Activists demanding a better fate for Palestinians have chosen a potent accusation—the new apartheid—to rally support for the growing anti-Israel boycott. Their belief: what forced change in South Africa can provoke change in the Middle East. But it may not be that easy-or that simple

Imagination. Creativity. Inspiration. Three words to stir the soul crown the towering windows of Toronto’s flagship Indigo bookstore. At ground level, shoppers pass in and out of wood-framed glass doors, navigating planters and benches intended to create a friendly, front-porch sort of welcome. They take little notice as, on the sidewalk beyond, two women unfurl an off-white canvas banner. Printed on one side are another three words, less poetic perhaps than the store’s motto, but the intended effect is just as moving: Boycott Chapters/ Indigo.

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Middle East Report. by Muhammad Ali Khalidi and Diane Riskedahl

How long will the state erect military checkpoints in residential areas, treating them as though they were camps sheltering wanted people and gunmen, while all the Palestinian camps, which shelter criminals and wanted people, enjoy freedom of movement, politically, militarily and in terms of security, as though they were security islands independent of Lebanon politically, militarily and in terms of security?

—Jibran Tuwayni, al-Nahar (July 18th, 2002)

The view expressed by assassinated Lebanese Member of Parliament and editorialist Jibran Tuwayni has become depressingly familiar among Lebanese politicians since the end of the Lebanese civil war. Though Tuwayni was a firebrand of what is now the loyalist camp in Lebanese politics, his perspective is also shared by elements of the current opposition, particularly members of the parliamentary bloc loyal to former Gen. Michel Aoun. There may be more than a grain of truth in the saying that the only thing that unites the Lebanese political factions today is antipathy for the Palestinians living in their midst.

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This edition of Radio Tadamon! brings you to the streets, from the ongoing demonstrations throughout Canada calling for a boycott of Indigo/Chapters bookstores due to their support for Israel, to the major demonstrations in Montabello, Quebec surrounding the North American trilateral summit in August 2007.

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Vendredi 7 Septembre, 20h
La Sala Rosa
4848 St. Laurent
Montréal
Entrée: $10-20

Avant première du dernier film de Brett Story, avec une musique au piano composée par Stefan Christoff. Un voyage cinématographique à travers les routes de l’occupation et de la résistance de Cisjordanie en Palestine.

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Photo: Montrealers gather to mark the anniversary of the Israeli attack on Lebanon.

MONTREAL: To mark the 1 year anniversary of the Israeli attack on Lebanon hundreds of people gathered in Montreal for an evening of testimonials, poetry and presentations on the impacts of the 2006 Israeli attack on Lebanon. One year ago, Israel launched a military assault on Lebanon, commencing a 34 day war that left more than 1300 Lebanese civilians dead, large parts of the national infrastructure destroyed and southern Lebanon littered with over one million unexploded cluster bomblets.

This Montreal community commemoration was organized by Al-Hidaya Association, Association des jeunes libanais musulmans (AJLM) and Tadamon! Montreal…

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Tadamon! Montréal vous encourage à soutenir et vous impliquer dans les mobilisations populaires contre le sommet « Partenariat pour la Sécurité et la Prospérité » (PSP) qui aura lieu à Montebello au Québec, entre le 19 et 21 août où le président des Etats Unis Georges Bush, le Premier Ministre canadien Stephen Harper, et le président mexicain Felipe Calderon se rencontreront.

Pour toute information sur le Partenariat pour la Sécurité et la Prospérité (PSP) et les manifestations, visitez Indymedia Montabello.

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A year after violence broke out in Lebanon, members of the Montreal Lebanese community and local activists gathered together last night to remember, unite and heal.

A group of more than 200 supporters took part in poetry readings, first-hand testimonials, discussions and a dinner at the Cote des Neiges Community Centre at 6 p.m.

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MONTREAL (CP): The Hezbollah flag could well figure prominently when Quebec’s Lebanese community marks this weekend’s one-year anniversary of the Israeli bombing of southern Lebanon.

In a city that lost an entire family to Israeli bombs, supporters of the outlawed terrorist group have increasingly flouted the ban and become more vocal in their support.

“Who is Hezbollah? What have they done? What is their history and where do they come from? That’s what we should be talking about,” said Hussein El-Akhras, whose nephew died in the bombings. The man’s wife and children also died.

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Conférence de presse: Le jeudi 12 juillet 2007, à 10:30 am
Emplacement : École des Affaires Publiques et Communautaires
2149 rue Mackay, métro Guy-Concordia

Il y a déjà un an de cela, Israël prit d’assaut le Liban, marquant de ce fait le commencement d’une guerre ayant duré au total 34 jours et qui a laissé sans vie 1 300 civils libanais. De plus, la majorité des infrastructures nationales ont été détruites et désormais, plus d’un million de bombes à fragmentation non explosées jonchent les sols du sud du Liban.

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Tadamon! Montréal appelle à soutenir DEUX ACTIONS
cette semaine à Montréal, en solidarité avec les peuples autochtones…

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