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CIJA Statement on the Election of Avi Lewis as Leader of the NDP

Ottawa, ON – March 29, 2026 – In response to the election of Avi Lewis as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Rachel Chertkoff, Senior Vice President, Community Engagement,...

Mar 29, 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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Nearly half of Canadians oppose Pro-Palestine encampments at Canadian universities (The Hub)

Nearly half (48 percent) of Canadians surveyed oppose the pro-Palestine protest encampments.

CIJA

May 14, 2024

Encampments at Winnipeg universities not going anywhere until demands met: protesters (Global News)

Protesters at pro-Palestinian encampments at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg say they don’t plan to go anywhere until their demands are met.

CIJA

May 14, 2024

Antisionisme ou antisémitisme ? (La Presse)

Le slogan « Tous les sionistes sont racistes » a été entendu à répétition autour du campement propalestinien de McGill. S’agit-il d’une affirmation antisémite ? Les avis sont partagés, même au sein de la communauté juive. Explications.

CIJA

May 14, 2024

“It was pretty scary”: Jewish students report open support for terrorists at encampments (True North)

Canadian Jewish students are speaking out after seeing protesters openly praise terrorists, as well as presence of outside agitators and radical ideology in their universities’ anti-Israel encampments. They say the encampments make many in their community feel unsafe.

CIJA

May 13, 2024

Shimon Fogel speaks about Ottawa’s Yom Haazmaut ceremony (CBC Ottawa Morning)

Amidst growing concerns of antisemitism, the city is proceeding with Israel Independence Day celebrations

CIJA

May 13, 2024

Indépendance d’Israël : Vancouver appelée à « ne pas s’illuminer pour la guerre » (ICI Radio-Canada Colombie-Britannique)

Des groupes vancouvérois de soutien aux Palestiniens demandent à la Ville de Vancouver de revenir sur sa décision d’illuminer le pont Burrard et l'hôtel de ville aux couleurs d'Israël mardi, à l’occasion de la 76e journée d’indépendance de l’État hébreu.

CIJA

May 13, 2024

FIRST READING: The Canadian Jews being purged from civic life (National Post)

Plays cancelled, speakers disinvited, artists fired; all because someone complained they were too Jewish

CIJA

May 13, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, May 12, 2024

This week, we joined Jewish community members and allies at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa to mourn the six million Jews murdered by Nazis, we celebrated the rich contributions of...Read More

CIJA

May 12, 2024

A sociology professor’s new attitudinal study identifies Canada’s most antisemitic elements: Muslims, activists and university students (The Canadian Jewish News)

Robert Brym, a University of Toronto sociology professor, was annoyed by the latest annual report on antisemitism in Canada.

CIJA

May 10, 2024

Mayor pushes police to find safe way to hold Israel Independence Day event (CBC News)

City called off ceremony due to unspecified security threats, prompting pushback from Jewish leaders

CIJA

May 10, 2024

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CIJA Statement on the Election of Avi Lewis as Leader of the NDP

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Davis Cup

Protecting Jewish Life

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

Canada-Israel Friendship

Canada Needs to Change Course

Publications

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

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