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A Word From Our Chair - Unity and Resilience

I completed this message late last week and submitted it before Shabbat and then, like all of you, was horrified by the unfolding events in the Middle East. We watched,...Read More

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April 17, 2024

Anti-Israel protests surge after Iranian drone attack (True North)

In Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, and Montreal some protesters gathered in celebration of the attack, while others seized the opportunity to show support for the totalitarian regimes in Gaza and Iran.

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April 17, 2024

Noa Tishby attracts 1,800 in CSL (The Suburban)

Noa Tishby, the Israeli author, actress, activist and the country’s former Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism and Delegitimization, attracted a huge audience estimated at some 1,800 last Thursday to Côte St. Luc’s Beth Israel Beth Aaron Synagogue, where she spoke as part of the Frieda and Mike Dym Memorial Lecture series.

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April 17, 2024

CIJA: Let our People Go (Alberta Jewish News)

Passover is a story of survival and courage. At the heart of it, over these 2,000 years, our tenacity as a people and our willingness to stand up to those who would do us harm have remained steadfast.

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April 17, 2024

Why We Are Suing the Federal Government for Funding UNRWA: Fireside Chat with Richard Marceau, VP & General Counsel, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (Honest Reporting Canada)

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April 17, 2024

B.C. Government Announces Anti-Hate Security Funding for Jewish Community

Vancouver, B.C. – April 17, 2024 – Today, the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced the allocation of $200,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver...Read More

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April 17, 2024

Agir concrètement pourrait aider à faire cesser le conflit - Lettre d’une Québéco-Israélienne à Mélanie Joly (Le Journal de Montréal)

Il s’agit de Mélanie Joly, ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada s’exprimant au sujet de la guerre déclenchée par le Hamas contre Israël le 7 octobre. Alors que 134 otages sont toujours retenus à Gaza, certains exécutés par leurs geôliers, d’autres victimes de viols et autres tortures.

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April 17, 2024

B.C.’s Jewish community welcomes attorney general Niki Sharma’s new anti-racism legislation—but prompter action is wanted on antisemitism (The Canadian Jewish News)

After consultations with various ethnic, faith and other community groups, including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), British Columbia’s NDP-led government tabled new legislation last week aimed at holding provincial bodies accountable for racist policies and practices.

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April 16, 2024

Canada must end the defensive arms embargo, list the IRGC

Canadians watched in horror as hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles were fired, directly from Iran, at Israeli cities and towns. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the attack...Read More

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April 16, 2024