The Bankruptcy of the US Empire…and the PA

The Bankruptcy of the US Empire Displayed in a Keynote Address by US Secretary of State John Kerry to the Saban Forum.
In the speech Dec. 7, 2013, Kerry described the US as “the honest broker”. However, in explaining his own record as just such an “honest broker”, he stated: “I have spent almost 30 years in the United States Senate, and I’m proud of my 100 percent voting record for Israel”.… Read more

The Bankruptcy of the US Empire Displayed in a Keynote Address by US Secretary of State John Kerry to the Saban Forum.
In the speech Dec. 7, 2013, Kerry described the US as “the honest broker”. However, in explaining his own record as just such an “honest broker”, he stated: “I have spent almost 30 years in the United States Senate, and I’m proud of my 100 percent voting record for Israel”.… Read more

We Remember Nelson Mandela

December 7, 2013
Canada Palestine Association, Vancouver and the Voice of Palestine, Canada received the news of Nelson Mandela’s passing with great sadness and extend our deepest condolences to his family, the South African people and all of humanity. We have lost a unique and selfless leader who never wavered from his principles and never bowed to expediency in the most critical moments of the anti-Apartheid and anti-Colonialist struggles.
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December 7, 2013
Canada Palestine Association, Vancouver and the Voice of Palestine, Canada received the news of Nelson Mandela’s passing with great sadness and extend our deepest condolences to his family, the South African people and all of humanity. We have lost a unique and selfless leader who never wavered from his principles and never bowed to expediency in the most critical moments of the anti-Apartheid and anti-Colonialist struggles.
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Statement on Syria

No to US-led intervention in Syria
April 21, 2013 – Canada Palestine Association-Vancouver is alarmed by the escalating violence in Syria and the huge toll on the Syrian civilian population and we feel compelled to speak out. The increasing threat of foreign military intervention will only exacerbate this suffering and could well begin a wider war. We believe that the Syrian people are the only party to decide who should lead them, and outside intervention should be condemned.… Read more

No to US-led intervention in Syria
April 21, 2013 – Canada Palestine Association-Vancouver is alarmed by the escalating violence in Syria and the huge toll on the Syrian civilian population and we feel compelled to speak out. The increasing threat of foreign military intervention will only exacerbate this suffering and could well begin a wider war. We believe that the Syrian people are the only party to decide who should lead them, and outside intervention should be condemned.… Read more

We Lost “Splitting the Sky”, a Mohawk Warrior and Activist

Canada Palestine Association is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Mohawk warrior and indigenous activist Splitting the Sky (John Boncore). The Palestinian people are indebted to Splitting the Sky for his enduring resistance and uncompromising anti-colonial positions, as well as his long time support of the Palestinian struggle. He was an early member of the American Indian Movement and also attempted a citizen’s arrest of U.S.… Read more

Canada Palestine Association is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Mohawk warrior and indigenous activist Splitting the Sky (John Boncore). The Palestinian people are indebted to Splitting the Sky for his enduring resistance and uncompromising anti-colonial positions, as well as his long time support of the Palestinian struggle. He was an early member of the American Indian Movement and also attempted a citizen’s arrest of U.S.… Read more

Sincere Condolences on the Passing of the Great Leader Hugo Chávez‏

Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine Statement On the Passing of Hugo Chávez

To Merli Vanegas:
Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Vancouver

Dear Merli Vanegas,

We were deeply saddened by the news of the passing of the great revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez.
In the name of Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine, Canada, we send our sincere condolences to you, to the Bolivarian revolutionaries and to the Venezuelan people.… Read more

Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine Statement On the Passing of Hugo Chávez

To Merli Vanegas:
Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Vancouver

Dear Merli Vanegas,

We were deeply saddened by the news of the passing of the great revolutionary leader Hugo Chávez.
In the name of Canada Palestine Association and Voice of Palestine, Canada, we send our sincere condolences to you, to the Bolivarian revolutionaries and to the Venezuelan people.… Read more

What Kind of Peace Do Israeli Voters Want?

Has the bankrupt CanWest’s pro-Israel banner passed to the Toronto Star?

