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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, September 15, 2024

This week, we applauded a significant step forward in addressing racism and hate on Ontario's postsecondary campuses, continued intervening with government on their discriminatory embargo, and called on the Pride...Read More

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September 15, 2024

Controversial deal with anti-Israel protesters has big donors deserting University of Windsor (The National Post + Postmedia Syndication)

The deal included UWindsor agreeing not to pursue any academic agreements with Israeli universities 'until the right of Palestinian self-determination has been realized'

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September 13, 2024

Government challenge on UNRWA funding review case struck down (Toronto Sun)

Efforts by the federal government to quash an ongoing court case seeking a judicial review of Canada’s funding of a contentious UN agency were struck down in court this week.

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September 13, 2024

Pondering your vote choice (Jewish Independent)

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs has developed an online “election hub” for navigating the issues.

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September 13, 2024

Countries should consider impact of their foreign policies on home ground – editorial (The Jerusalem Post)

We urge Canada’s prime minister and the leaders of the UK, Australia, and other traditional allies of Israel to consider the impact that their policies might have closer to home.

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September 13, 2024

Canadian court rejects motion to dismiss UNRWA lawsuit, Oct 7 families to proceed (The Jerusalem Post)

The lawsuit draws on extensive evidence relating to the ties of UNRWA and its workers to Hamas.

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September 13, 2024

Financement de l’UNRWA: le Canada débouté en cour (Le Soleil + syndication de La Presse Canadienne)

La Cour fédérale a rejeté la demande d’Ottawa d’annuler une affaire dans laquelle des défenseurs d’Israël exigent la fin du gel temporaire par le Canada du financement de la principale agence des Nations Unies soutenant les Palestiniens.

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September 12, 2024

MPs comment on the CRA decision to revoke JNF-Canada’s charitable status (Alberta Jewish News)

A letter to Winnipeg’s Jewish community from two Members of Parliament appeared in a recent edition of Jewish Post and News. The letter, from MP for Mount Royal, Anthony Housefather and MP for Winnipeg South Centre, Ben Carr, addressed the ongoing controversy between JNF Canada and Canada Revenue Agency. In August, CRA abruptly announced that it had revoked the charitable status of JNF Canada. Canadian Jewish News has published a series of articles covering the controversy from all angles.

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September 12, 2024

Federal government puts roadblock in front of ammo-supply deal for Israel (The Globe and Mail)

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat that government 'will not have any forms of arms' made in Canada used in the Gaza Strip. Joly speaks to reporters at the Liberal caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., on Sept. 10.

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September 12, 2024