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TMU Student Suing University for Fostering Poisoned Antisemitic Environment

Toronto, ON – April 25, 2024 – This week, a Statement of Claim against Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) was filed in the Ontario Superior Court on behalf of a Jewish student at...

Apr 25, 2024

Combating Antisemitism

What's Fact and What's Fiction - The New Online Harms Bill

Click on the image above to play the video Click here to watch on YouTube There have been a lot of questions around the new Online Harms Bill. In fact, it...

Apr 12, 2024

Protecting Jewish Life

Mimouna

Jewish communities across the globe have been celebrating the Passover holiday each year for millennia, commemorating the Exodus from Egypt and the freeing of the Jewish People. Moroccan Jews (and...

Apr 11, 2023

Canada-Israel Friendship

A statement from the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus on Canada’s vote at the UN General Assembly

Please find below a statement from the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus on Canada’s vote at the UN General Assembly last week. The Canadian Rabbinic Caucus is uniquely placed to represent the...

Dec 19, 2023

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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, April 21, 2024

This week, we delved deep into the repercussions of the new Online Harms Bill, heard insightful words from our chair, commended the Canadian Government for allocating funds in support of...

Apr 21, 2024

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Vancouver police explain the statistics behind the surge in reported antisemitic incidents during the final months of 2023 (The Canadian Jewish News)

A press conference on Jan. 16 saw the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) announcing that it has seen a sharp increase in hate crimes in the past three months, including a considerable spike in antisemitism— as well as millions of dollars in overtime costs—since the conflict in the Middle East began.

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January 16, 2024

Vancouver Jewish Community Concerned by Rise in Antisemitic Hate Incidents

Vancouver, BC – January 16, 2024 – At a press conference today, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) revealed that the Vancouver Jewish community experienced a 62 percent increase in police-reported antisemitic...Read More

CIJA

January 16, 2024

La requête de l'Afrique du Sud auprès de la CIJ est honteuse

***To View in English click here. Il est temps que le Premier ministre Justin Trudeau et la ministre des Affaires étrangères Mélanie Joly dénoncent la plainte ridicule de l'Afrique du...Read More

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January 16, 2024

Ottawa sees 20% rise in hate incidents over past year (CBC News)

The number of hate-related incidents in Ottawa rose nearly 20 per cent in 2023, and the city's police chief said these "concerning" numbers underscore the need for improved education on combating hatred.

CIJA

January 15, 2024

Elderly woman killed and 17 injured in terror attack near Tel Aviv (National Post, + JNS and Postmedia Syndication)

Israeli forces arrest two suspects following car-ramming and stabbing attack

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January 15, 2024

‘We should all be pissed’: Canadians divided over Trudeau not supporting South Africa's 'genocide' allegations against Israel (Yahoo News)

The prime minister made Canada's position clear with his government saying they do not "accept the premise of the case brought by South Africa"

CIJA

January 15, 2024

Canada Distances Itself from South Africa's Lawsuit Against Israel (Israel National News)

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada believes in the importance of the ICJ but that does not mean it supports South Africa’s case against Israel.

CIJA

January 14, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, January 14, 2024

This week, we called on Prime Minister Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to publicly denounce South Africa's shameful, false charge of genocide at the International Court of Justice. Read...Read More

CIJA

January 14, 2024

Canada silent at Hezbollah fires on Israel (Toronto Star)

The deadly Hamas attack on Oct. 7, which claimed the lives of 1,200 Israelis, and Israel's campaign to eradicate the terrorist group in Gaza to prevent recurrence of such a massacre, is dominating headlines worldwide. The conflict is still mainly contained between Hamas and Israel, but the risks of a regional conflagration are serious.

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January 13, 2024

3 arrests made at Avenue Road bridge demonstrations (CityNews)

After police banned protests on the highway 401 overpass at Avenue Road, demonstrators gathered on the bridge saying the ban is unfair.

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January 13, 2024

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TMU Student Suing University for Fostering Poisoned Antisemitic Environment

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What's Fact and What's Fiction - The New Online Harms Bill

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A statement from the Canadian Rabbinic Caucus on Canada’s vote at the UN General Assembly

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