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Canadian Mennonite University to play host to anti-Israel speaker

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CMU logoBy BERNIE BELLAN

Fresh upon the heels of a controversy emanating from the University of Winnipeg’s Global College having sponsored a panel discussion in February which was accused of having an anti-Semitic element, the Canadian Mennonite University is about to play host to yet another forum which will feature a speaker, the Reverend Naim Ateek, who has been at the forefront of the BDS movement .

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Six young Israelis speak to Winnipeg audience about their experiences with something called “WordSwap”

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Six young Israelis – representing the hugely diverse mix of ethnic backgrounds that make up that country, were in Winnipeg on March 21st as part of the ongoing efforts of the organization known as StandWithUs to reach out to students on university and college campuses in attempting to convey a positive image of Israel.

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Israeli war hero Doron Almog explains why he came all the way to Winnipeg to kick off this year’s JNF Negev Gala

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Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog is one of Israel’s greatest living heroes. Perhaps best known as the first paratrooper commander to land at Entebbe in 1976 during Israel’s rescue operation there, he also gained renown for his lead role in Operation Moses, which brought thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel in the 1980s.

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Holocaust survivor Isaac Gotfried speaks to group of Muslim students at Holocaust Education Centre

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Ninety-two-year-old Isaac Gotfried has been telling his story of how he survived the Holocaust to various Winnipeg schoolchildren for over 24 years. (He told me that he estimates he has told his story to students over 100 times and figures that, during that time, he has been heard by over 20,000 students.)

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