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Let us stand together in peace and hope for 2025!

December 23, 2024

Acting together our leaders have the power to strengthen the international rule of law, despite America’s actions. This is the only path to international peace and security.

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Angela Merkel on Minsk, NATO and averting war; and more

December 15, 2024

Our guest blog looks at former German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s key insights into the Minsk peace process and why she believed diplomacy was the best road forward. We also look at the role of civil society in the fall of Assad and update Canada’s obligations in Palestine.

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It’s time for Canada to recognize the state of Palestine

November 30, 2024

Respecting Arab heritage in Canada requires more than words Speaking during Third Reading of Bill C-232, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, Senator Yuen Pau Woo gave a penetrating statement entitled Reflecting on the Celebration of Arab Heritage in the Face of Canada’s Stance on Palestine. For the video of the statement, click on the […]

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A post-Gaza-war way forward: Part Two

October 2, 2024

ISRAEL AND PALESTINE: RECONCILING LAW AND POLITICS Israel must end “as rapidly as possible” its unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory (including the Gaza Strip), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) pronounced in a landmark advisory opinion …  – Kim and Balliette (justsecurity.org) Despite the absolute clarity of the World Court’s ruling that Israel’s long-term occupation […]

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