Latest updates from CIJA

New human rights chief apologizes for pain to Jewish community caused by tweets (The Globe and Mail)

Canada’s newly appointed human rights chief has apologized to members of the Jewish community for pain caused by tweets he posted, including one linking to an article comparing Palestinians to Jews incarcerated in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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June 25, 2024

New head of Canadian Human Rights Commission investigated over allegations of anti-Israel activity (National Post + Postmedia Syndication)

Before being appointed leader of the human rights Commission, Birju Dattani shared a stage with a member of an Islamic fundamentalist group and called for boycotting Israel

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June 25, 2024

The Rise In Anti-Semitism (The News Forum)

Colin welcomes Warren Kinsella -President of The Daisy Group, and Richard Marceau Centre For Israel And Jewish Affairs to discuss the disturbing rise in anti-semitsm in Canada.

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June 24, 2024

Interfaith group calls for protection of places of worship (Catholic Register)

A deepening polarization in Canadian society and increased vandalism against houses of worship has led to an interfaith call for the federal government to provide more robust protection of religious institutions.

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June 24, 2024

Iran’s Shia-only elections expose age-old intolerance (The Hill)

As Iran prepares for the charade of presidential elections later this month, old and new regime apparatchiks have announced their candidacies. They include former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps General Ali Reza Afshar and Zohreh Elahian, the first woman to run for president of Iran, as well as more than 70 others. Earlier this month, a short list of six candidates was approved by authorities to run.

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June 24, 2024

Jewish advocates question minister’s vetting of new head of human rights commission (The Globe and Mail)

Jewish advocates have raised concerns with the Justice Minister about whether he fully vetted the new head of Canada’s human rights commission after it emerged that Birju Dattani posted links on social media to articles comparing Israelis to Nazis, and Palestinians to Jews incarcerated in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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June 24, 2024

Interfaith alliance calls on Canada to protect places of worship from vandalism (Catholic Register)

A deepening polarization in Canadian society and increased vandalism against houses of worship has led to an interfaith call for the federal government to provide more robust protection of religious institutions.

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June 24, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, June 23, 2024

This week, the IRGC was (finally) banned, we asked you to help send a message to the Ontario government to get involved in the TDSB decision regarding anti-Palestinian racism (APR),...Read More

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June 23, 2024

An interview with Gustavo Zentner (Canadian Mennonite)

Gustavo Zentner will never forget visiting areas attacked by Hamas. “We walked into the homes where you can still smell the smell of burned flesh,” he recalled. “That smell will always accompany me.”

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June 21, 2024