlantic region consultant for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). Only about a dozen middle-aged protesters appeared at Planet Organic April 7 to urge a boycott of SodaStream products. They were…
Read MoreMark David: Flipping A Switch
I have a distinct memory, as a young child, of eavesdropping on a discussion between my parents and their friends, and hearing a comment to the effect that “..had Israel existed during World War II, the Holocaust would never have happened…” While I was vaguely aware of Israel’s military prowess, and had already set off…
Read MoreTom Forrestall: 35 Days in Israel, February 1st -28th, watercolour paintings on paper
Opening reception Wednesday, February 6th 7pm – 9pm. Nova Scotia Archives, 6016 University Ave. Halifax. See group program information below. Painted in Israel in the Fall of 2010, 35 Days in Israel is famed Canadian artist Tom Forrestall’s series of 24 watercolour paintings on paper. The exhibit will be on display for public viewing from…
Read MoreVisit to Religious Society of Friends – Halifax
On March 3, 2013, Mark David, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs’ Atlantic Representative, addressed the Israel/Palestinian conflict at a Halifax meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (the Quakers). The Halifax Friends are studying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Friend Maida Follini noted in her invitation that “…since our national organization of Friends helps support the Friends…
Read MoreAdvocacy in Atlantic Canada
Mark David CIJA, Atlantic Canada. The Centre is truly a national Canadian organization, or, as is Canada’s motto, it exists “A Mari Usque Ad Mare” – “From Sea to Sea”. The domain of the Centre even stretches across the Mediterranean Sea all to way to Israel and the Centre staff in Israel. We all face the same…
Read MoreEmbassies and Consulates
Embassy of Israel 50 O’Connor St. – Suite 1005 Ottawa, ON K1P 6L2 Phone: 613-567-6450 Consulate General of Israel in Montreal 1 Westmount Square – Suite 650 Westmount, QC H3Z 2P9 Phone: 514-940-8500 Canadian Embassy and Consulate in Tel Aviv Phone: 011 972 3 636 3300 E-mail: taviv@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
Read MoreIs Israel An Apartheid State?
Apartheid became the official policy of the Government of South Africa in 1948, following the election of the Herenigde Nasionale Party, later renamed the National Party. Under this policy, racial discrimination was institutionalized. The lives of the Africans who made up almost 75 per cent of the population, were controlled by unjust segregation laws from…
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