E-Arabica Newsletter

• On December 27, 2008, NCCAR issued an Action to End Israeli Attacks on Gaza
• On December 27, 2008, NCCAR issued a statement calling for an immediate halt to Israeli attacks on Gaza
• On December 30, 2008, NCCAR requested an emergency meeting about Gaza with Minister of Foreign Affairs the Honorable Lawrence Cannon.
• CTV Newsnet : Samah Sabawi, NCCAR, on the dire situation in Gaza
• On January 10, 2009 NCCAR gave a media conference on Parliament Hill. The conference was was mentioned in media On January 25, 2009, across Canada, including the National Post, the Vancouver, CTV Newsnet , the Calgary Herald , La Presse , The Windsor Star and the Ottawa Citizen
• Board member Samah Sabawi was interviewed on the siege in Gaza by CTV Newsnet
• NCCAR Vice-President Mark Khoury was interviewed following the media conference by Radio Canada and by CTV: No end in sight: CTV Interview
• On December 28, 2008 NCCAR President Bahija Réghaï was interviewed on CBC Newsworld.
• On December 25, 2008 NCCAR President Bahija Réghaï published an op-ed: The U.N.'s only progeny
• NCCAR Board member Samah Sabawi was interviewed by CTV Newsnet on the crisis in the Middle East
• On ……, Vice-President Mark Khoury and Secretary Rula Odeh met with ????
• On January 19, 2009, NCCAR President Bahija Réghaï published an op-ed: Gaza: Responsibility to protect
• On January 19, 2009, NCCAR issued a statement: welcoming the truce, and urging efforts towards a permanent ceasefire.
• NCCAR Board member Samah Sabawi gave an interview to CTV Newsnet about difficulty in distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza .
• On February 22, 2009, a meet etc… in Montreal ???
• On January 30, 2009, NCCAR President Bahija Réghaï attended a Farewell Luncheon offered by Mr. Deepak Obhrai on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, in honour of H.E. Mohamed Tangi, Dean of the Arab Group and Ambassador of Morocco.

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