Our community knows antisemitism when we see it. And we know that the annual Al Quds Day protest – which was initiated by the Iranian regime to promote Israel’s destruction – is a hotbed of Jew hatred. This is why, every year, we monitor the largest Al Quds Day...
Take Action Against Al Quds Day Hate
Take Action Against Al Quds Day Hate - add your name to our letter to Premier-Designate Doug Ford and Mayor John Tory. [accordion button="Click here to read the letter..."] Dear Premier-Designate Ford and Mayor Tory, Thank you for your public rejection and...
CIJA wants to keep Al Quds Day away from the Ontario
CIJA has asked the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, Dave Levac, to prevent the annual Al Quds Day rally from taking place on the legislative grounds next year. Al Quds Day is an annual event held on the last Friday of Ramadan. It was introduced by Iran in 1979 to...
Al Quds Day Rally
Video footage of annual Al Quds Day Rally in Toronto on July 26, 2014. This video clearly exhibits some deplorable comments made about the Jewish people, Israel and Zionism. The comments were made on the grounds of the Ontario legislature after organizers received...
Al Quds Day 2013: The Centre on Sun News Network
Steve McDonald, Associate Director of Communications at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), discusses the Al-Quds Day protest that took place in Toronto in August 2013.
PRESS RELEASE: The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs Expresses its Disappointment that the Al Quds Day Rally Will Continue to Take Place at Queen’s Park
August 16, 2012 Toronto, ON--- Upon learning of the decision made today by the Speaker of the Ontario Legislature to continue to allow the Al Quds Day Rally to be held at Queen’s Park, The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs offered the following statement:...
The Centre on SUN News about Al Quds Day in Toronto
Steve McDonald, Associate Director of Communications for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, discusses the annual Al Quds Day demonstration in Toronto.
Update: Countering Quds Day and other Hate Rallies in Toronto
We cannot be silent when extremists promote antisemitism and other forms of hate. Our community knows firsthand that vicious words can foreshadow dangerous actions. At the very least, taxpayer-funded facilities – such as the Ontario Legislature, City of Toronto parks,...
Press Release: CIJA applauds School Board Decision to Suspend Teacher who Spoke at Al-Quds Day
For Immediate Release August 9, 2016 Toronto, ON – Today, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board announced that it has suspended Nadia Shoufani, an elementary teacher based at St. Catherine of Sienna. The Board noted that “concerns raised by the community...
Statement on Call for Murder of Israelis at Al-Quds Day Protest
For Immediate Release August 5, 2013 Ottawa, ON - On Saturday, the annual Al-Quds Day protest in downtown Toronto included a speaker, reportedly identified as Elias Hazineh - former President of Palestine House, who called for the murder of Israelis. Video footage...
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