Valentina Azarova turned down the University of Toronto’s second offer to lead the human rights program, citing their inability to protect her from Zionist harassment.
If an audit finds the Canadian Zionist Cultural Association broke regulations on donating to a foreign military, the group’s charitable status must be revoked.
While an uptick in antisemitic incidents were well documented in May during an escalation between Israel and Gaza, attacks on Palestinians in Canada also increased although with much less attention.
Police suppression of Palestinian protests across Canada has ignited a long overdue assessment of the role that Canadian police play in the oppression of the Palestinian people.
The New Democratic Party endorsement of a partial boycott of Israel is not just a win for Palestinian rights and a blow to the Israel lobby, but is also a victory for grassroots democracy.
Canada says it supports the Palestinian right to self-determination, but refuses to recognize any Palestinian state.
While The Jewish Federations of North America claim apolitical status and operate tax-exempt charities, it is one of the most significant institutional purveyors of anti-Palestinian bias in Canada.
Ontarians must stand up to antisemitism and all instances of racism and discrimination wherever they appear, but the IHRA definition is flawed and, at worst, limits society’s ability to fight oppression in all is forms.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has adopted the IHRA’s Working Definition of Antisemitism which puts Jews at risk by implicating them in Israel’s assault on human rights.
Canadian law makes it illegal to recruit soldiers for a foreign state. but the line between enticing impressionable young people to oppress Palestinians and formal recruitment is unclear. Now, activists are calling on the government to investigate the Israeli consulate for recruiting Canadians into the Israel’s military, and possible military recruitment inside of Toronto schools.