Queen’s Israel on Campus was thrilled to host Dr. David Tal, Israeli historian, professor and the Kahanoff Chair in Israeli Studies at the University of Calgary for a insightful lecture Tuesday November 10. About 50 students from both ends of the political spectrum were in attendance to hear Dr. Tal’s balanced and thought provoking summary [...]
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On October 26th the IOC (Israel on Campus) at UWO (University of Western Ontario) held a screening of the Alan Dershowitz film based on his acclaimed book, The Case for Israel. In his book, Dershowitz outlines legal validity to the Jewish state and addresses the widely believed myths about Israel, screening the film adaptation of [...]
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On Monday, November 2, Hillel at Ryerson hosted a Multifaith Bagel lunch. The event included members from the RSU (Ryerson Student Union), Catholic Students’ Association, Hindu Students’ Association and Campus for Christ. The event was part of the many multi-faith events organized by Hillel.
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Waterloo, ON – About 30 students ended their schoolday on Monday by attending a lecture by Dr. Costanza Musu, presented by Israel on Campus UW/WLU. Dr. Musu, a professor at the University of Ottawa, presented a clear and balanced take on the impasse in the Israel/Palestine peace process that was thought-provoking and illuminating to all [...]
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On Monday, November 9, University of Ottawa professor Dr. Costanza Musu did a noon hour lecture intitled “Shalom-Salaam-Peace in the Middle East, Understanding the Current Arab-Israeli Impasse” at the University of Guelph. The event was part of the University of Guelph’s Peace Week, a cross-campus week of events related to global peace and conflict resolution. [...]
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On Nov. 4th, Prof. Julien Bauer, Professor at UQAM (Université de Québec à Montréal), addressed a crowd of 30 students at the University of Montreal. Prof. Bauer’s talk was titled “Is the Shoah the reason for Israel’s existence?”
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On November 3, Ottawa’s student club, the Israel Awareness Committee had a series of speakers at Carleton University. Ben Dror Yemini a Journalist from Maariv as well as Nonie Darwish. Yemini demonstrated that Israel is demonized in the media, referencing to global genocides that are not covered in news. He drew that Israel has suffered greatly [...]
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Yaakov Katz came to Toronto on October 22nd and 23rd. After an interesting schmooze session with students at U of T, Mr. Katz spoke to a group of about 45 students at York University. Mr. Katz focused on subject matters relating to Iran. Question period was very interesting given the questions and comments from Iranian students [...]
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Ma’ariv Opinions editor, Ben Dror, spoke to a crowd of over 50 students and faculty. Dror’s presentation was titled “Israel and the New Antisemitism: Exploring the line between legitimate criticism and demonetization”. The event was s ponsored by: McMaster Israel on Campus, Jewish Faculty Association, the Jewish Student Association & UJA Federation of Hamilton. A dinner preceded [...]
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On Nov 2, the anniversary of the Balfour Deceleration, Dr. Asher Susser spoke to a room of 60+ students and community members. In partnership with CIPS and The Graduate School of Public and International Relations at Ottawa U, Dr. Susser addressed the Israel/ Palestine debate. His thesis was that external players will not be able [...]
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