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Dec 9, 2020, 12:51 AM

Who’s against adopting the IHRA antisemitism definition?

Proponents of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism like to boast about how much support it has. To their credit, pro-IHRA lobbying efforts around the world have had remarkable success: nearly 30 countries including the US,...

Feb 19, 2019, 4:50 PM

Jewish Canadian Israel critics aren’t so marginal after all

Jewish Canadians protesting the 2018 UJA-Toronto Walk with Israel (Raghd Hamzeh)

Jewish organizations that advocate for Palestinian rights like Independent Jewish Voices Canada—the organization for which I work—are often portrayed as small fringe groups by the Jewish establishment. But just how marginal are we and our views? A recent poll demonstrates that,...

Jan 16, 2019, 3:35 PM

Why we’re taking on the Jewish National Fund

Beit Hakshatot / Arc House at Canada Park (File, CC BY-SA, Wikipedia-Hebrew)

A tree I planted as a kid could today be standing on the ruins of a depopulated Palestinian village, and this pains me

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Corey Balsam is the National Coordinator of Independent Jewish Voices Canada.

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