The Toronto Star published an Editorial Opinion piece “Israeli voters still yearn for peace” on Jan. 25, 2013 by Shimon Koffler Fogel, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), formerly the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy. This article was the latest by Fogel, full of half-truths, distortions and inaccuracies.… Read more

Has the bankrupt CanWest’s pro-Israel banner passed to the Toronto Star?

The Toronto Star published an Editorial Opinion piece “Israeli voters still yearn for peace” on Jan. 25, 2013 by Shimon Koffler Fogel, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), formerly the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy. This article was the latest by Fogel, full of half-truths, distortions and inaccuracies.… Read more

HERE WE STAND – STAND WITH US!

Voice of Palestine Commentary (Jan. 2, 2013)

“To Speak in Muffled Tones…would be Less Than Human”
– Nelson Mandela

Since Kairos Palestine issued The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us just over a year ago, Israeli injustices have multiplied. Illegal Israeli colonies continue to be built on stolen Christian and Muslim Palestinian lands, putting economic hardship and the brutal matrix of control on the Palestinian civilian population; Bethlehem Christians feel the squeeze as Israeli settlements spread with 22 colonies now surrounding the holy city.… Read more

Voice of Palestine Commentary (Jan. 2, 2013)

“To Speak in Muffled Tones…would be Less Than Human”
– Nelson Mandela

Since Kairos Palestine issued The Bethlehem Call: Here we stand – Stand with us just over a year ago, Israeli injustices have multiplied. Illegal Israeli colonies continue to be built on stolen Christian and Muslim Palestinian lands, putting economic hardship and the brutal matrix of control on the Palestinian civilian population; Bethlehem Christians feel the squeeze as Israeli settlements spread with 22 colonies now surrounding the holy city.… Read more

Palestinians in Solidarity with Idle No More and Indigenous Rights

“You who come from beyond the sea, bent on war,
don’t cut down the tree of our names,
don’t gallop your flaming horses across
the open plains….
Don’t bury your God
in books that back up your claim of
your land over our land,
don’t appoint your God to be a mere
courtier in the palace of the King”
– Mahmoud Darwish,
The Penultimate Speech of the “Red Indian” to the White Man

(For the full text of this poem and the indigenous leader, Russell Means’ response to it, check out this link  or scroll to the end of this post.)Read more

Don’t cross our global picket line against Apartheid Israel

Open Letter to Don Davies, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway

Mr. Davies:

We were shocked and disappointed when we saw an ad for you in the regional Zionist paper “Jewish Independent” Dec. 7, 2012 (page 28) where you sent your “Best wishes to all members of the Jewish Community and Happy Chanukah”. You were the only NDP MP to do so, in the company of ads from the pro-Israeli advocacy organization “Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs” (CIJA), the racist “Jewish National Fund”, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, BC Premier Christy Clark, and finally, a full back-page colour ad from Stephen Harper and all his MP cronies in BC.… Read more

Open Letter to Don Davies, NDP MP for Vancouver Kingsway

Mr. Davies:

We were shocked and disappointed when we saw an ad for you in the regional Zionist paper “Jewish Independent” Dec. 7, 2012 (page 28) where you sent your “Best wishes to all members of the Jewish Community and Happy Chanukah”. You were the only NDP MP to do so, in the company of ads from the pro-Israeli advocacy organization “Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs” (CIJA), the racist “Jewish National Fund”, Liberal MP Joyce Murray, BC Premier Christy Clark, and finally, a full back-page colour ad from Stephen Harper and all his MP cronies in BC.… Read more

Commemoration of Palestinians Killed in Israeli Attack on Gaza

Join us to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in the Attack on Gaza

Vancouver Art Gallery North Fountain, Vancouver
Dec. 8, 2012, 1:30pm
See pictures on Facebook

Each person will have a placard with the name of a Palestinian killed in the recent Israeli attacks. We will begin by lining Georgia St. and then move towards Granville St., proceeding one person at a time as the name of the Palestinian killed is read out.… Read more

Join us to Commemorate Palestinians Killed in the Attack on Gaza

Vancouver Art Gallery North Fountain, Vancouver
Dec. 8, 2012, 1:30pm
See pictures on Facebook

Each person will have a placard with the name of a Palestinian killed in the recent Israeli attacks. We will begin by lining Georgia St. and then move towards Granville St., proceeding one person at a time as the name of the Palestinian killed is read out.… Read more