When Stav Daron tried to pair his Canadian honeymoon with a four-week woodworking course in B.C.’s Gulf Islands, the B.C. “Due to the conflict and illegal settlement activity in the region, we are not accepting applications from Israel,” read a note sent to Daron by Patricia Rokosh, the manager of the Island School of Building Arts. Located on Gabriola Island, the school specializes in timber joinery, a nail-less form of wood construction that dates back centuries. “We are still inclusive and cannot support that which is not inclusive,” wrote the school in an email obtained by the Jerusalem Post. In either case, the Island School of Building Arts policy likely violated Canadian law.

Source: National Post January 31, 2017 22:48 UTC