By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 7-12-11 I am tired of Israelis complaining that Jerusalem turned “black” – the dismissive shorthand for ultra-Orthodox. And I am tired of visitors on missions visiting Jerusalem on the “seam” – only viewing the real city through the prism of conflicts – between Jews and Arabs, religious and secular, Ashkenazi [...]
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Jerusalem’s magical mix of old and new, East and West
Posted by giltroy on July 12, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/jerusalem-magical-mix-old-new-east-west/
Mulcair the mensch
By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 5-19-11 As Liberals reel from their stunning electoral defeat and Conservatives rejoice, Israel’s supporters in Canada can find reassurance in two important outcomes from the recent federal election. First, the re-election of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is sweet vindication. Harper has been a steadfast friend of Israel, defending and [...]
Posted by giltroy on May 19, 2011
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/mulcair-the-mensch/
Pushing back for its own sake
By Gil Troy, Canadian Jewish News, 11-25-10 In late October, amid much self-promotional hype, leaders of the Canadian BDS movement met in Montreal to celebrate their campaign of boycotts, divestment and sanctions against Israel. By all reports, the BDS movement once again proved to be more virtual than real, puffing itself up on the Internet [...]
Posted by giltroy on November 25, 2010
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2010/11/25/pushing-back-own-sake/
Gil Troy Quoted in “Maple Leaf Madness – Chabad Confronts Anti-Israel Activism on Canada’s College Campuses”
Lubavitch.com, 11-15-2010 Dr. Gil Troy, a history professor at McGill University in Montreal and author of Why I am a Zionist told Lubavitch.com that a lot is riding on the countersteps to the toxic propgaganda. “At university campuses in Canada and in the U.S., many future leaders are being educated in poisoned environments, where Israel [...]
Posted by giltroy on November 16, 2010
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/gil-troy-quoted-maple-leaf-madness-chabad-confronts-anti-israel-activism-canadas-college-campuses/
Fighting Zionism: Racism’s big lie
By Gil Troy, Jerusalem Post, 11-10-10 Thirty five years ago, on November 10, 1975, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, America’s Ambassador to the UN proclaimed: “The United States … does not acknowledge, it will not abide by, it will never acquiesce in this infamous act.” The “infamous act” was Resolution 3379, calling Zionism racism, slandering one form [...]
Posted by giltroy on November 10, 2010
http://giltroyzionism.wordpress.com/2010/11/10/fighting-zionism-racisms-big-lie/
