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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

CIJA Welcomes Government Listing IRGC as Terror Entity After Years of Advocacy

Ottawa, ON – June 19, 2024 – The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) welcomes the Government of Canada’s long-awaited decision to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...Read More

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June 19, 2024

Use Your Voice

Want to use your voice to send a personal message to your Member of Parliament about Israel's war against Hamas and how it's affecting the Jewish community here in Canada?...Read More

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, Jun 16, 2024

This week, we saluted the thousands who supported the community at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Walk with Israel, and we continued our series of webinars to help participants become...Read More

CIJA Disappointed by TDSB Failure to Address Antisemitism in Proposed Strategy for Combating Hate and Racism

Toronto, ON – June 11, 2024 – On June 5, the TDSB Program and School Services Committee met to discuss an update to the TDSB’s Student Learning Strategy for Combatting Hate...Read More

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June 11, 2024

B.C. Jewish Community Troubled by Past Comments of Surrey North BC United Candidate

Vancouver, B.C. – June 11, 2024 – Last night, media shared a letter signed by Mohammad Asad Gondal, the BC United candidate for Surrey North, which accuses the Israeli government...Read More

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June 11, 2024

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | June 09, 2024

This week, we spoke out against an egregious decision by a B.C. union to deny funding to the Holocaust and Antisemitism Educators Association, explored manifestations of contemporary antisemitism with hundreds...Read More

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June 09, 2024

Branch of BCTF Moves to Deny Resources to Holocaust and Antisemitism Education

Vancouver, BC – June 5, 2024 – In what is being described as a stunning move, a branch of the BC Teachers Federation (BCTF) today told the Holocaust and Antisemitism Educators Association...Read More

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June 05, 2024

Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes in Toronto more than Doubled In 2023

Jewish community represents 4 percent of Toronto’s population but is victimized in 36 percent of hate crimes Toronto, ON – May 31, 2024 – The Toronto Police Service (TPS) has...Read More

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June 03, 2024

“Jewish Community Concerns Must Be Heard”: Organizations Seeking Intervenor Status in U of T Injunction Against Encampments

Toronto, ON – June 3, 2024 – Today, Jewish community organizations as well as other campus groups seeking intervener status in the injunction case brought by the University of Toronto...Read More

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June 03, 2024

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