A talk by Kobi Snitz of Boycott from Within and AATW
Sunday, April 13, 7 pm at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 949 W.49th Ave.(Oak and 49th).
Kobi will speak about support by Israelis for the Palestinian popular struggle, reviewing a decade of Israeli involvement in the Palestinian popular struggle and half a decade of support for BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) from Inside Israel (despite Israeli legislation making advocates of BDS subject to lawsuits by companies that anticipate possible future financial damage as a result).… Read more
A talk by Kobi Snitz of Boycott from Within and AATW
Sunday, April 13, 7 pm at the Unitarian Church of Vancouver, 949 W.49th Ave.(Oak and 49th).
Kobi will speak about support by Israelis for the Palestinian popular struggle, reviewing a decade of Israeli involvement in the Palestinian popular struggle and half a decade of support for BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) from Inside Israel (despite Israeli legislation making advocates of BDS subject to lawsuits by companies that anticipate possible future financial damage as a result).… Read more
Monday. April 7, 2014, 7:00pm
Rm. 1700, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings
A live recording of the full speech
Video clips of the speech
Free Admission
Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh was born to a Palestinian Christian family near Bethlehem. As well as being Palestinian, he has U.S. citizenship and served on the faculty of both Duke and Yale Universities where he taught and did research in genetics before returning to Palestine to do the same work at Birzeit and Bethlehem Universities.… Read more
Monday. April 7, 2014, 7:00pm
Rm. 1700, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W. Hastings
A live recording of the full speech
Video clips of the speech
Free Admission
Dr. Mazin Qumsiyeh was born to a Palestinian Christian family near Bethlehem. As well as being Palestinian, he has U.S. citizenship and served on the faculty of both Duke and Yale Universities where he taught and did research in genetics before returning to Palestine to do the same work at Birzeit and Bethlehem Universities.… Read more
Sunday, April 6, 2014, 5 pm,
Four Seasons Hotel (W. Georgia and Howe St.), Vancouver, B.C.
On April 6, 2014, the Jewish National Fund JNF Pacific Region is holding its annual “Negev Gala Dinner”. The JNF is publicly claiming to be enhancing the environment and aiding underprivileged youth, this year in conjunction with Canadian Friends of Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (also built on stolen Palestinian land).… Read more
Sunday, April 6, 2014, 5 pm,
Four Seasons Hotel (W. Georgia and Howe St.), Vancouver, B.C.
On April 6, 2014, the Jewish National Fund JNF Pacific Region is holding its annual “Negev Gala Dinner”. The JNF is publicly claiming to be enhancing the environment and aiding underprivileged youth, this year in conjunction with Canadian Friends of Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem (also built on stolen Palestinian land).… Read more
Israeli Apartheid Week – Vancouver
2014 marks the 10th year that Israeli Apartheid Week has been marked.
Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) seeks to raise awareness about Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinians and to build support for the growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. Reflecting the global grassroots rejection of Israel’s military and political aggression, IAW was held in more than 200 locations in 2012 and more than 150 cities in 2013.… Read more
Israeli Apartheid Week – Vancouver
2014 marks the 10th year that Israeli Apartheid Week has been marked.
Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) seeks to raise awareness about Israel’s apartheid policies towards the Palestinians and to build support for the growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. Reflecting the global grassroots rejection of Israel’s military and political aggression, IAW was held in more than 200 locations in 2012 and more than 150 cities in 2013.… Read more
(Note: CPA’s work over the past 34 years has been largely undocumented on our website, but we are trying to rectify this.)
AI-Canada Stated Zionist Legal Network Coordinator Didn’t Compromise their Commitment to Impartiality
The following letters were exchanged between CPA and Bonnie Harnden, Executive Assistant of Amnesty International Canada in Jan./Feb 2002.
We checked recently with AI-Canada about the status of David Matas and we received the following response on Feb.… Read more
(Note: CPA’s work over the past 34 years has been largely undocumented on our website, but we are trying to rectify this.)
