Document, Act and Think: Councillor Anastasia Zorchinsky’s Advice to Jewish Students
The Concordia student leader offers three lessons for navigating campus antisemitism without surrendering safety, agency or independent thought
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Diplomacy
International relations, dialogue, and cooperation.
Visible Antisemitism at Concordia Confronted by Councillor Zorchinsky
Visible Antisemitism at Concordia Confronted by Councillor Zorchinsky A flyer distributed as students returned to campus used 9/11 conspiracy theories to promote collective blame against Israelis and Zionists.
Councillor Zorchinsky Moves to Block Anti-Israel Initiative
From Eretz Israel to Montreal City Hall: Councillor Zorchinsky Moves to Block Anti-Israel Initiative
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.
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.
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.
If Any Lawyer Deserves a Jewish Defense Medal, It Is Neil Oberman
I have been monitoring Neil Oberman’s work for a while now.
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.
Antisemitism on the Rise in Montreal
Montreal is facing a disturbing question: when does protest stop being political speech and become public intimidation?
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.
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.
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.
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.