Gaza

GAZA – Trump’s threat shows Middle East is both safer and more turbulent

February 7, 2025 // 1 Comment

By KEVIN BUDNING Carlton University UNITED STATES President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. will take over war-torn Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle [Continue]

LETTER – Divestment proposal submitted to TRU administrators

November 29, 2024 // 2 Comments

On June 14, 2024, Thompson Rivers University (TRU) publicly disclosed their investments on their website in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Don’t write off student protesters as spoiled kids

May 6, 2024 // 4 Comments

STUDENT PROTESTS at universities in Canada, the U.S. and elsewhere are drawing a lot of controversy, condemnation and mockery, all of it deserved to some degree. The fact [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Canadians’ sympathies shift on war in Gaza

February 12, 2024 // 2 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE February 12, 2024 – As the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza drags on, new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians’ [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why Bepple’s motion on Gaza is suddenly a non-starter

January 20, 2024 // 20 Comments

SO THE BEPPLE MOTION on Gaza is dead, gone in the fog of war. The councillor will formally withdraw her notice of motion at Kamloops City council’s regular meeting Tuesday. [Continue]

BEPPLE – Kamloops City council should not ‘stay in its lane’ on Gaza conflict

January 15, 2024 // 38 Comments

CITY OF KAMLOOPS council should just “stay in their lane.” That is what some people have said about my Jan. 9, 2024 Notice of Motion for the mayor of Kamloops, on [Continue]