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Sep 1, 2026, 3:35 PM

Hasan Piker’s vile threat

Hasan Dogan Piker, the left-wing anti-Israel streamer, influencer and commentator, has suggested that American Jews who openly support Israel are exposing themselves to attack. This can only be regarded as a threat that could well harm the Jewish community...

Aug 30, 2026, 5:19 PM

Unacceptable Montreal City Hall Motion Defeated

Much to its credit, Montreal city council recently passed an amended version of an unacceptable motion that called for severing institutional and diplomatic ties with Israel. The final version, which passed by a margin of 56 to 6 after a...

Aug 28, 2026, 5:30 PM

Trump Takes Aim At Iran’s Economy Yet Again

The United States, having failed to squeeze Iran into submission by military means, is now trying to achieve this objective through economic means. Its change in emphasis was underscored by three events in the past few days. US Secretary of State...

Aug 26, 2026, 2:59 PM

Antisemitism In Canada Reaches New Heights

It is surely a sign of the times. A police cruiser has been parked in front of the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in midtown Toronto for the past few months. I pass it whenever I cycle southward on my almost...

Aug 24, 2026, 7:18 PM

Syria: An Israeli And Turkish Battleground

Since the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Israel has repeatedly struck military bases and equipment in Syria and seized bits of territory in the southern part of the country, all in the name of protecting...

Aug 22, 2026, 5:35 PM

Scheherazade And The Kosher Delight

Agnes Caffin's Scheherazade And The Kosher Delight is a lesson in the limits of tolerance. Presented free of charge on line by the Toronto Jewish Film Foundation, this unusual French movie mainly unfolds in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Paris. Although...

Aug 20, 2026, 3:03 PM

Bashar Al-Assad – A Syrian War Criminal

Bashar al-Assad, the ousted president of Syria, is a war criminal. These are not mere words. Last week, a court in Damascus sentenced him, his brother Maher and six former Syrian officials to death for murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes...

Aug 18, 2026, 6:13 PM

The Oppressive Taliban Regime Must Be Shunned

A somber anniversary was marked in Afghanistan a few days ago as the Taliban celebrated the fifth anniversary of its return to power. On August 15, 2021, following a costly two-decade war that achieved nothing of lasting value, the United...

Aug 16, 2026, 4:50 PM

A Place To Call Home

Bevan Lee's Australian television series, A Place To Call Home, definitely strikes a chord. A vibrant family drama consisting of 67 episodes, it is now available on the Amazon Prime platform. I was inexorably drawn into it from the very...

Aug 14, 2026, 6:46 PM

A New Mideast Alliance

On August 8, a day after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced the formation of a joint defence pact, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif spoke bluntly. Claiming that Israel is an "illegitimate state" and a "threat to the entire...

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Sheldon Kirshner is a journalist in Toronto. He writes at his online journal, SheldonKirshner.com