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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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Jewish organizations demand action after Montreal Jewish school hit by gunfire (Toronto Star + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Jewish advocacy organizations on Thursday called on authorities to act to protect their communities after bullet holes were discovered at a Jewish school in Canada for the second time in a week.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Vancouver comic festival bans Jewish artist over past IDF service (The Jerusalem Post)

The festival assured that it would revise its policies and submission guidelines and adhere to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel’s guidelines.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Trudeau, CIJA condemn gunfire at Montreal Jewish school (Global News)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) reacted to the shooting at the Montreal Jewish school on Thursday, calling the incident a 'vile, despicable act of antisemitism.'

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Gunfire targets Canadian Jewish school for the second time in a week (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

On Wednesday, police discovered that at least one bullet had hit the Belz Yeshiva Ketana at the Young Israel of Montreal synagogue in the city’s Cote-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grace neighborhood. They believe the shooting at the Orthodox school occurred before Wednesday, The Montreal Gazette reported.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Outrage after shooting attack on Montreal Jewish school (Israel Hayom)

The Montreal police have pledged to increase their presence at Jewish schools across the city as a precautionary measure after the incident in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Canada sees second shooting at Jewish school in a week (The Jerusalem Post)

There are calls for decisive action by Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to put an end to an atmosphere of permissiveness toward antisemitism in the city.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Iran Supreme Leader's Direct Message to US College Students Sparks Fury (Newsweek)

Iran's Supreme Leader released a message of support for American college students who have participated in pro-Palestine protests.

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Federation CJA And CIJA React to Latest Shooting Targeting Montreal Jewish School

Montreal, QC – May 29, 2024 – News broke today that overnight May 27/28 another Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by a shooting. In response, Yair Szlak, President and...Read More

CIJA

May 30, 2024

Jewish school struck by gunfire in Montreal, police investigating (CityNews Montreal)

A call to 911 was made late Wednesday afternoon about a possible shooting outside Belz school, located at the Young Israel of Montreal Synagogue, on Hillsdale Road, near Van Horne Avenue, in Côte-des-Neiges–NDG.

CIJA

May 29, 2024

Another Canadian Jewish school hit by gunfire (National Post + Postmedia Syndication)

The Jewish Community Council of Montreal said Wednesday that the Belz school at the Young Israel of Montreal synagogue was attacked overnight

CIJA

May 29, 2024

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Davis Cup

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

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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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