Diplomacy

Latest diplomacy reporting, analysis, and cultural coverage from Zidon News.

1. Mansour Abbas and the Leadership Israeli Arabs Deserve

   Mansour Abbas and the Leadership Israeli Arabs Deserve

2. Why Montreal’s Rejection of a Break with Israel Matters to Lebanese Voices

   Why Montreal’s Rejection of a Break with Israel Matters to Lebanese Voices Seeking Peace Councillor Anastasia Zorchinsky welcomed the removal of a proposal to suspend Montreal’s institutional ties with Israel, while s...

3. Mahmoud Abbas is a Failure, thx & next question plz.

   Palestinians Deserve Better Than Mahmoud Abbas Why Salam Fayyad represents a more credible path toward Palestinian dignity, accountable government, and peace

4. Councillor Zorchinsky Moves to Block Anti-Israel Initiative

   From Eretz Israel to Montreal City Hall: Councillor Zorchinsky Moves to Block Anti-Israel Initiative

5. A Debate Beyond Montreal

   Not long after the motion became public, Councillor Anastasia Zorchinsky took to Instagram to strongly oppose the proposal and warn about what it could mean for Montreal’s Jewish and Israeli communities.

6. Stronger Together Against Islamist Extremism

   Stronger Together Against Islamist Extremism

7. Her Excellency Zorchinsky Tours Her Private Ancestral Land

   Her Excellency Zorchinsky Tours Her Private Ancestral Land

8. First of all, Shabbat Shalomush in advance

   First of all, Shabbat Shalomush in advance.

9. Cohen Interviews Zorchinsky and Sylver: The Mental Occupation Smile at Ben-Gurion University

   Cohen, the legendary interviewer, not to be confused with the Jewish royal family that has run VSL for decades, finally caught up with Zorchinsky and Sylver at Ben-Gurion University event in Montreal.

10. Ashley Steinwald Stuns at “Cocktail & Connect” for Young Jewish Professionals in Montreal

    In a stunning act of elegant Instagram diplomacy on Shavua Tov, right before everyone started their week, Ashley Steinwald released a video from Cocktail & Connect for Young Jewish Professionals in Montreal.

11. Judeans and Sidonians: A Forgotten Borderland Between Jerusalem and Sidon

    The relationship between the ancient Judeans and the Sidonians was a relationship of neighbors, traders, craftsmen, religious rivals, and spiritual borderlands.

12. If Any Lawyer Deserves a Jewish Defense Medal, It Is Neil Oberman

    I have been monitoring Neil Oberman’s work for a while now.

13. Law Versus Tyranny: Anastazia Zorchinsky, Neil Oberman, and MTL4PLST

    Montreal is no longer facing a simple debate about protest. It is facing a civic test.

14. Antisemitism on the Rise in Montreal

    Montreal is facing a disturbing question: when does protest stop being political speech and become public intimidation?

15. Ora Bar, the Queen of Peace

    Ora Bar’s visit to the North matters because she comes from Shlomi, a northern Israeli town close to the Lebanese border. For us in Sidon, that is not a random detail.

16. Councillor Zorchinsky Jewish Safety Is a Huge Win

    Councillor Zorchinsky used the moment this Shavua Tov to celebrate what she described as a win for the entire Jewish community and for Israel.

17. El-Bizri Presses VSL Council to Display Israeli, Canadian, and Lebanese Flags for Peace Talks

    El-Bizri urged VSL council to display the Israeli, Canadian, and Lebanese flags over city council as a symbolic push for ongoing peace negotiations. He framed the city as a bridge between Jewish and Lebanese communities, a place where silence should not be mistaken for rejection. The room reportedly went completely silent.

18. Zorchinsky and Sylver Call Out Anti-Israel Protest Near Israeli Consulate on Jerusalem Day

    On Jerusalem Day in Montreal, Zorchinsky and Sylver called out a Palestinian protest group after demonstrators gathered near the Israeli consulate. Their message was direct but legally clean: protest is allowed, intimidation is not activism, and Jewish or Israeli spaces in Montreal should not be treated as acceptable targets for hostility.