Retired Canadian judge Harry LaForme, a member of the Anishinaabe Nation and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, delivered a keynote address in Tel Aviv, expressing his deep connection to Jewish people and Israel. LaForme, an 'Indigenous Zionist,' rejects claims that Israel is a settler-colonial state and highlights the shared traumas and hopes between Indigenous peoples and Jewish communities.

Original article source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/an-anishinaabe-zionist-on-how-indigenous-history-is-weaponized-to-promote-antisemitism/
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