A Plea for Patriotism
So much of our current events, while perhaps seeming disconnected from one another, are not only deeply intertwined, but touch on various aspects of our work at JSpaceCanada.
In 2025, We’re Fighting for the Israel We Were Taught to Love.
It feels somewhat surreal that it is now 2025 and we are still discussing an ongoing war that began due to the horrific Hamas terror attack in 2023.
Israeli Soldiers are Speaking Out Against the IDF's Conduct in Gaza. We Must Listen to Them.
IDF soldiers sharing their testimonies of daily abuses and the reality of Palestinians under occupation has been going on for a while now, with organizations like Breaking the Silence gaining more prominence in recent years.
Who's a Zionist Anyway?
While the Middle East continues to shift, change, and evolve at seemingly a moment's notice, today we're discussing something closer to home.
International Pressure is Needed to Save Israel from Itself
On Wednesday of this week, Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank attacked Palestinians, their homes, and their cars, in the towns of Beit Furik and Huwara, near Nablus.
Settling Gaza at the Expense of the Hostages
It is unequivocally true that the ceasefire and shaky calm returning to the north of Israel and south of Lebanon is a good thing. While we hope that it holds past the initial 60 days and sees residents from both the north of Israel and the south of Lebanon able to return to their homes, we must not accept this news as a suitable alternative to a ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, nor should we accept the larger paradigm of rounds of senseless killing and terror as a reality with which to live.
Erode Democracy at your Peril
The arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Gallant, as well as Hamas leader Mohammed Deif were met by some with full-throated glee, while others were aghast at this decision, bafflingly conflating the ruling of an international court against the leaders of a sovereign nation-state with an entire ethnicity and people.
Pro-Israel or Pro-Judea
As the news of Trump's appointments comes in, it's clear from the reactions of certain far-right extremist ministers in Israel that they see this presidency as an opportunity to fulfill their annexationist visions and create a one-state reality of Jewish supremacy from the river to the sea.
Universalism, Particularism, and the US Elections
Living in a globalized world means that our actions are increasingly interconnected, which is never more apparent than during US elections.
There is a Day-After Plan - Ethnic Cleansing
After more than a year since the horrific Hamas terror attacks of October 7, 2023, it is unbelievable not only that the war continues, but that it has reached depths of destruction, killing, and hopelessness that likely many of us did not believe possible at this time last year.