It is no longer if, but when Kevin Falcon will resign as leader of the moribund BC United party. It is very unlikely he will resign prior to the fast-approaching Oct. 19, 2024 provincial election, as there is no longer enough time to hold a leadership race and convention. If he does not resign prior…
“Finish Them”
On May 29, 2024, while Israel was in the process of attacking Rafah, failed U.S. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote “Finish them” on an Israeli artillery shell. Criticism rightly followed from around the world. The excuse was given that Israel intended to fire the shell in question at the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Both…
A Long-Awaited Proposal from Biden
It has taken far far too long but we may be witnessing the final days of power of the Middle East’s most notorious war criminal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On May 31, 2024, American President Joe Biden announced a bold and thoughtful road map that, if accepted by both combatants — Israel and Hamas…
The Pendulum is Swinging
The pendulum is swinging towards justice in the Middle East. Over eight days at the end of May, there were three major developments. The first major step was the May 20th application by Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for arrest warrants for both Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar,…
The Rise of the Right Requires the Left to Unite
The provincial Conservative and B.C. United parties are so concerned about another N.D.P. victory in this year’s October election that they are reportedly engaged in behind-closed-door negotiations to work together to prevent this from happening. Fingers crossed that they are not successful, as the election of a B.C. United/B.C Conservative coalition would be a catastrophe…
Students – Tipping the Scales in Favour of Justice in the Middle East
For the first time since the 1960s, student power is having a positive effect on Washington’s foreign policy. With Israeli armed forces apparently on the brink of a land invasion of Rafah, Washington announced that it would freeze arms shipments that could be used in that operation. While only a small step in the right…
Student Power is a Key Ingredient to Resistance
With Israel’s genocidal offensive against the civilian population of Gaza continuing — now in its seventh month with the death toll of civilians surpassing 34,000 — students in universities all over North American are occupying campuses, setting up protest camps and in certain places, taking over buildings. The protests began at Columbia University in New…