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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, September 4, 2022

Late last week NDP leader Jagmeet Singh sent an email to supporters setting out his party’s new policy positions on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Mr. Singh professes he wants to...Read More

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September 04, 2022

JEWISH COMMUNITY OUTRAGED BY NDP’S SURPRISE POLICY REVERSAL ON ISRAEL

Ottawa, ON – September 2, 2022 – Last week, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh sent an email to supporters outlining his party’s new policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In direct contrast...Read More

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September 02, 2022

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, August 28, 2022

Last week, it was discovered that Community Media Advocacy Centre (CMAC), which has received $130k+ in government funding through Canadian Heritage’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, employed Laith Marouf – an...Read More

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August 28, 2022

Canadian Heritage Anti-Racism Program Funding Cut and Investigation Underway

Ottawa, ON – August 22, 2022 – Last week, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) questioned and called for Canadian Heritage to review their funding of an Anti-Racism...Read More

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August 23, 2022

A Word from Our Chair | August 22, 2022

CIJA is gratified that the Honourable Ahmed Hussen has cut funding for CMAC and suspended the program. The Minister also committed to undertaking a review of all procedures related to program funding and to establishing new protocols to ensure this situation doesn’t repeat itself in the future.

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August 22, 2022

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | August 14, 2022

Last weekend, the IDF launched Operation Breaking Dawn, a series of pre-emptive precision strikes targeting leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza, including Tayseer al-Jabari, commander of PIJ’s northern...Read More

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August 14, 2022

A Word from Our Chair | August 13, 2022

Like you, I am deeply frustrated by the inaccurate and unjust reporting about Israel. Last weekend, the Jewish state faced a real and credible threat from the terrorist group Palestinian...Read More

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August 12, 2022

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | August 7, 2022

“We are deeply concerned that incidents of hate crime rose yet again in Canada in 2021. This disturbing trend clearly proves the need for proactive measures to stop the rising...Read More

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August 07, 2022

Jews remain most targeted religious group for hate crime in Canada in 2021, second overall

Jewish Canadians are 10 times more likely than other religions to be targeted by hate crime OTTAWA, ON – August 2, 2022 – Today, Statistics Canada released police-reported hate crime...Read More

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August 02, 2022

CIJA letters on Nazi imagery at Osheaga music festival

On July 30, concerned individuals alerted CIJA to the fact that British rapper Slowthai performed at Osheaga music festival's Chevrolet Valley Stage wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with a large red swastika. In...Read More

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August 02, 2022