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Radio Canada Interview with NCCAR’s Michel De Salaberry

NCCAR — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:54:11 +0000

On June 10th, Radio Canada aired a report on TV, Radio and Internet in French that included an interview with NCCAR board member Michel de Salaberry, a former Canadian ambassador to several countries in the Middle East.

The report examines the degree to which the voices of various organizations are heard by the government.

NCCAR: ‘Time to End Israel’s Free Ride’ – Published

NCCAR — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:41:27 +0000

NCCAR’s opinion piece entitled “Time to End Israel’s Free Ride” was published in Embassy today.

Embassy is Canada’s influential foreign policy newspaper. With a weekly readership of over 60,000 it is the forum for debate on international issues for politicians, foreign policy experts, diplomats, aid workers, the military, ...Continue reading

Economic underpinnings of occupation: illegal settlements products and the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement

NCCAR — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:42:14 +0000

Economic underpinnings of occupation: illegal settlements products and the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement

By Bahija Réghaï | May 26, 2010

They are illegal, “a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention and … constitute a serious obstacle ...Continue reading

Al Nakba: Expelled from Home and Native Land but not from History

NCCAR — Sat, 15 May 2010 04:30:41 +0000

A Palestinian family piles into a truck, becoming part of the Nakba in 1948. (UNRWA)

By Bahija Reghaï

‘Here on the slopes of hills, facing the dusk and the cannon of time Close to the gardens ...Continue reading

NCCAR on Al-Jazeera English: Published

NCCAR — Fri, 14 May 2010 14:55:39 +0000
New perspective on Arab world
May 11, 2010

Re: Al Jazeera English on the air in Canada, May 4

Your article only cited initial “opposition by Canadian Jewish organizations.” However, it should have also mentioned the overwhelming support by several organizations and individuals for the CRTC to approve Al ...Continue reading

NCCAR’s Mark Khoury defends Geneva Conventions: Published

NCCAR — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:09:17 +0000

Geneva rules are vital to us all The Gazette April 22, 2010 Re: “It isn’t easy to fight clean” (Opinion, April 20).

Stanley Taube does what he accuses winners of wars of doing: writes his own version of what really happened. The Second World War did ...Continue reading

UN Struggles to Meet Needs of Refugees, published, Bahija Réghaï

NCCAR — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:09:25 +0000
UN struggles to meet needs of refugees
By Bahija Réghaï

December 17, 2009

Published on Rabble.ca

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Established 60 years ago, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is now more relevant than ever, both as the purveyor of essential education, health and relief services and as a reminder ...Continue reading

Israel shares in failure of Mideast peace talks – published, Ottawa Citizen

NCCAR — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:51:31 +0000
View online Israel shares in failure of Mideast peace talks By Bahija Réghaï, The Ottawa Citizen November 25, 2009
Re: Abbas isn’t going anywhere, Nov. 23. (http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Abbas+going+anywhere/2254816/story.html)

Barry Rubin’s statement in his opinion article that Mahmoud Abbas’ “real motivation” is to be seen as a ...Continue reading