The blood libel at The Hague
Anti-Israeli genocidaires accuse Israelis of genocide
Irwin Cotler
Israel SitRep: Nov. 3, 2023
Today’s Issue: Hezbollah Intensifies Attacks Ahead of Nasrallah Speech Hezbollah Intensifies Attacks Ahead of Nasrallah Speech Hezbollah claimed on November 2 that it launched two explosives-laden...
Israel at War Situation Report
Canada must continue to defend Israel against baseless United Nations attack
The request to the International Court of Justice is designed to subvert the peace process by making Israel's legal occupation unlawful
Op-eds
Recalling the Holocaust is insufficient
The UN fails to name those threatening genocide or threatened by genocide
Op-eds
Iran Seeks to Block Investigation of January’s Ukrainian Airliner Crash
Radio Farda reported on Tuesday that Tehran sent Ukraine a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) that, if signed, would protect the Iranian government from judicial action for the downing of a Ukrainian...
Policy Briefs
Using SEMA to advance the Canada-Iran relationship
When Parliament reconvenes on Jan. 30, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development will continue to review the Special Economic Measures Act (SEM...
Op-eds
Confronting Genocide In Our Time
In my last column, I wrote about my gra...
Op-eds
Iran Accountability Week
Introduction: Chairman Munson, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before this distinguished committee. I applaud the Canadian Parliament for t...
Congressional Testimonies
The real roadblock to better relations is Tehran
The Islamic Republic of Iran must take delight in commentators in the West who advance the regime’s public relations agenda free of charge. Here in Canada, one analyst claims that...
Op-eds
What to do about Iran?
Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion has confirmed his government’s intent to lift Canada’s sanctions against Iran, as the nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 world powers...
Op-eds
Focus on ISIS is Obscuring Iranian Threat to Israel
Palestinians are stabbing, shooting and ramming cars into Israelis on a daily basis. According to a recent survey by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, two-thirds of Palestini...
Op-eds
Uniting Behind Human Rights
Last month, Canada’s Parliament displayed rare unity. Iran Accountability Week, which was co-sponsored by MPs James Bezan (Conservative), Irwin Cotler (Liberal) and Paul Dewar (NDP), sought...
Op-eds
Analysis: The Benefits Of Canadian Parliament’s ‘Adopt Iranian Political Prisoner’ Campaign
There is no shortage of political prisoners incarcerated in Iran’s penitentiaries. The plight of persecuted Iranians rarely reaches the level of audible background music in Western...
Op-eds
Beyond Nuclear: The Threat of Iranian Terrorism
Negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have dominated headlines worldwide. With the debate inundated with references to break-out times, heavy-water plants and centrifuges, it would be un...
Op-eds
Analysis: Has the Geneva Agreement Undercut Sanctions to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program?
The interim nuclear deal reached between the major powers and the Islamic Republic on November 24 opened the investment floodgates for Western companies seeking to capitalize on a new business en...
Op-eds
‘Responsibility to Protect’ is No Basis for Bombing Syria
In the Saturday edition of the National Post, eminent human rights advocate Irwin Cotler wrote that “if mass atrocities in Syria are not a case for R2P [the Responsibility to Protect doctri...
Op-eds
Canadian MPs Decry Iran Human Rights Violations
Co-authored by Michael Wilner Canada’s Parliament hosted Iran Accountability Week last week, documenting the Islamic Republic’s human rights violations, particularly...
Op-eds
Iranians Incite Genocide; Israelis ‘Employ Invective’
Gosh, which is worse?
Op-eds
Focus On Iran, Not Israel
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford set the right tone with his announcement earlier this month that the city would withdraw more than $100,000 in public funds for the Toronto Gay Pride week events in late Ju...
Op-eds
Now Is The Time to Confront Iran
In his contribution on Thursday, internationally recognized human-rights expert Irwin Cotler underscored the importance of focusing on the Iranian regime's human-rights record. He has introduced th...