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This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | September 22, 2024

This week, we undertook a BUYcott action to support Indigo - Chapters, targeted by anti-Israel groups. We are communicating our concern about a school trip where TDSB students were exposed...Read More

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September 22, 2024

Toronto students forced to wear ‘Colonizers’ shirts at anti-Israel protest (The Jerusalem Post)

Parents were told that their children would be observing a protest on Grassy Narrows First Nation and the ongoing water crisis, but instead students participated in an anti-Israel rally.

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September 21, 2024

Jewish leaders hope to empower community at CMHR event (The Free Press)

Michal Cotler-Wunsh will visit Winnipeg Wednesday to speak as part of United Against Antisemitism: Empowering Communities Through Education, an event at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

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September 20, 2024

School board reviewing field trip policy after students were brought to a protest (CityNews)

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is reviewing its field trip policy after students were brought to an event that turned into a protest.

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September 20, 2024

Government MPs presented a motion to study Palestinian statehood at committee, sources say (CBC News)

Motion found support with NDP, Bloc but was filibustered by Tories

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September 20, 2024

Gazan children in Canada offered controversial curriculum by Palestinian Authority (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

'This curriculum has been widely condemned for spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories and hate, rejecting a two-state solution,' CIJA said

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September 20, 2024

Toronto schoolchildren taken to protest on grounds it was an Indigenous-themed field trip (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The students, aged 12 to 14, were told to chant 'from Turtle Island to Palestine, occupation is a crime'

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September 19, 2024

L’Assemblée générale de l’ONU réclame la fin de l’occupation israélienne des territoires palestiniens (Le Devoir, + syndication par Agence France-Presse)

L’Assemblée générale de l’ONU a réclamé mercredi la fin de l’occupation israélienne des territoires palestiniens dans les « 12 mois » et appelé à des sanctions contre Israël, une résolution non contraignante qui a provoqué la colère d’Israël, la qualifiant de « cynique ».

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September 18, 2024

Canada abstains from UN motion calling on Israel to end occupation of Gaza, West Bank (National Post, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Canada's ambassador to the UN, Bob Rae, said the motion was too one-sided to support, but the Canadian government agrees that Israel is illegally occupying those territories

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September 18, 2024