51 h. ago Conrad Black: Let’s make a bonfire of Canada’s ghastly wokeness

It is irritating and distressing to see Canada robotically following the British and French and two other countries in imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers over their comments related to the West Bank. It is also annoying that our new prime minister, who squeaked to a minority victory through a histrionic imposture of a […]

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6 d. ago U.S. condemns Canada, 4 other nations over Israeli sanctions

OTTAWA — The United States has condemned Canada and four other countries for imposing sanctions on two Israeli cabinet ministers. Earlier Tuesday, Canada joined the U.K., Norway, Australia and New Zealand in sanctioning the ministers for “inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.” In a statement released Tuesday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, […]

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6 d. ago U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway sanction 2 far

JERUSALEM (AP) — Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway said Tuesday they have imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli government ministers for allegedly “inciting extremist violence” against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich face asset freezes and travel bans from the five countries. The ministers are champions of expanding […]

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1 week ago Ottawa amps up criticism of Israel over ’appalling conditions’ in Gaza

OTTAWA — Ottawa issued a stronger condemnation of Israel’s restrictions on food aid in Gaza this week as the country’s ambassador continues to reject claims that Israel is violating humanitarian law. On Wednesday, Canada also joined European leaders in condemning escalating settler violence in the West Bank. In a Tuesday night post on X by […]

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3 w. ago Israeli ambassador meets with Canadian officials after summons from foreign minister

OTTAWA — Israel’s Ambassador in Canada met with senior officials from the foreign affairs ministry on Wednesday to discuss an incident in the West Bank that saw Israeli soldiers fire warning shots near a diplomatic tour that included four Canadians. But Iddo Moed told The Canadian Press in an interview he felt the formal process […]

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3 w. ago Canada summons ambassador after Israeli army fires shots near 4 Canadian diplomats

OTTAWA — Canada is summoning the Israeli ambassador to explain why Israel Defense Forces fired warning shots near a diplomatic tour in the West Bank on Wednesday. Prime Minister Mark Carney called the situation “totally unacceptable” and said Canada expects an explanation of what happened. “It’s some of many things that are totally unacceptable that’s […]

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3 w. ago Canada summons Israeli ambassador over shots fired towards four Canadian diplomats

On Wednesday morning, the Israeli Defence Forces confirmed that its soldiers had fired 'warning shots'

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3 w. ago Canada summons Israel’s ambassador after diplomats fired at in West Bank

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said four Canadians were part of a delegation touring the city of Jenin when Israeli Defence Forces fired warning shots in their vicinity.

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4 w. ago Canada, U.K., France warn of concrete actions against Israel over military expansion

OTTAWA — The leaders of Canada, the United Kingdom and France are condemning Israel’s expansion of military operations and actions in Gaza and the West Bank, threatening in a joint statement Monday to take concrete actions, including sanctions. The statement called Sunday’s announcement that Israel will allow a basic quantity of food into Gaza “wholly […]

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