AI-Canada Stated Zionist Legal Network Coordinator Didn’t Compromise their Commitment to Impartiality
The following letters were exchanged between CPA and Bonnie Harnden, Executive Assistant of Amnesty International Canada in Jan./Feb 2002.
We checked recently with AI-Canada about the status of David Matas and we received the following response on Feb.… Read more
Feb. 18, 2014
Open letter to Mayor Dianne Watts and Council Members of the City of Surrey
On Dec. 17, 2013, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) reported that the “Mayor of Surrey Leads Trade Mission to Israel”.
CIJA then reported on Dec. 19, 2013, under the title INNOVATION IN ACTION: Surrey Trade Mission to Israel a “Game Changer”, that “The City of Surrey looks forward to hosting former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak along with the former leaders of Greece and Australia as part of an international panel on global innovation (at) the city’s Surrey Regional Economic Summit on February 27th, 2014.”… Read more
Feb. 18, 2014
Open letter to Mayor Dianne Watts and Council Members of the City of Surrey
On Dec. 17, 2013, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) reported that the “Mayor of Surrey Leads Trade Mission to Israel”.
CIJA then reported on Dec. 19, 2013, under the title INNOVATION IN ACTION: Surrey Trade Mission to Israel a “Game Changer”, that “The City of Surrey looks forward to hosting former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak along with the former leaders of Greece and Australia as part of an international panel on global innovation (at) the city’s Surrey Regional Economic Summit on February 27th, 2014.”… Read more
Please note that, as of the beginning of 2014, we added a counter on CPA posts which shows the views since Jan 1, 2014 on any specific post. The count is under the title and after the date of the post. … Read more
Following is a Statement from Voice of Palestine and Canada Palestine Association:
We, in the Voice of Palestine and the Canada Palestine Association, denounce the aggressive and possibly criminal behaviour of the Canadian security accompanying PM Stephen Harper at the holy place of the Nativity church. We demand an investigation and an apology from the Canadian government; their hypocrisy has no bounds and as one Palestinian journalist stated: “You wouldn’t do this in Israel (to Israeli journalists)”.… Read more
Following is a Statement from Voice of Palestine and Canada Palestine Association:
We, in the Voice of Palestine and the Canada Palestine Association, denounce the aggressive and possibly criminal behaviour of the Canadian security accompanying PM Stephen Harper at the holy place of the Nativity church. We demand an investigation and an apology from the Canadian government; their hypocrisy has no bounds and as one Palestinian journalist stated: “You wouldn’t do this in Israel (to Israeli journalists)”.… Read more
ترجمة الرسالة المفتوحة
Said Hamad & Arab Ambassadors: Whose Interests Are You Serving?
سعيد حمد والسفراء العرب: مصالح من أنتم تخدمون؟
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رسالة مفتوحة إلى سعيد حمد رئيس مفوضية فلسطين العامة و”سعادة” السفراء العرب لدى كندا
بعد أن قابلتم وزير الخارجية الكندي جون بيرد في مقر مفوضية فلسطين، أصدرت المفوضية بيانا صحفيا يتضمن النقاط التالية:
· بهجتها باستقبال معالي الوزير جون بيرد في مقرها
· شكر مجلس سفراء الجامعة العربية كندا لدورها الايجابي في الشرق الاوسط وشمال إفريقيا.… Read more
الترجمة العربية للرسالة
January 16, 2014
Open letter to Said Hamad “Chief Representative of the Palestinian General Delegation” and the “Honourable” Arab Ambassadors in Ottawa
The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird met with the Council of Arab League Ambassadors on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the offices of the Palestinian General Delegation (PGD).
The subsequent (and shocking) press release in the name of the Palestinian Delegation stated:
• The PDG was pleased to receive the Hon.… Read more
الترجمة العربية للرسالة
January 16, 2014
Open letter to Said Hamad “Chief Representative of the Palestinian General Delegation” and the “Honourable” Arab Ambassadors in Ottawa
The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird met with the Council of Arab League Ambassadors on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at the offices of the Palestinian General Delegation (PGD).
The subsequent (and shocking) press release in the name of the Palestinian Delegation stated:
• The PDG was pleased to receive the Hon.… Read more
