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Tag: Israel
Canada abstains from UN motion for Israel to leave Gaza, West Bank | National Post
Canada’s UN ambassador said the motion was too one-sided to support, but Ottawa agrees that Israel is illegally occupying those territories
— Read on nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-abstains-from-un-israel-gaza-motion
Israel recovers hostage bodies in Gaza, polio vaccinations start | Reuters
The six hostages apparently were killed not long before Israeli troops reached them, the military said. Families called on Benjamin Netanyahu to take responsibility.
— Read on www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-has-discovered-unidentified-bodies-gaza-2024-08-31/
Protesters at Western University are staying put despite deadline to clear encampment | CBC News
Western University’s president is telling pro-Palestinian protesters on the London, Ont., campus to pack up their encampment by the end of the weekend in order to avoid disciplinary action, but protesters say they are staying put.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/protesters-at-western-university-are-staying-put-despite-deadline-to-clear-encampment-1.7254064
University of Toronto may be example of how to peacefully resolve other protest encampments – The Globe and Mail
On Wednesday, pro-Palestinian protesters cleared out the U of T encampment a few hours ahead of a court-imposed deadline to leave
— Read on www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-university-of-toronto-encampment-protest/
Political leaders denounce protest targeting Israeli team in B.C. softball tournament | Globalnews.ca
Demonstrators were targeting an Israeli team’s participation in the Canada Cup, an international women’s softball tournament at Softball City in South Surrey.
— Read on globalnews.ca/news/10605054/israel-softball-tournament-protest/
Hamas faces growing public dissent as Gaza war erodes support
Palestinians in Gaza are openly criticising the armed group both on the streets and online.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0vewvp14zdo
What’s after the anti-Israel U of T encampment looks worse: Selley | National Post
”This is not the end,” a protest leader bellowed. “Let us be loud. Let us be disruptive.”
— Read on nationalpost.com/opinion/u-of-t-and-toronto-may-miss-the-encampment
University of Toronto protestors debate whether to leave pro-Palestinian encampment ahead of court-imposed deadline – The Globe and Mail
Demonstrators have until 6 p.m. Wednesday to clear out the tent encampment but say a decision has not yet been made among themselves on whether or not to continue occupying King’s College Circle
— Read on www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-uoft-injunction-deadline-protesters-encampment/
Why Hamas went rogue on October 7 and how the West could end the war | National Post
A Middle East scholar who predicted a mass attack on Israel six months before October 7 says Gaza should be split along clan lines
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