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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, August 18, 2024

This week, we welcomed the news that an individual with a track record wholly unsuited for the job was persuaded to resign as Human Rights Commissioner, and we hosted a...Read More

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August 18, 2024

Court injunction at Vancouver Island University ends the campus encampment trend (for now) (The Canadian Jewish News)

A Supreme Court of British Columbia justice in Vancouver issued an injunction to Vancouver Island University on Aug. 15 to remove a pro-Palestinian encampment, the last of its kind at a Canadian university, from its campus in Nanaimo within 72 hours, or by Aug, 18 at 9:30 a.m. PDT.

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August 16, 2024

Vancouver activist facing hate speech probe praises Oct. 7 attack on Iranian TV (Global News)

Charlotte Kates of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network appeared recently on Iranian state television; she spoke about being arrested in Vancouver and referred to Western democracy as a “lie.”

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August 16, 2024

Canada abruptly revokes charitable status for JNF (Alberta Jewish News)

On August 10, the federal government announced that effective immediately, the charitable status of Jewish National Fund (JNF) has been revoked. The announcement was posted in the Canada Gazette, the government’s official newspaper.

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August 16, 2024

Notorious Vancouver-based leader of anti-Israel group glorifies Hamas, October 7 on Iranian state TV (Western Standard)

Charlotte Kates is the international coordinator for Samidoun, which is banned in other countries but allowed to operate freely in Canada.

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August 16, 2024

Vancouver pro-Palestinian leader praises 'heroic' October 7 massacre on Iranian TV (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

Charlotte Kates is the coordinator of the Vancouver-headquartered Samidoun Palestinian Prisoners Solidarity Network

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August 15, 2024

B.C. court orders pro-Palestinian camp at Vancouver Island University to shut down (Toronto Star, + The Canadian Press syndication)

Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., have been told to pack up within 72 hours.

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August 15, 2024

Anti-Israel encampment at Vancouver Island University ordered to shut down by court (The Province)

The university went to court against the protest following an Ontario court decision that granted the University of Toronto an injunction against an encampment there

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August 15, 2024

C.-B.: la Cour ordonne la fermeture d’un camp propalestinien à Nanaimo (L’actualité)

Les manifestants propalestiniens qui ont installé un campement à l’Université de l’île de Vancouver à Nanaimo, en Colombie-Britannique, ont reçu l’ordre de plier bagage dans les 72 heures.

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August 15, 2024