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J7, The Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concludes two days of consultations on antisemitism

OTTAWA, ON – December 19, 2023 – Today, leaders of the J7, the Large Jewish Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism, concluded two days of consultations in Paris and issued the...Read More

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December 19, 2023

Additional Investments Made to the Federal Security Infrastructure Program

Wave of Hatred Targeted at Jewish Community Prompts Additional Investments   Ottawa, ON – December 19, 2023 – Today the Government of Canada announced an additional investment of $5 million in the...Read More

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December 19, 2023

A statement from the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus on Canada’s vote at the UN General Assembly

Please find below a statement from the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus on Canada’s vote at the UN General Assembly last week. The Canadian Rabbinic Caucus is uniquely placed to represent the...Read More

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December 19, 2023

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, December 17, 2023

This week, CIJA expressed disgust and outrage at the hypocrisy of the Government of Canada’s vote at the UN and led an enlightening exchange between two important intersectional Israeli figures about...Read More

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December 17, 2023

CIJA Disgusted and Shocked by Hypocritical Canadian Foreign Policy

Ottawa, ON – December 12, 2023 – Today, the Government of Canada voted in support of a UN General Assembly resolution supporting a ceasefire. In response, Shimon Koffler Fogel, President...Read More

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December 15, 2023

A Conversation With Ashager Araro and Jonathan Elkhoury

Hundreds of Canadians listened to a conversation between Ashager Araro, an Ethiopian-Israeli activist, feminist, and Battae Cultural Centre founder; and Jonathan Elkhoury, a Christian Lebanese Arab-Israeli, International Relations Director for...Read More

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December 14, 2023

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | December 10, 2023

This week, we thank all those who attended Canada’s Rally for the Jewish People in Ottawa and made it a huge success through their support for Israel, for the hostages...Read More

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December 10, 2023

VANCOLOUR: Holocaust comparisons are hurtful and harmful (CHEK Vancouver)

This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits with Nico Slobinsky (Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs) to discuss the use of language in online and everyday discourse that minimizes and distorts historical atrocities, such as the Holocaust. Recorded: December 4, 2023

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December 08, 2023

'Silence isn't neutral': Emails show debate in Quebec universities on Israel, Hamas (Toronto Star)

MONTREAL - Five days after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Université de Montréal rector Daniel Jutras was under growing pressure to say more about the conflict.

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December 08, 2023