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CIJA Applauds TDSB Antisemitism Strategy as First Step in Combatting Jew-Hatred in Public Schools

Urges Committee to Receive Strategy in Full Without Changes and Send for Board Approval Toronto, ON – February 10, 2025 – The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Policy and Planning...

Feb 10, 2025

Combating Antisemitism

CIJA granted leave to submit observations in ICC case against Israeli leaders

Jewish Federations’ Advocacy Agent Criticizes Ottawa for Not Requesting Leave to Intervene Ottawa, ON – July 23, 2024 – Yesterday, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) was granted...

Jul 23, 2024

Protecting Jewish Life

Update on appeal for interlocutory injunction to protect production of Canada’s kosher meat

CFIA’s unjustified and untenable imposition of conditions on shechita forces the Jewish community to seek court relief Ottawa, ON – July 12, 2024 – This week, the Centre for Israel...

Jul 12, 2024

Canada-Israel Friendship

CIJA rejects the ICJ’s non-binding opinion on Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories, calls on the government of Canada to do the same

Ottawa, ON – July 19, 2024 – Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its non-binding Advisory Opinion regarding the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of...

Jul 19, 2024

Publications

A letter to the Minister of Public Safety about Hizb ut-Tahrir

Our Interim President Noah Shack wrote to the Hon. David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety, to urge him to stop Hizb ut-Tahrir from bringing its extremist agenda to Canada. The...

Jan 08, 2025

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B.C. Government Announces Anti-Hate Security Funding for Jewish Community

Vancouver, B.C. – April 17, 2024 – Today, the British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced the allocation of $200,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver...Read More

CIJA

April 17, 2024

Agir concrètement pourrait aider à faire cesser le conflit - Lettre d’une Québéco-Israélienne à Mélanie Joly (Le Journal de Montréal)

Il s’agit de Mélanie Joly, ministre des Affaires étrangères du Canada s’exprimant au sujet de la guerre déclenchée par le Hamas contre Israël le 7 octobre. Alors que 134 otages sont toujours retenus à Gaza, certains exécutés par leurs geôliers, d’autres victimes de viols et autres tortures.

CIJA

April 17, 2024

B.C.’s Jewish community welcomes attorney general Niki Sharma’s new anti-racism legislation—but prompter action is wanted on antisemitism (The Canadian Jewish News)

After consultations with various ethnic, faith and other community groups, including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), British Columbia’s NDP-led government tabled new legislation last week aimed at holding provincial bodies accountable for racist policies and practices.

CIJA

April 16, 2024

Canada must end the defensive arms embargo, list the IRGC

Canadians watched in horror as hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles were fired, directly from Iran, at Israeli cities and towns. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed the attack...Read More

CIJA

April 16, 2024

Non à l’embargo sur les armes. Désignez le CGRI comme terroriste

Les Canadiennes et les Canadiens ont regardé avec horreur l’Iran tirer des centaines de drones et de missiles vers des villes et des villages d’Israël. Le Corps des gardiens de...Read More

CIJA

April 16, 2024

The Canadian celebrations that greeted Iran's attack on Israel (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The events were not out of character for a Canadian anti-Israel movement that has been pretty open about celebrating violence directed at the Jewish state

CIJA

April 15, 2024

Liberals resumed UNRWA funding despite evidence of terrorist ties with Hamas (True North)

The Liberals had access to documents detailing deep ties between the terrorist group Hamas and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency when the feds decided to resume its funding on March 8.

CIJA

April 14, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, April 14, 2024

This week, we invited you to learn more about how the new online harms bill will impact you, joined our faith partners in calling for safer community spaces, and ask...Read More

CIJA

April 14, 2024

Toronto protesters cheer as Iran fires drones at Israel (The Jerusalem Post)

The Eid March was a demonstrations organized by several pro-Palestinian organizations from across Canada, including Ottawa 4 Palestine and Montreal for Palestine.

CIJA

April 14, 2024

Jewish diaspora expresses concern as Iranian drones launch toward Israel (The Jerusalem Post)

The Conference of European Rabbis said that Jewish communities in Europe were raising their level of preparedness, given the history of Iranian proxies attacking Jewish targets on the continent.

CIJA

April 14, 2024

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CIJA Applauds TDSB Antisemitism Strategy as First Step in Combatting Jew-Hatred in Public Schools

Combating Antisemitism

CIJA granted leave to submit observations in ICC case against Israeli leaders

Protecting Jewish Life

Update on appeal for interlocutory injunction to protect production of Canada’s kosher meat

Canada-Israel Friendship

CIJA rejects the ICJ’s non-binding opinion on Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories, calls on the government of Canada to do the same

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A letter to the Minister of Public Safety about Hizb ut-Tahrir

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