From Iraq war crimes to Gaza’s ‘board of peace’: Why Tony Blair belongs in The Hague

 

In the grotesque circus of international power plays, few performers rival Tony Blair for sheer audacity. The former British Prime Minister (1997-2007), once celebrated for his "Cool Britannia" sheen and Third Way politics, is now indelibly stained by the Iraq War debacle, a war built on deception that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and shattered the region.

Yet in January 2026, Donald Trump appointed him to the Board of Peace, a White House-created entity chaired indefinitely by Trump himself to oversee Gaza's "reconstruction" under a controversial 20-point plan.

The board's founding executive includes heavyweights like Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Marc Rowan, Ajay Banga, and Robert Gabriel—figures tied to Trumpworld and Zionist interests, with no Palestinian representation.

Blair's role is lending "statesmanlike" cover to what is seen as a colonial oversight mechanism that could facilitate displacement and control in Gaza. This isn't redemption; it's impunity on steroids.

Blair belongs in The Hague facing charges for aggression and complicity in atrocities—not jet-setting as a "peace" architect. This article lays bare his record, his Zionist alliances, his profit-driven institute, his billionaire backer, and why his latest gig risks making him complicit in Gaza's ongoing nightmare.  (more...)

From Iraq war crimes to Gaza’s ‘board of peace’: Why Tony Blair belongs in The Hague

“Arms Embargo Now”: Canada called out over Israel arms shipments

 

Nearly 50 people protested in Montreal on January 30, at complexe Desjardins. The demonstration happened during Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand's visit to the city, which organizers and protesters said highlighted trade and economic partnerships, while Canadian weapons components continue reaching Israel. Protesters denounced her complicity and shared concerns about the lack of compliance with international law amid ongoing violence in Palestine. The event, which was organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement Montreal chapter, called for an arms embargo and the passage of Bill C-233, which would close U.S. loopholes used for arms and weapons exports. Protesters are also planning a nationwide actions on February 17 to pressure members of parliament ahead of the parliamentary vote on February 25.

CIJA Has Lobbied At Least 20% Of MPs Since 2025 Election

 

One session included 37 MPs and focused on police funding and “hate speech” policy.

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) is a Zionist lobby group that has a stated priority of “strengthening the Canada-Israel Friendship.” It has historically aimed to do so in several ways, including lobbying MPs and taking them on fully paid trips to Israel. 

I’ve published several articles on CIJA’s activities since 2022, including the 10 MPs most lobbied by CIJA at the time, a breakdown of MPs CIJA has taken to Israel and a list of MPs running in the 2025 election that CIJA had lobbied and/or taken to Israel.

This addition to the series looks at the MPs (and/or their staff ) who CIJA has lobbied since April 29, 2025, the day after the last election.

I found that CIJA lobbied at least 63 MPs (20 per cent) between April 29 and December 17 of 2025. 

There are typically delays between when a lobby meeting occurs and when it’s actually registered. For example, the latest recorded meeting occurred on Dec. 17, 2025, but was only posted to the registry on Jan. 15, 2026. As such, it’s almost certain the 63 MPs figure is an undercount, both for the date range mentioned and until the date this article was published 

I also found that CIJA lobbied MPs on 98 occasions across 48 meetings throughout this period, as they often lobby multiple MPs at once and certain MPs on multiple occasions. 

Of the 63 MPs: 36 (57 per cent) are Conservatives, 23 (37 per cent) are Liberals and four (6 per cent) are Bloc Québécois.

About 25 per cent of all Conservative MPs have been lobbied by CIJA thus far, compared to 18 per cent of all Bloc MPs and 14 per cent of Liberal MPs.

I found that seven MPs were lobbied at least three times:  (more...)

CIJA Has Lobbied At Least 20% Of MPs Since 2025 Election

An Engineer Was Fired After Speaking Out for Palestine. Now He’s Suing His Former Employer

 

Palestinian-Canadian Amjad Ramadan is seeking nearly $400,000 in damages after he was abruptly terminated by NTN Canada, the manufacturing company he’d worked at for 15 years. He was fired soon after a video clip circulated online of him protesting outside an Indigo bookstore

A 52-year-old father of five in Brampton is suing his former employer for wrongful dismissal and violation of the Ontario Human Rights Code, alleging that the company discriminated against him on the basis of his expression of Palestinian identity and solidarity.

