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Iran, not a 'black and white' issue, prof says.

Norman Branitsky — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:16:41 -0400

Iran, not a 'black and white' issue, prof says.
By ANDY LEVY-AJZENKOPF, Staff Reporter, Canadian Jewish News

Thursday, 19 March 2009

TORONTO — The western world needs to recognize that there’s a deepening schism in Iran between its hardline, nuclear-power-obsessed, Islamist theocracy and a burgeoning, liberal, youthful civil society.

Accommodation or Intimidation?

Meryle Kates — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:40:29 -0500

‘White guilt’ helps Islamists, moderate Muslims say
By PAUL LUNGEN, Staff Reporter, Canadian Jewish News
Thursday, 05 March 2009

Defending Freedom on Canadian Campuses

Norman Branitsky — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:52:30 -0500

Campuses hostile to Jewish students, panel says
By SHERI SHEFA, Staff Reporter, Canadian Jewish News

Thursday, 05 February 2009

TORONTO — The Jewish community needs to take universities back from anti-Israel student groups who have created an atmosphere on campus that is hostile to Jewish students and supporters of Israel, says Sean Egan, a University of Toronto medical professor.

Durban II: Anne Bayefsky Keynote Speaker

Norman Branitsky — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:06:59 -0400

By Shlomo Kapustin
Jewish Tribune Correspondent
Friday, 24 Sep 2008

Cotler Criticizes UN

Norman Branitsky — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:55:30 -0400

By Rick Kardonne
Tribune Correspondent
Friday, 09 May 2008

TORONTO – The United Nations came under heavy criticism by Liberal MP Irwin Cotler in a speech to a large audience of top Canadian legal personnel in the boardroom of the downtown law offices of Blaney McMurtry. This speech, The Law and Human Rights, was sponsored by the Speakers Action Group and the Canadian Jewish Legal Rights Association.

Jews, Hindus face similar problems, say speakers

Norman Branitsky — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:41:43 -0400

By PAUL LUNGEN, Staff Reporter
Thursday, 21 February 2008

TORONTO — It took until nearly the end of the program for someone to finally mention "the elephant in the room." But in a question-and-answer period, the two speakers, one a Jew, the other a Hindu, were asked to comment on the dangers both groups faced from radical Islam.

"Do journalists manipulate the news? Of course we do," says Fulford

Norman Branitsky — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:31:04 -0400

"Do journalists manipulate the news? Of course we do," says Fulford
Written by Frank Lambert
Thursday, 13 December 2007

TORONTO – "Journalists are desperate for attention…. It's our professional oxygen," said Columnist Robert Fulford of The National Post. "Do we manipulate the news? Of course we do."