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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

Social media reacts to Calgary mayor's decision to not attend City Hall menorah lighting (Calgary Sun)

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek took to social media on Wednesday to say she wouldn’t attend the annual menorah lighting at city hall due to the event being politicized.

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December 07, 2023

Joly condemns Hamas rapes of Israeli women after weeks of pressure (The Globe and Mail)

Joly condemns Hamas rapes of Israeli women after weeks of pressure

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December 07, 2023

Karen Restoule: My experience as a First Nations woman inspires me to stand against antisemitism (The Hub)

We cannot let the darkness of lies shroud us from speaking out truth

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December 06, 2023