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Mara Cohen: What it Means to be an Oglala Sioux Jewish Woman

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From Israzine Nov., 2014: "Zionism, An Indigenous Struggle: Aboriginal Americans and the Jewish State"   In these days of change, (Aren’t they all…and haven’t they always been) I wanted to share some of my own experience of being born in a liminal place and of a liminal status.  Always on the cusp of beginnings and […]

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OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY ALIENATES FRIENDS (ISRAEL), AND IDEALIZES ENEMIES (ISLAMISTS)

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We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 –   Contents:   The Power of Events: Israel’s Sudden Election & Increasing Terrorism, Are Complicated by the U.S.’s M.E. Ambivalence: Prof. Frederick […]

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Rob Coles: AMID TERRORISM AND GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS CRISES, A NEW WINNIPEG MUSEUM OFFERS HOPE

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        Having followed debates over the recently-opened Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR), I was eager to visit the site on a recent trip to Winnipeg. Many criticisms of the museum focus on the lack of content addressing Canada’s human rights abuses (e.g., towards First Nations communities). After visiting the museum I […]

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Baruch Cohen: HANUKKAH 5775: The Festival of Lights that Never Dim

The kindling of lights  at Hannukah remembers the history of the Jewish People. Their legacy is to share a commitment to Jewish values. We light candles to review our faith in ourselves, in each other, in our people, and in our State of Israel. Hanukkah is the festival of Am Israel, the festival of a […]

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REMEMBERING SYRIA’S ANCIENT JEWISH COMMUNITY

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 –   Contents:   Tales of a Convicted Jew’s Escape From Syria: Michelle Devorah Kahn, National Post, Dec. 1, 2014— All it took […]

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ÉLECTIONS

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  ISRAËL: À 104 JOURS DES LÉGISLATIVES, LE CENTRE ET LA GAUCHE PARLENT D'UNE GRANDE UNION ANTI-BIBI Jérémyah Alber JSSNews, 4 décembre 2014             Dès l’instant où le Premier ministre Benjamin Netanyahu a liquidé ses ministres Yaïr Lapid et Tzipi Livni et appelé à des élections anticipées, les négociations ont commencé furieusement, des deux cotés […]

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Frederick Krantz: THE POWER OF EVENTS: ISRAEL’S SUDDEN ELECTION & INCREASING TERRORISM, ARE COMPLICATED BY THE U.S.’S M.E. AMBI

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The Power of Events: Israel’s Sudden Election Complicated By Increasing Terrorism & U.S.’s M.E. Ambivalence   It is an old dictum that what the French call histoire évenémentielle, the often-determining role of  events in history, can unexpectedly change politics. The sudden collapse of Israel’s governing coalition is a good example: it means a March election […]

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AS “ARAB SPRING” TURNED INTO “ARAB FALL,” YEMEN & TUNISIA REPRESENT OPPOSITE OUTCOMES

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 –   Contents:   Yemen Exposes Difficulties in U.S. Strategy to Combat Extremist Militants: Maria Abi-Habib, Wall Street Journal, Dec. 3, 2014— The […]

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Amb. Alan Baker: The Indigenous Rights of the Jewish People

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From Israzine Nov., 2014: "Zionism, An Indigenous Struggle: Aboriginal Americans and the Jewish State"     The Indigenous Rights of the Jewish People   By Alan Baker   The Jewish People       There is no doubt whatsoever as to the historic presence and existence of the Jewish people in the Middle-East generally, and the […]

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Wednesday’s “News in Review” Round-Up

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We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 – Tel: (514) 486-5544 – Fax:(514) 486-8284; E-mail: rob@isranet.wpsitie.com     Contents:  Weekly Quotes |  Short Takes | On Topic Links       On Topic Links   A Plague […]

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MUBARAK ACQUITTED, BROAD ANTI-TERROR LAWS PLANNED: “DEEP STATE” RETURNS TO EGYPT

We welcome your comments to this and any other CIJR publication. Please address your response to:  Rob Coles, Publications Chairman, Canadian Institute for Jewish Research, PO Box 175, Station  H, Montreal QC H3G 2K7 –   Contents:   Sisi Regime Shows Confidence as ‘Deep State’ Returns to Egypt's Political Landscape: Ariel Ben Solomon, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 1, […]

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Ira Robinson: David Ahenakew and His Antisemitism

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  From Israzine Nov., 2014: "Zionism, An Indigenous Struggle: Aboriginal Americans and the Jewish State"   David Ahenakew (1933 –2010) was a Canadian First Nations leader who left a significant legacy of achievement in advancing educational opportunity among First Nations people in Saskatchewan.   His career included a term as Chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan […]

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