At the beginning of the current school year, the student union at Ryerson University invited IJV to have a table during the University’s orientation week. It was a beautiful fall day and the atmosphere was carnival-like, boasting healthy food stands, and organizational tables beckoning students to widen their horizons by engaging with a variety of environmental and social justice advocates. I secured the IJV banner to our table and sat down next to Ronnie Yaron, an IJV member who had volunteered to help out.

Dear New Democratic Party of Canada,

As fellow Canadians who are concerned with human rights, we call on you to condemn Israel's murderous bombing campaign on the defenceless population of Gaza.

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In a recent Globe and Mail column on Stephen Harper's trip to Israel, Margaret Wente quotes a Jewish friend: "We're not sheep … Jews don't do anything en masse." In many ways, this is true. Jewish tradition has long valued debate. Hence the joke "two Jews, three opinions."