Latest updates from CIJA

Jewish National Fund is taking the CRA to court over plan to revoke its charitable status (CBC News)

JNF has funded infrastructure projects on Israeli army, air and naval bases

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July 26, 2024

OPSEU officially endorses boycott of Israel, upsetting Jewish union members (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

'Why is our union spending money and time on this, and not getting the approval from the membership?' asks OPSEU member Daz Salama

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July 26, 2024

Canadian kosher-meat production protected by Federal Court decision (Jewish News Syndicate)

“This should dispel the false perception that “shechita” does not abide by the highest standards of animal welfare,” says Kashruth Council of Canada.

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July 26, 2024

Le Canada demande à Israël de «renverser l’expansion» de ses colonies (Le Devoir)

Réagissant pour la première fois à la reconnaissance de l’illégalité des colonies israéliennes en Cisjordanie par un tribunal de l’ONU, le Canada exhorte Israël à y répondre et à sévir contre « les actes de violence commis par des colons extrémistes à l’encontre de Palestiniens ».

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July 26, 2024

This Liberal threatened to take a stand over Gaza. Now she's leading talks on anti-Palestinian racism (CBC News)

MP Salma Zahid had threatened to resign from committee roles but now staying on.

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July 26, 2024

Jewish community victimized in 70% of all religion-motivated hate crimes in Canada

Representing Only One Percent of the Canadian Population, Jewish Community Now Most Targeted Group Overall  Ottawa, ON – July 26, 2024 – Police-reported hate crime data for 2023 published yesterday by Statistics...Read More

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July 26, 2024

CRA notifies Jewish National Fund it will revoke Canadian charitable status (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The group announced its intention to appeal, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency changed the rules for charitable donations long after the organization's work had been approved

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July 25, 2024

Canada’s Jewish community wins court reprieve halting new federal kosher slaughter rules (The Canadian Jewish News)

Kosher meat production, including veal, should immediately begin to ramp up in Canada after a Federal Court judge ordered the country’s food inspection agency to back off enforcing new ritual slaughter guidelines, issuing a temporary injunction on July 24.

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July 25, 2024

Plante served over pro-Palestinian electronic signs (The Suburban)

Spigel Sohmer senior partner Neil Oberman has served Mayor Valérie Plante by bailiff regarding electronic signs normally used in construction areas that were used by pro-Palestinian activists to convey anti-Israel hate messages.

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July 25, 2024