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Archived Articles for July 2004 July 30, 2004 D. Gwynne: The Salah family Early this month, our dear friend Khalid Salah and his son Mohammed were shot and killed by Israeli Defense Forces in their home in the city of July 29. 2004 ZMag: More good old Canadian hypocrisy Graham's inveighing against Iran is of a piece with his professed faith in Syrian due process, merely the momentary opportunistic expression of overriding Canadian foreign policy goals; the "deep integration" of Canadian and American foreign, energy and military policies. July 27, 2004 Johal: The Bedouin Dilemma Many are calling for international intervention in the Negev "We want the government of Israel to stop this hypocritical and outrageous policy of the systematic removal of the Bedouin community from their traditional lands while they aid in the construction of new Jewish settlements in the Negev. We call on the international community and the Jewish leadership to express their outrage to Israel," says Jafar Farah, Director of the Mossawa Center, one of the 29 organizations that form the Together Forum, which advocates for Bedouin rights. July 25, 2004 Citizenship and Immigration Canada website is linked to misleading map of Israel. See LETTERS to Minister Judy Sgro requesting a correction. July 22, 2004 Zerbisias: Toronto Star - Who will protect us from Fox? Censoring Al-Jazeera a double standard; U.S. cable news station abusive, openly biased Felton: Gee, the Globe and Mail need a lesson in honest commentary "Canada's national newspaper has the cachet of respectability, so when it one of its writers bastardizes the historical record to serve Israel the effect is more worrisome. On July 14, editorial page editor Marcus Gee wrote a column defending Israel's Wall, but demonstrated virtually no comprehension of the subject." Globe & Mail: Student wins round in suspension battle York University's actions over [Daniel Freeman-Maloy's] use of bullhorn at Mideast-related protests questionable, judge says. Ha'aretz: Israel summons EU envoys over support for anti-fence ruling Canada, Uruguay, Cameroon, Tonga, Vanuatu, El Salvador, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, Nauru and the Solomon Islands abstained. Corrigan: JEWISH CRITICISM OF ZIONISM The Palestinian uprising or intifada and the Israeli campaign to suppress it have caused considerable anguish for many Jews around the world. A large number of Jews have even begun to reassess their support for Israel and critically analyze the ideology of Zionism which legitimates the Jewish state. July 20, 2004 CBC Commentary - The IJC ruling on Israel's wall While Israel is ignoring the ruling and continuing to build the wall, it may find its traditional defiance of international bodies increasingly harder to sustain. July 17, 2004 Tutu: No security without justice Israel says the court is irrelevant, and the White House adds: "We do not believe that that's the appropriate forum to resolve what is a political issue." Canada says the same thing. Zalman Shoval, an adviser to Sharon, says the World Court's historic ruling "is not a legal event; it's a political event." The conundrum that follows is this: The issue must be tackled politically but the court's ruling must be ignored because it is political. July 15, 2004 ACTION ALERT: Contact Prime Minister Paul Martin and Foreign Affairs Minister Bill Graham And Demand That Canada Respects International Law Sadly, Canada refuses to recognize the jurisdiction of the ICJ ruling stating that the conflict is a "political" and not a legal issue, which sets a very dangerous precedent. Details of the court ruling and Canada's current position. July 14, 2004 AsiaTimes: Israel up against the wall People who attack the World Court for its July 9 opinion on the Israeli wall...are calling into question the United Nations Charter, and the whole foundation of international law and humanitarian conventions and treaties: which in the end are the legal basis of the state of Israel's international recognition...You cannot cherry-pick international law, enforcing the parts you like on others and denying those that impinge on your interests. July 11, 2004 Johal: Towards a Quiet Revolution ... a new leadership will emerge out of the various peace movements within Israel and Palestine. This new period will begin after the Geneva Accords and after the Roadmap to Peace will have been exhausted. It will have to be a more strategic, more sophisticated and peaceful endeavour than the initiatives of the previous two decades. It will need the involvement of the NGO sector. It will also once again need a renewed partnership with the US, the EU and the UN. It will also need a new generation of writers to create a new narrative in the region. July 10, 2004 Ha'aretz: The Price of Brainwashing It seems that the Jews were caught unprepared when they heard about YayaCanada: Naked in Nablus - Part II Continuation of interviews and photos of visitors to Canada from Nablus - about coffee, men and women, weddings, employment in Nablus, and also about Hamas. July 7, 2004 YayaCanada: Naked in Nablus - Part I Interviews and photos of some fascinating visitors to Canada from siege-ridden Nablus in Palestine's West Bank. They candidly shared their experiences, hopes, fears and insights, as well as their humour. July 5, 2004 List of UN Resolutions that Israel ignores - Courtesy "Jews Against the Occupation" July 3, 2004 Interesting Times Indeed Well, welcome to the 1970s. Despite all the commentary over the past few weeks about this federal election representing a sea-change in the structure of Canadian politics, the results on Monday night looked a great deal like the breakdown three decades ago....Across the country, MPs who can be depended on to defend the Jewish state were generally successful.
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