– Paul Salvatori is a Toronto-based journalist, community worker and artist. Much of his work on Palestine involves public education, such as through his recently created interview series, “Palestine in Perspective” (The Dark Room Podcast), where he speaks with writers, scholars and activists. He contributed this article to The Palestine Chronicle.
By Paul Salvatori When I hear children cry I think of Palestinian children it doesn’t matter that these cries are from Istanbul soon as I hear them I think of the children suffering in […]
By Paul Salvatori “The idea that any of us should choose hate, represented by those wearing IDF t-shirts, instead of love, is intolerable.” A few days ago, I met with a friend I hadn’t […]
By Paul Salvatori We must never give up on that. It’s people, not power, who will save the children of Gaza. I received a message this week from my friend Yasser. He’s in the […]
By Paul Salvatori They are betraying the Palestinian people. We are obliged to defy that. We have no other option. Our shared humanity is at stake. I sit here debating whether to write anything. I […]
By Paul Salvatori It’s strange living in Istanbul. But in a good way. Here you can be openly pro-Palestinian and not be attacked or abused for it. Nobody is going to call you an […]
By Paul Salvatori I was trolled for a greater portion of the week by someone I know. They specifically were messaging me privately on Facebook, upset that I’ve been showing solidarity with Palestine, and […]
By Paul Salvatori Mohammad al-Halabi – speaking from an Israeli prison and through his lawyer, Jonathan Kuttab, who helped coordinate the interview – shares his experience of Israel’s harsh legal and judicial system. Mohammad […]
By Paul Salvatori FIFA was quick to discipline Luis Rubiales for his sexual misconduct, but it doesn’t much care about how the Israeli occupation of Palestine has hurt the Palestinian football community, while dithering […]
By Paul Salvatori Pro-Israeli group, B’nai Brith, is threatening legal action against pro-Palestinian activist and rabbi, David Mivasair. I thought for a while about how to write this article. First, I decided I’d focus […]
By Paul Salvatori Citing Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, the application contends that Bennett has violated international law. A legal application has recently been filed with a Canadian federal court, requesting […]
By Paul Salvatori I’m writing this from Istanbul where I recently moved. There’s been a lot of adjusting to do so I wasn’t sure whether I’d actually materialize. At some point, I accepted it […]
By Paul Salvatori I can’t remember the last time Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke publicly when he directly addressed Palestinians. He did so today this week, not long after the violent Israeli first […]
By Paul Salvatori I organized a demonstration against Eyal Dror at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). He didn’t show up and the event he was supposed to be speaking at, hosted by the Students Support […]
By Paul Salvatori Recently, I came across an online post made by well-known musician and pro-Palestinian activist, Rogers Waters, on his Facebook account. What was interesting about it for me was that it had […]
By Paul Salvatori Last week, Sarah Jama won the seat for her Canadian provincial riding, as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Leading up to her victory, however, the mainstream news coverage […]
By Paul Salvatori Last week in Halifax several students were asked to remove their Kufiyahs, known to many as the checkered (black and white) Palestinian scarf, from their person at Park West School. To […]
By Paul Salvatori In February, I organized a small demonstration to protest a talk that was being given by Israeli Nakba denier Caroline Glick, in Toronto. Unsurprisingly it was being hosted by the Canadian […]
By Paul Salvatori Recently I organized a demonstration outside a Toronto theatre. It was to protest the screening of a dishonest documentary—First to Stand: The Cases and Causes of Irwin Cotler—taking place inside. The documentary […]
By Paul Salvatori Last Sunday I attended a live talk online featuring Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist, Jonathan Kuttab. The talk, entitled “What is required of our church to be in solidarity with […]
By Paul Salvatori If you’ve been closely following coverage of how Israeli ideologues censor pro-Palestinian voices you’ve likely heard by now of former Human Rights Watch executive director, Kenneth Roth. In recent weeks he’s […]
By Paul Salvatori I’m a simple man. I don’t know all there is to know about history, activism, and international law. I stand on the shoulders of giants present and before me—the likes of […]
By Paul Salvatori This week was my birthday. However, I spent a good part of it thinking about what deserves no celebration, namely being restricted on a Facebook page for posting Palestinian content. The […]
By Paul Salvatori The recent article by Yves Engler, published by The Palestine Chronicle, resonates with me. It reminds me that many in the Canadian establishment not only do not care about Palestinian justice. […]
By Paul Salvatori Recently I attended an unsettling talk in Toronto, entitled “Bedouistan: How did we get here – and how do we get out???” It was delivered by Naomi Linder Kahn, one of […]
By Paul Salvatori This week Joel Harden, a Canadian member of Ontario’s provincial parliament, made this unnecessary apology: “I would like to apologize unreservedly to the Jewish community for comments I made during an […]
By Paul Salvatori In this episode of ‘Palestine In Perspective’, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with Francesca Albanese—current United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights […]
By Paul Salvatori It’s hard to be a pro-Palestinian voice. I want to avoid saying “a pro-Palestinian activist” as that is too honorific a title. So I’ll stick to a “pro-Palestinian voice”, which I’m […]
By Paul Salvatori In this episode of “Palestine In Perspective”, host and Toronto-based writer for The Palestine Chronicle, Paul Salvatori, talks with pro-Palestinian Israeli activist, journalist, and author Miko Peled. Peled shares why, despite […]
By Paul Salvatori I was at a Toronto mall Saturday. I help coordinate a weekly talent show there. After one of the talented singers, a girl about 10 years old, performed the MC asked […]
By Paul Salvatori There’s a mass on October 26 in Rome, Italy. It’s to commemorate the half year since Shireen Abu Akleh was murdered by Israeli forces in Jenin. I’ve never had the privilege […]
A recent New York Times made many claims about the ‘mass rape’ of Israeli women on October 7. But two leading Palestinian media organizations, The Palestine Chronicle and Friends of Palestine Network, conducted a joint investigation, the outcome of which resulted in the ‘The Black Dress’, a groundbreaking 18-minute documentary looking into allegations and the possible falsification of evidence.
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