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


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

Fleeing homes 1948 Nakba

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


May 1st: Arthur Milner's play

Attend the play and join NCCAR for dinner and drinks with the play’s playwright Arthur Milner.

Facts, a play by Arthur Milner

NCCAR invites you to join us in attending Arthur Milner’s play “FACTS”  at the Great Canadian Theatre …Continue reading


About Canada's Statement on the Building of Settlements in East Jerusalem

The National Council on Canada-Arab Relations (NCCAR) welcomes the statement by Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon that the building of settlements by Israel in occupied East Jerusalem is “contrary to international law and therefore condemn it.” We hope …Continue reading


A Cultural Trip through the Middle East

An NCCAR co-sponsored cultural trip through the Middle East

*** REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED ***

As part of our efforts to celebrate the heritage and culture of the Lebanese, Jordanian and Palestinian people, the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations …Continue reading


Feb 1st, repeated Feb 3rd - Palestine and Israel: A hard look at the facts on the ground

An NCCAR Webinar:   February 1st or 3rd, 2010

Palestine and Israel:
A hard look at the facts on the ground

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NCCAR's Rula Odeh Wins Changes in CBC Policy

Win to provide better reporting of the Israeli-Palestinian issue on CBC

NCCAR’s President, Rula Odeh, recently challenged the CBC through its ombudsman on a report about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that contained a number of flaws. Through a methodical, researched and persistent effort, Ms. Odeh …Continue reading


NCCAR Applauds Canadian Parliamentarians For Their Recommendations on Palestine

NCCAR applauds Canadian parliamentarians who traveled to the West Bank and Gaza in August on a humanitarian fact-finding mission in order to assess the humanitarian situation there and gain first hand knowledge and understanding to bring back to Parliament and Canadians. NCCAR welcomes their report and recommendations.

NCCAR had actively …Continue reading


NCCAR Shocked by Minister Cannon's Announcement in Israel rather than in Canada, of Renewed Work on Palestinian Refugees

News Release

NCCAR Shocked by Minister Cannon’s Announcement in Israel rather than in Canada, of Renewed Work on Palestinian Refugees

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UN endorses Goldstone: Can Israel now be held to account?

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BY BAHIJA RÉGHAÏ

October 19, 2009

“There can be no peace without justice, no justice without law and no meaningful …Continue reading

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