On Jan. 15, Amjad Ramadan, a Canadian citizen of Palestinian origin, launched a lawsuit against NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada, an Ontario-based manufacturer of ball bearings and other automotive parts. 

In a detailed statement of claim viewed by The Grind, Ramadan says that he was treated in a “discriminatory and humiliating manner” by his employer in response to his efforts to raise awareness about the humanitarian situation in Gaza during Israel’s retaliation to the Oct. 7 attacks. This began in fall 2023 and culminated in early 2025 when NTN fired Ramadan following an online pressure campaign.

“This has been the worst year of my life,” Ramadan told The Grind in a video call. 

“What they did to me has had a great impact on my mental health, on my physical health and on my reputation. It has done irreparable damage to my reputation, and has affected my family and my loved ones around me. It turned my life upside down.”  (more...)

An Engineer Was Fired After Speaking Out for Palestine. Now He’s Suing His Former Employer

Former Israeli Defense Minister: Israel’s ideology of ‘Jewish supremacy’ resembles Nazi race theory

 

Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon says the “ideology of ‘Jewish supremacy’” has become dominant in Israel, and it “is reminiscent of the Nazi race theory.”

In the late 1980s, Israeli philosopher Yeshayahu Leibowitz made the controversial warning that the 1967 occupation risked turning Israelis into “Judeo-Nazis.”

Leibowitz recently found a surprising supporter for this opinion –  Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon.

On Friday, Ya’alon tweeted that “Yeshayahu Leibowitz was right, and I was wrong”. This was no benign reference – it referred directly to the late professor Leibowitz’s “warnings… concerning the process of bestialization towards us becoming ‘Judeo-Nazis’…”. Ya’alon says that the “ideology of ‘Jewish supremacy’” has become “dominant in the government of Israel”, and that it “is reminiscent of the Nazi race theory”. 

This was said in relation to Ya’alon’s participation in a ceremony to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27. In his tweet, he repeatedly mocks the commonly held reluctance to compare anything that Israeli Jews do today to what the Nazis did during World War II.  (more...)

Former Israeli Defense Minister: Israel’s ideology of ‘Jewish supremacy’ resembles Nazi race theory

Newly released Epstein files reveal further ties to Israel

The release of more Jeffrey Epstein files reveals further connections between the late, convicted sex criminal and the state of Israel.

The release of more than 3 million new files connected to the late Jeffrey Epstein reveals further connections between the convicted sex criminal and the state of Israel.

Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister, is mentioned numerous times in the files, with him and his wife seemingly maintaining a close relationship with the financier long after he plead guilty of sex crimes in 2008.

In a September 2016 email sent amid the presidential race, Barak informs Epstein that Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton was set to be interviewed by Israel’s Channel-2 and wonders if Epstein could inquire whether eventual President Donald Trump would have interest in being interviewed by rival station, Channel-10.

Barak tells Epstein that the Trump interview would attract a “huge percentage of Israelis and most U.S. citizens in Israel.”

The Department of Justice also released audio of a February 2013 conversation between the two men, in which Epstein tells Barak to “check out” the controversial analytics company Palantir.

“I’ve never met Peter Thiel,” Epstein tells Barak, referencing the right-wing billionaire who founded the company. “And everybody says he sort of jumps around and acts really strange, like he’s on drugs,” Epstein tells Barak of the co-founder of Palantir, with the former Israeli prime minister agreeing.”

“However, he has a company called Palantir… so he thought that Peter would put you on the board of Palantir… he’s going to come here next week so I wanted to talk to him, if I talk to you,” he continues.  (more...)

Newly released Epstein files reveal further ties to Israel

As Ehud Barak was leaving official govt service in Israel, he turned to Jeffrey Epstein for guidance. Epstein told him he needed to look at a Peter Thiel company called Palantir. Rare audio of Epstein and Barak from the latest DOJ release: pic.twitter.com/bSSeRrWkVb

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) February 2, 2026

The Epstein code

 

A decade ago investigator Ben Swann was slammed for claiming that many of the words used by Jeffrey Epstein were also code words used by pa*dophiles. Vindicated, he brings the story up to date.