Harry Shannon
An Opinion article I wrote, published in the Hamilton Spectator.
On October 7, I nearly lost my brother and sister.
My brother lives with his wife on Kibbutz Saad, near the Gaza border. That weekend, my sister was visiting from Jerusalem. Saad is right in the middle of some 20 or so villages and kibbutzim which were attacked…
Tag: palestinians
Israeli apartheid?
Harry Shannon
A few weeks ago, Amnesty International (AI) issued a report that concluded that Israel is guilty of apartheid in its treatment of Palestinians. Of course, the term apartheid is loaded, and you can agree or disagree with AI’s conclusion. Notably, Human Rights Watch and the Israeli NGO B’Tselem have also accused Israel of aparth…
United Nations vote on Palestinians’ right of self-determination
Harry Shannon
Here's a letter I wrote to my member of Parliament, Filomena Tassi. I copied it to François-Philippe Champagne, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau:
Dear Ms. Tassi,Firstly, congratulations on your re-election, and your appointment as Minister of Labour. My main reason for writing is tha…