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CIJA Statement on Hasan Piker Event at UBC

Vancouver, B.C. – February 10, 2026 – On Thursday, controversial U.S.-based streamer Hasan Piker will speak at an event at the University of British Columbia’s Chan Centre. In response, Nico Slobinsky, Vice President, Pacific Region,...

Feb 10, 2026

Combating Antisemitism

Davis Cup

Tennis Canada just announced that the Davis Cup matches in Halifax will be played without spectators in the stadium because of "escalating safety concerns." Extremists are threatening our Canadian way of...

Sep 10, 2025

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

Canada Needs to Change Course

Germany gets it. We need you to help PM Carney understand. Germany has made it clear: advancing recognition of Palestinian statehood right now would undermine efforts toward peace. After meeting...

Aug 27, 2025

Publications

What’s at Stake—Toronto’s Proposed Bylaw on Safe Access Zones

After 19 months of relentless, targeted harassment outside synagogues, Jewish schools, and community institutions, our collective voice is making a difference. The City of Toronto—Canada’s largest and most influential municipality—has...

May 21, 2025

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Compassion and solidarity (Winnipeg Free Press)

Volunteers off to Israel to work in agriculture sector after onset of war

CIJA

March 15, 2024

Fonds publics canadiens versés au Hamas : une organisation juive poursuit Ottawa (Québec Nouvelles)

Le Centre pour les affaires israéliennes et juives s’apprête à poursuivre le gouvernement fédéral en justice pour sa décision de rétablir le financement d’une agence d’aide des Nations Unies malgré les informations selon lesquelles le personnel de l’agence aurait été impliqué dans les attaques du 7 octobre contre Israël.

CIJA

March 14, 2024

Ottawa pauses non-lethal military export permits for Israel (Toronto Star)

Since Jan. 8, applications for permits to allow Canadian companies to ship tens of millions of dollars worth of non-lethal goods and technology have been put on hold.

CIJA

March 14, 2024

L'échec systémique (La Presse)

Les situations de crise sont de formidables occasions de voir à quel point nos institutions sont efficaces ou non.

CIJA

March 14, 2024

Exportation de matériel militaire en Israël - Des demandes de permis en veilleuse depuis janvier (La Presse)

Le Canada a cessé depuis le 8 janvier dernier de donner le feu vert à l’exportation de matériel militaire non létal vers Israël. Car à Ottawa, on s’inquiète que ces biens et technologies servent à commettre des violations du droit humanitaire international.

CIJA

March 14, 2024

Canadian Jewish groups seek injunction extension against protesters (The Jerusalem Post)

In their statement, Jewish organizations said that they would "continue to explore every available avenue to ensure the safety and security of the Jewish community."

CIJA

March 14, 2024

Vancouver man arrested for threats against Jews, defacing hostage posters (The Jerusalem Post)

Canadian man arrested in Vancouver for antisemitic threats and vandalism against the posters of Israeli hostages. Jewish community and police respond to rising hate crimes.

CIJA

March 14, 2024

Ottawa slow-walking Israel's request for permission to import armoured vehicles: sources (CBC News)

Government also has withheld clearance for exports of non-lethal equipment to Israel, source says

CIJA

March 14, 2024

House motion on Israel-Hamas war adds to Canada's divided views (The Globe and Mail)

On Monday, the House of Commons will vote on an NDP motion to recognize the state of Palestine and to prohibit the sale of arms to Israel. The motion is unlikely to pass. But it speaks to how views on Israel and the Palestinians have hardened in this country since the Hamas atrocities of Oct. 7.

CIJA

March 13, 2024

First-ever injunction issued protecting Jewish institutions from antisemitic mobs (The Suburban)

Another anti-Israel and anti-Jewish demonstration, this time outside the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, had a surprise ending as bailiffs arrived serving injunctions against the mob and dispersing it with the help of the SPVM riot squad. Some legal observers consider this precedent the first injunctive relief granted to protect Jewish institutions since the Hamas atrocities of Oct.7.

CIJA

March 13, 2024

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CIJA Statement on Hasan Piker Event at UBC

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Davis Cup

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

Canada-Israel Friendship

Canada Needs to Change Course

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What’s at Stake—Toronto’s Proposed Bylaw on Safe Access Zones

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