Ian Cooper
ARTICLES BY: Ian Cooper
Canada’s Antisemitism Problem Grows Worse and Worse — as New Shootings Prove
With the war in Iran barely weeks old, violent actors in Canada’s largest city are already testing the political will and the police's capacity to...
Toronto’s Mayor Encourages Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Harassment — as She Struggles to Govern the City
A ceasefire is holding in Gaza. In places like Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the mayor’s tenure was interrupted by a seven-year prison stint, local governments will...
After Going to War with Iran, the US Must Keep Up the Pressure to Achieve Its Goals
One of the consolations of an ancient society is that it provides long memories. For authoritarian leaders, that means the ability to patiently nurse old...
Why Did the AP Suddenly Make Its Story on Israeli Embassy Murders Disappear?
Last Wednesday, 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez, who lived in Chicago, decided to go out and murder some Jews in Washington, D.C., as they left an event...
What’s Next for Canadian Jews After the Recent Election
The final votes were still being tallied when the questions started coming from friends and family in Israel and the United States: when are you...
Why Are Canadian Children Forced to Protest Israel Against Their Will?
Canada prides itself on being a big tent nation -- a place where bilingualism and multiculturalism are official government policy, and diversity is our greatest...
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Tries to Bash Israel for Electoral Gain on Monday
After nearly nine years under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s foreign policy has drifted into a kind of high school debating club -- where policy...
Canada Has Appointed an Israel Basher to a Major Job; But There Is Still Time to Act
My kids have a game called, “Who Said That?” The rules are simple: one player picks a card that has a quote on it, and...
Parliament Incident Should Help Canada Explore Its Ties to Former Nazis
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s state visit to Canada last month was supposed to be a display of Canada’s global leadership in the face of tyranny....
Whoopi Goldberg and the Ignorant Definition of ‘Race’
The denunciation was swift, and the apology and punishment not far behind. Whoopi Goldberg, who has made a long career out of quirky likeability, somehow managed...
Antisemitism and Canada’s Largest School Board
There’s an activist wave rising at Canada’s largest school board, and the Jewish community is increasingly concerned that this wave is going to come crashing...
For Bernie Sanders, AIPAC Is Worse Than North Korea or Cuba
According to AIPAC, more than two-thirds of Congress were in attendance at its annual policy conference this week. Senator Bernie Sanders was not among them. Sanders’...
Ilhan Omar Is an Antisemite, and Democrats Must Confront Her
It’s time for Democrats to stop making excuses for Ilhan Omar. The problem is not, as her most ardent defenders claim, that Omar is engaging in...
Is There Hope for the Palestinians — and the Peace Process?
When Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas last month, it was yet another reminder that Palestinians remain mired in...
