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House of Commons Justice Committee Releases Dangerous Report Furthering Anti-Palestinian Racism (APR)

Ottawa, ON – December 10, 2024 – Today, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights released a report titled “Islamophobia on the Rise: Taking Action, Confronting...

Dec 11, 2024

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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This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | December 1, 2024

This week, we hosted a press conference at Parliament Hill to express our outrage at last weekend’s antisemitic riots in Montreal, how they fall into a pattern of home-grown radicalization,...

Dec 01, 2024

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TMU law students’ pro-Palestinian letter ‘greatly flawed’ but didn’t breach school’s code of conduct, external review finds (Toronto Star)

While the letter was understandably offensive to many, the students’ participation was a valid exercise of student expression, writes retired judge.

CIJA

May 31, 2024

TMU external review report criticizes legal community, chides students for ineffective advocacy (Law Times)

Retired judge finds students behind pro-Palestinian open letter did not break code of conduct

CIJA

May 31, 2024

Jewish grad sues Ontario arts school alma mater over antisemitic harassment (National Post + Postmedia Syndication)

Being a Jewish university student in 2024 is scary, Samantha Kline said. She says many of her Jewish friends are regular targets of harassment and abuse on campus

CIJA

May 31, 2024

CIJA Responds to Report on TMU LASL Open Letter

Toronto, ON – May 31, 2024 – Today, Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) released the report of the TMU External Review commissioned to determine whether a letter replete with antisemitic content, which...Read More

CIJA

May 31, 2024

UPDATE: Firebombing at Vancouver's Schara Tzedeck Synagogue

UPDATE: New details have emerged about last night’s events revealing that an incendiary device was not thrown at the doors of Schara Tzedeck, as was conveyed in early reports, instead an...Read More

CIJA

May 31, 2024

Montreal Jewish school hit by gunfire in second such attack in Canada within days (The Times of Israel)

Police say at least one bullet hit Orthodox yeshiva less than week after two masked suspects opened fire at Chabad girls’ school in Toronto; no injuries in either incident

CIJA

May 31, 2024

Israel at War, Day 237: Red Crescent Says Two Employees Killed in Israeli Rafah Strike (Haaretz)

U.S. officials tells Haaretz hostages won't survive seven more months after Israel's national security adviser says the war will last at least until end of 2024

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Toronto Leaders Rally at Jewish School Where Shots Were Fired Over Shabbat (Haaretz)

Toronto Mayor called the act 'despicable' and 'antisemitic' as law enforcement continue their investigation of the shooting

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Police investigating another shooting at Jewish school in Montreal (The Jewish Chronicle)

Just days after two men fired shots into a Jewish school in Toronto, police in Montreal are investigating a shooting at a boys’ school there.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Montreal police investigating after Jewish school hit by at least one bullet (The Globe and Mail)

Montreal police were investigating Thursday after a Jewish school in the city was hit by gunfire, only days after a Toronto Jewish girls school was also the target of a shooting.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

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House of Commons Justice Committee Releases Dangerous Report Furthering Anti-Palestinian Racism (APR)

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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