Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Israel advises Sri Lanka on slow-motion genocide


30 July 2013
Women wearing mock blood lie on ground surrounded by other seated women

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Tamil protesters outside the Sri Lankan consulate in Toronto, May 2009.
 (Richard Lautens / The Toronto Star)
Towards the end of 2008, I joined thousands in Toronto to protest Israel’s attack on Gaza. Like people all over the world, we called for an immediate end to the war. At York University, where I was a student, we mobilized the campus to defend Palestinian rights.