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The Backbench
#82 Could Canada Be Complicit in a ‘Plausible Genocide’?
The ICJ court ruled that Palestinians in Gaza face a “real and imminent risk” of genocide, and laid out the provisional measures Israel must take in order to prevent it.
Short Cuts
#953 Burning Down the Jewish Deli Is Not Kosher
Canada’s major newspapers take a stance on antisemitic attacks happening in Toronto.
The Backbench
#76 Israel, Palestine and Canadian Foreign Policy
Why did Canada abstain on an emergency resolution at the UN General Assembly calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities” in Gaza?
Short Cuts
# 929 Stumbling Through the Fog of War
As the conflict in Gaza and Israel continues to escalate, Pacinthe Mattar sits down with Jonathan to consider the ways in which narratives are shaped, journalists are obstructed, and parameters of discussion get enforced.
Short Cuts
The Worst Week (So Far)
The violence that erupted in Israel and Gaza this past weekend has spawned a hurricane of misinformation.
Short Cuts
#263 A Case For Bad Art
The incredibly controversial painting of Justin Trudeau, François Legault’s problem with anglophone media, and the story about Gaza that CBC disappeared.
What’s Going On With CJFE
Canadian Journalists for Free Expression in turmoil, following release of statement condemning Israeli actions in Gaza
CANADALAND
#53 Why I Hate Talking About Israel
Norman Spector is Canada's former ambassador to Israel. He was also the publisher of the Jerusalem Post. Conversations about Israel-Palestine are invariably bummers, but for Norman, Jesse makes an exception.