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CIJA Reacts to Detainment of Suspect in Antisemitic Graffiti Incidents

Holding Those Responsible for Antisemitic Graffiti Accountable Attribute to Gustavo Zentner, Vice President, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA): We are grateful for the swift work...

Jan 14, 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

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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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Jewish groups call on Ontario government to halt overpass demonstrations (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The Avenue Road overpass — adjacent to Toronto's largest Jewish neighbourhoods — has become a popular site for anti-Israel protests

Susan Marcus

January 10, 2024

How Justin Trudeau lost his grip (Politico)

The anatomy of Trudeau’s slide actually begins in 2019 when Canada’s first Indigenous justice minister quit Cabinet over the ethics scandal now known as the SNC-Lavalin Affair. Jody Wilson-Raybould revealed that she felt pressured by Trudeau’s inner circle to go easy on a criminal case involving a Quebec-based engineering company.

CIJA

January 10, 2024

Protests must have reasonable limits

Want to have your say? Copy and paste the below message and email [email protected] to ask the Ontario government to take urgent action to restrict demonstrations on highway overpasses. ***...Read More

CIJA

January 09, 2024

'This crossed the line': Toronto deputy mayor, councillor call on Ottawa to investigate arson at Jewish-owned North York deli as possible terrorist act (CTV News Toronto, CP24)

Days after a Jewish-owned deli in North York was set on fire(opens in a new tab) in a suspected hate crime, a Toronto deputy mayor and city councillor are calling on the federal government to investigate the incident as a possible act of terrorism.

CIJA

January 08, 2024

Calls mount for cops to enforce law on disruptive anti-Israel protests after coffee-delivery video (National Post)

Despite a strong relationship with Toronto Police, a Jewish group made it clear that hateful protests cannot continue

CIJA

January 08, 2024

A viral video prompts an apology from Toronto police—and highlights the ongoing tension between protesters and suburban residents (The Canadian Jewish News)

A Toronto police officer’s delivery of Tim Hortons to protesters on a Toronto highway overpass has brought worldwide attention to ongoing demonstrations that have been disrupting a suburban and predominantly Jewish neighbourhood.

CIJA

January 08, 2024

The case of the Indigo 11: How an act of vandalism became a flashpoint in Toronto (Toronto Star)

The Indigo at Bay and Bloor was splashed in red paint and plastered with posters targeting CEO Heather Reisman. Eleven arrests followed.

CIJA

January 08, 2024

Search for suspects who torched Jewish-owned deli (CTV News Toronto)

Search for suspects who torched Jewish-owned deli

CIJA

January 08, 2024

Toronto leaders call on feds to investigate suspected hate-motivated arson as possible act of terror - Toronto (Global News)

After a Jewish-owned grocery store in North York was set on fire and vandalized in a suspected hate crime last week, a Toronto deputy mayor and city councillor are calling on the federal government to investigate the incident as a possible act of terrorism.

CIJA

January 08, 2024

Des policiers livrent du café à des manifestants pro-Palestine; le chef s’excuse (Radio-Canada)

Une vidéo publiée sur les médias sociaux et reprise des centaines de fois qui montre des policiers de Toronto qui livrent du café à des manifestants qui occupent un viaduc surplombant l’autoroute 401 a créé la controverse, samedi.

CIJA

January 07, 2024

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CIJA Reacts to Detainment of Suspect in Antisemitic Graffiti Incidents

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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