Avi Lewis shared a brief reflection in advance of Yom Kippur, reckoning with the fact that Israel's genocide has continued for nearly 3 years. Pro-Israel pundits accused Lewis of antisemitism, but we know that our Jewish traditions teach us the values of collective responsibility.

Independent Jewish Voices supports @projetmontreal.org's historic motion to condemn Israeli genocide. This motion would be a landmark for cities across the country taking the demands of their residents seriously - to end complicity in Israeli genocide and war crimes.

IJV applauds @projetmontreal.org for bringing forward this historic motion, taking seriously the demands of Montrealers who have flooded the streets week after week for more than three years now to protest Israeli’s genocide. www.ledevoir.com/politique/mo...?

Projet Montréal dénonce le «génocide» d’Israël à Gaza

Une motion soumise au conseil municipal appelle l’État hébreu à «mettre fin à ses violations du droit international».

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VJI félicite Projet Montréal d’avoir présenté cette motion historique, en prenant au sérieux les revendications des Montréalais·es qui, semaine après semaine depuis plus de trois ans, défilent dans les rues pour protester contre le génocide perpétré par Israël. www.ledevoir.com/politique/mo...

Projet Montréal dénonce le «génocide» d’Israël à Gaza

Une motion soumise au conseil municipal appelle l’État hébreu à «mettre fin à ses violations du droit international».

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Nearly 200 former senior diplomats have sent a letter to the 🇨🇦Prime Minister urging him to act now and impose robust sanctions on Israel. Join us in writing to MarkCarney, Anita Anand and your MP to demand that they listen to former diplomats and sanction Israel now! bit.ly/sanction-israel

Canada: Sanction Israel's E1 Settlement Project Now!

Version française de cette action ici. Israel wants to further split Palestine into a series of disconnected enclaves. We have to stop them. Join us in calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to san...

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The Israeli government is moving forward with its illegal E1 settlement plan. E1 would partition the north and south of the West Bank, severing communities and further entrenching Israeli apartheid. We have to act now to stop them. 📢 Go to bit.ly/E1letter to tell Mark Carney, sanction Israel now!

Canada: Sanction Israel's E1 Settlement Project Now!

Version française de cette action ici. Israel wants to further split Palestine into a series of disconnected enclaves. We have to stop them. Join us in calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to san...

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Bill C-9 is a dangerous and overreaching piece of legislation that will threaten fundamental rights for all Canadians. As Jews committed to justice and solidarity, we reject the idea that increased policing of peaceful protests will protect our communities.

Criminalizing Protest Won’t Protect Us: Jewish Canadians Stand Against Bill C-9

As Jewish Canadians committed to justice, equality, and collective safety, we reject the premise that expanded policing powers and restrictions on expression will protect our communities. History show...

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"It is possible to reject hatred against one group without embracing injustice toward another. The future of Jewish life, be it here in Canada or anywhere else, cannot be built on another people's erasure." -IJV National Coordinator Corey Balsam in National Post nationalpost.com/opinion/oppo...

Counterpoint: Opposing Israel is not antisemitic

It is possible to care about Jewish safety and care about Palestinian freedom

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Thank you, Senator @ypwoo.bsky.social , for speaking out against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians on Holocaust Remembrance Day. To honour the legacy of the Holocaust and our people’s history, never again must mean never again for anyone.

Today marks the 2nd yahrzeit of the genocide in Gaza. As Jews who are called to work for justice, as Canadians whose tax dollars go towards funding this genocide. With grief in our hearts, we must move into action. www.ijvcanada.org/marking-two-...

Today, the new Global Sanctions Coalition is calling for immediate sanctions against the World Zionist Organization & Israeli Minister Orit Strook as key architects of illegal settlements across the occupied Palestinian territory. Read more at tr.ee/GSC1. #SanctionIsraelNow

More than 1,000 Canadian Jews have signed the open letter calling for rabbis and spiritual leaders to break their silence on Palestine! Read more and add your name today tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis @jewssayno.bsky.social

IJV stands in solidarity with Palestinian students, families, and educators. We applaud the @etfoeducators.bsky.social vote to develop resources on anti-Palestinian racism, a crucial step towards fostering inclusive learning spaces for all students, and call on the Ontario government to do the same.

Who are Friends of JNF Canada? The "new" charity is a burner for JNF Canada, who had their charitable status revoked last year by CRA. ACT NOW! Tell the CRA - no more tax receipts for JNF Canada's crimes! tinyurl.com/stop-jnf

Friends don’t let friends fund apartheid: Stop JNF Canada’s attempt to evade CRA revocation

Vous recherchez la version française ? Vous la trouverez ici. In August 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) formally revoked the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF Canada)...

