CANADA DISTINGUISHES ITSELF
Fury Over Antisemitic Canadian Newspaper Cartoon Depicting Netanyahu as Blood-Sucking Vampire: Ben Cohen, Algemeiner, Mar. 20, 2024 — One of Canada’s leading French-language news outlets abruptly removed a crudely antisemitic caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from its website on Wednesday morning following a storm of protest from Canadian politicians and Jewish advocates.
Amid Canada’s ‘Arms Embargo’: Here Are the Israeli Weapons Still In Use In Ottawa: Udi Ezion, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 20. 2024 — Canada’s foreign minister’s announcement on Tuesday of an arms embargo on Israel comes at a time when Israeli weapons systems are now protecting Canadian pilots, fighters, and naval combatants around the world.
Biden’s ‘Trojan Pier’ for Gaza: Daniel Greenfield, JNS, Mar. 18, 2024
The U.S. Plans a Port for Gaza to Provide Humanitarian Aid: Pinhas Inbari, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Mar. 18, 2024
Port of No Return: The US Plan for Aid Relief in Gaza: CDR, David Levy, BESA, Mar. 20, 2024
Condescension and Virtue Signaling Don’t Help Palestinians: Michael Rubin, Middle East Forum Observer, Mar. 11, 2024
For Further Reference:
TOC Ready Room 7 March 2024: Bridge to Gaza … : J.E. Dyer, The Optimistic Conservative, Mar. 8, 2024 — Reporting that ramped up from 6 to 7 March 2024 indicates President Joe Biden is to announce in his State of the Union (SOTU) address Thursday night that the U.S. military will be building a temporary pier off the Gaza coast to facilitate delivery of aid by sea. (Update: he did announce it.)
Strategic Maneuver in Gaza: An Analysis in Maps and Pictures: J.E. Dyer, The Optimistic Conservative, Mar. 14, 2024 — Some things are very simple to see, if they’re just illustrated. That’s why this update should be short. What we will see is the impact on Israeli security policy of the expanding rush to send aid to Gaza by sea.
Gaza’s Pier Could Be an International Refugee Pandora’s Box: Elizabeth Samson, Middle East Forum Observer, Mar. 18, 2024 — U.S. ships will soon head to the Gaza coast to build a floating pier to provide Gazans with humanitarian aid. While President Joe Biden trumpets the pier’s potential to facilitate emergency assistance, it is unclear if he has thought through its complexities, and especially the legal implications for building such a structure.
Gaza’s Understanding of U.S. Humanitarian Aid: A “Free Lunch”: Dr. Dan Diker, Zvi Yehezkel, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, Mar. 20, 2024 — Gazans interpret U.S. humanitarian aid without a quid pro quo as unqualified American support for Hamas and Gaza and a rejection of Israel.