Bullets for a rainy Friday
The joy is simply never ending for Toronto citizens caught in the G-20 Summit Zone. Did I mention Toronto didn’t ask for this and the Chief of Police had requested a different venue; one that was easier to protect, guard and would not disrupt the maximum possible number of citizens trying to go about their daily lives? There is an irony to having to advise parents to find new daycare arrangements for their children during the summit when the Harperite agenda is centres around improving the quality of maternal health and children’s lives….that must be for other people.
This really is a must read from the Jerusalem Post because the implications have serious ramifications on the ability for Abbas to make any kind of deal with Israel.
Senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat finds Israeli Prime Minister’s speech during Jerusalem Day ‘disgusting’ for acknowledging the central role Jerusalem has historically played in Judaism.
Manhigut Yehudite – (the Jewish Leadership) outreach video ‘Awakenings’ can be viewed online here. It’s alright as far as it goes but I found the soundtrack was just too annoying…
Sarah Honig on French friendship and Barry Rubin on the Russians.
Just to bring the links a little closer to home Shalom Life carries a report on the city of Vaughan’s (a bedroom community north of Toronto) attempt to end ‘home based shuls’ or the death of a minyanim. A public hearing is scheduled for June 1st.