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Months of warning, and the world has failed to take action. How can Canada's leaders watch while Israel creates famine and commits genocide, and do nothing? We need concrete action, arms embargo and sanctions now. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Gaza famine 'a moment of collective shame,' UN aid chief says

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher says the famine that has struck part of Gaza was preventable, blaming the 'systematic obstruction' of aid by Israel. The comments on Friday came in response to a ...

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Canadian Jews say, stop sportswashing genocide! Halifax and Canada must refuse to host Team Israel, set to play at the Davis Cup in September. Israeli athletes representing a country committing war crimes are not welcome here.

Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada plans to recognize Palestinian statehood in September. This came one day after the groundbreaking report demonstrating ongoing flow of arms from Canada to Israel, yet made no mention of enacting an arms embargo.

Israel has starved over 100 Palestinians to death. WHO warns that 2.1 million people face starvation in Gaza. Hundreds have been murdered while trying to access aid. Canada's response? Promises of "concrete action" that keep turning out to be empty words. What more will it take?

Deborah Lyons has resigned as Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance & Combatting Antisemitism. It's time to appoint someone qualified for the job & cut ties with IHRA. Tell Guilbeault that Canadian Jews want an Envoy who will fight antisemitism, not Palestine solidarity bit.ly/envoy25

Was happy to speak out on behalf of @ijvcanada.bsky.social against the OCDSB's decision to reprimand Elizabeth Yao for calling out the genocide in Palestine in her commencement speech. There is a very clear difference between actual harm and discomfort with opinions you disagree with.

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“We’re hoping that the school board will take the high ground.” Some advocates are showing support for Bell High School Valedictorian Elizabeth Yao and her speech which mentioned truth and reconciliation and a “free Palestine.” For @ottawacitizen.com: ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...

Tonight! Join IJV for a webinar on the dangers of Canada's IHRA Handbook, and our new resource Silenced In Our Name. There's still time to register: bit.ly/silenced2025

IJV strongly condemns the Liberal government’s proposed Bill C-2, which copies from the MAGA playbook to pave the way for mass deportations and widespread state surveillance. Learn more about the harms in this bill and take action with Migrant Rights Network: migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...

📢 Today, IJV is proud to release, Silenced in Our Name: A Jewish Commentary on Canada’s IHRA Handbook. This new resource exposes how it advances the criminalization of anti-Zionism, suppresses criticism of Israel, & fuels anti-Palestinian racism. Read the commentary today: ijvcanada.org/silenced/

Silenced in our Name: A Jewish Commentary on Canada's IHRA Handbook

Read or download Silenced in our Name here (PDF) Across North America, the far right and pro-Israel groups have been leading a repressive crackdown on Palestine solidarity. Canadians are watch...

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🧵 On May 19th, Canada released a joint statement with France and the UK saying it would not hesitate to act to hold Israel accountable for blocking aid in Gaza and settler expansion in West Bank. Today, Israel is still committing genocide. What is PM Carney waiting for?

Canada faces a moral crossroads. It can either uphold the principles of justice and human dignity, or remain complicit in atrocity. To be on the right side of history, and to honour the promise of Never Again, our leaders must act now.

Today we mark the Nakba, and 77 years of ongoing ethnic cleansing, colonization, apartheid - and now genocide. For over a quarter of a century, Zionism has been a brutal force of violence and settler colonialism. But Palestinians will not be erased. Read more: www.ijvcanada.org/nakba-at-77-...

Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest

Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest

Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Ice agents on Saturday, part of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, who is now eight months pregnant, issued a statement on Tuesday night after the Columbia University graduate…

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BREAKING: The Mizrachi Organization of Canada is using an Israeli funeral society to fund Palestinian death. Canada must act to stop this abuse of tax breaks and sacred Jewish tradition.

Nous félicitons Bochra Manaï pour sa nomination à titre de directrice du Bureau des commissaires à la lutte au racisme et aux discriminations systémiques de la ville de MTL. Mme. Manaï s'est résolument tenu du bon côté de l'histoire et l'histoire lui saura sans aucun doute le lui reconnaître #polmtl

NOW - Former Human Rights Chief Birju Dattani is launching a defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, Ezra Levant of Rebel News, and CIJA. IJV's @SamHersh01 will be speaking in support. Watch live: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Former Human Rights Chief Launching Defamation Lawsuits

Birju Dattani holds a news conference in Ottawa to discuss defamation lawsuits he has launched against Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, media personality Ezra Levant, and the Centre for Is...

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