Michael Lynk reflects on Israeli apartheid and his tenure as UN Special Rapporteur
Canadian lawyer Michael Lynk served as the UN's "Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the [occupied] Palestinian territories" from 2016 to 2022.. During his mandate Lynk faced intens...
12 Apr 20221h
Will Palestinians ever have a place in the Canadian Museum for Human Rights? (w/ Candice Bodnaruk)
Since its construction on a First Nations historical site, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has been mired in controversy. Throughout its brief history, interest groups have clamoured...
1 Apr 202240min
Together Against Apartheid (w/ Independent Jewish Voices Canada)
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) has been campaigning for Palestinian rights and against Israeli apartheid since 2008. In March, they ramped up these efforts with a focused new campaign called “...
28 Mar 202253min
Israel’s war on children (w/ Defense for Children International - Palestine)
For Palestinian children under occupation, last year was the most violent since 2014. From bullets, to tear-gas, to arbitrary arrests, and early morning raids, there are many features of Israel’s brut...
24 Mar 20221h 1min
Decolonize Palestine (w/ Rawan and Fathi)
Anyone who has spent time arguing about Israel and Palestine on the internet knows that there is a lot of misinformation out there, which aims to obscure the reality of Israeli apartheid and settler-c...
14 Mar 20221h 3min
Lobby Roundup: B'nai Brith Canada patrols the Facebook likes of Montreal City Councillors!
In this episode, Tom and Michael discuss some of the recent outrageous claims, assertions, campaigns and complaints of pro-Israel lobby group B'nai Brith Canada. We start with a ridiculous announceme...
9 Mar 202242min
If only Palestine benefitted from the media's treatment of Ukraine
In the first few hours of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many media commentators expressed disbelief that war could emerge again in Europe. War, these commentators seemed to suggest, was something that...
4 Mar 202241min
BDS Victory at the University of Toronto (w/ Moe Alqasem)
There was a major BDS victory in February when the University of Toronto Students’ Association, one of the largest student unions in the country, passed a motion in support of divesting from companies...
2 Mar 202246min
