Canadian activists detained aboard Gaza-bound flotilla expected to return home this weekend

Several Canadian Jewish organizations are rebuking Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow for proclaiming Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza is a genocide during a fundraiser on Saturday night. Speaking at the National Council of Canadian Muslims fundraising gala at Pearson Convention Centre, Chow, in a brief clip circulating on social media, says “the genocide in Gaza impact us all.” “A common bond to shared humanity is tested and I will speak out when children anywhere are feeling the pain and violence and hunger,” she continues to some applause. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow accused Israel and...