by Peter Subissati | Mar 22, 2021 | Antisemitism, CIJA Priorities, CIJA Publications, Montreal, Press Release: Antisemitism, Press Releases, Quebec, The IHRA Definition, Uncategorized
Montreal, QC – Today, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante once again failed to put her words into action and follow through on her commitment to take concrete action in the fight against antisemitism by adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)...
by Peter Subissati | Feb 1, 2021 | CIJA Priorities, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 2021 Ottawa, ON – Today, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) joined forces with Jewish Federations across Canada, Jewish social service agencies, and grassroots disability advocates to launch Jewish Disability Advocacy...
by Terri Boidman | Jan 24, 2021 | Online Hate, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2021 Ottawa, ON — Earlier today, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) released the results of a comprehensive poll showing alarming data on the state of online hate and racism in Canada. In response, CIJA Vice-President,...
by Terri Boidman | Jan 12, 2021 | CIJA Priorities, Online Hate, Publications
An opinion piece by Richard Marceau, Vice-President, External Affairs, and General Counsel for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA). 2020 was challenging. In addition to the horror of disease, the pandemic brought other troubling developments, including...
by Adir Krafman | Jan 6, 2021 | CIJA Priorities, Online Hate, Uncategorized
Ottawa, ON – This week, MP for Timmins — James Bay shared a misleading article that claimed Israel was intentionally excluding Palestinians from its COVID-19 vaccination campaign based on discriminatory decisions. These claims are demonstrably false. In response,...
by Ellison | Oct 12, 2020 | CIJA Priorities, Online Hate, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 2020 TORONTO, ON – Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook’s hate speech policy will be updated to ban Holocaust denial. The announcement acknowledged the harm caused by minimizing or denying the horrors of...
