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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 1d

Today marks the 2nd yahrzeit of the genocide in Gaza. As Jews who are called to work for justice, as Canadians whose tax dollars go towards funding this genocide. With grief in our hearts, we must move into action.

www.ijvcanada.org/marking-two-...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 7d

It's time for Canada to take concrete action against the organizations that fuel illegal settlements.

These sanctions are a necessary and urgent step to stop the mass theft of Palestinian lands and the rise in widespread Israeli settler violence.

@cjpme.org @justpeaceadvocates.bsky.social

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 7d

Today, the new Global Sanctions Coalition is calling for immediate sanctions against the World Zionist Organization & Israeli Minister Orit Strook as key architects of illegal settlements across the occupied Palestinian territory.

Read more at tr.ee/GSC1. #SanctionIsraelNow

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 19d

More than 1,000 Canadian Jews have signed the open letter calling for rabbis and spiritual leaders to break their silence on Palestine! Read more and add your name today tinyurl.com/Call4Rabbis

@jewssayno.bsky.social

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · 28d

IJV stands in solidarity with Palestinian students, families, and educators. We applaud the @etfoeducators.bsky.social vote to develop resources on anti-Palestinian racism, a crucial step towards fostering inclusive learning spaces for all students, and call on the Ontario government to do the same.

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Sep 5

Who are Friends of JNF Canada? The "new" charity is a burner for JNF Canada, who had their charitable status revoked last year by CRA.

ACT NOW! Tell the CRA - no more tax receipts for JNF Canada's crimes! tinyurl.com/stop-jnf

Friends don’t let friends fund apartheid: Stop JNF Canada’s attempt to evade CRA revocation

Vous recherchez la version française ? Vous la trouverez ici. In August 2024, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) formally revoked the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF Canada)...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Aug 22

Months of warning, and the world has failed to take action. How can Canada's leaders watch while Israel creates famine and commits genocide, and do nothing? We need concrete action, arms embargo and sanctions now.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Gaza famine 'a moment of collective shame,' UN aid chief says

United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher says the famine that has struck part of Gaza was preventable, blaming the 'systematic obstruction' of aid by Israel. The comments on Friday came in response to a ...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Aug 20

Canadian Jews say, stop sportswashing genocide! Halifax and Canada must refuse to host Team Israel, set to play at the Davis Cup in September. Israeli athletes representing a country committing war crimes are not welcome here.

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Aug 4

IJV reaffirms our support for Palestinian liberation, and calls for Canada to enact an arms embargo now! Go to armsembargonow.ca to read the report and take action.

Home - Arms Embargo Now

We’re coming together to demand the Canadian government impose a full, immediate arms embargo on Israel.

armsembargonow.ca

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Aug 4

Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada plans to recognize Palestinian statehood in September. This came one day after the groundbreaking report demonstrating ongoing flow of arms from Canada to Israel, yet made no mention of enacting an arms embargo.

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Jul 24

Israel has starved over 100 Palestinians to death. WHO warns that 2.1 million people face starvation in Gaza. Hundreds have been murdered while trying to access aid. Canada's response? Promises of "concrete action" that keep turning out to be empty words. What more will it take?

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Jul 17

Deborah Lyons has resigned as Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance & Combatting Antisemitism. It's time to appoint someone qualified for the job & cut ties with IHRA.

Tell Guilbeault that Canadian Jews want an Envoy who will fight antisemitism, not Palestine solidarity bit.ly/envoy25

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Sam Hersh @samhersh01.bsky.social · Jun 19

Was happy to speak out on behalf of @ijvcanada.bsky.social against the OCDSB's decision to reprimand Elizabeth Yao for calling out the genocide in Palestine in her commencement speech.

There is a very clear difference between actual harm and discomfort with opinions you disagree with.

Alexa MacKie (she/her) @alexaamackie.bsky.social · Jun 19

“We’re hoping that the school board will take the high ground.”

Some advocates are showing support for Bell High School Valedictorian Elizabeth Yao and her speech which mentioned truth and reconciliation and a “free Palestine.”

For @ottawacitizen.com:

ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...

Bell High School valedictorian defended by advocates after pro-Palestinian remarks

The OCDSB said speeches are for celebrating academic life and "designed to facilitate respectful, safe and supportive discussions."

ottawacitizen.com

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Jun 19

Tonight! Join IJV for a webinar on the dangers of Canada's IHRA Handbook, and our new resource Silenced In Our Name. There's still time to register: bit.ly/silenced2025

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Jun 17

IJV strongly condemns the Liberal government’s proposed Bill C-2, which copies from the MAGA playbook to pave the way for mass deportations and widespread state surveillance.

Learn more about the harms in this bill and take action with Migrant Rights Network: migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · May 27

📢 Today, IJV is proud to release, Silenced in Our Name: A Jewish Commentary on Canada’s IHRA Handbook. This new resource exposes how it advances the criminalization of anti-Zionism, suppresses criticism of Israel, & fuels anti-Palestinian racism.

Read the commentary today: ijvcanada.org/silenced/

Silenced in our Name: A Jewish Commentary on Canada's IHRA Handbook

Read or download Silenced in our Name here (PDF) Across North America, the far right and pro-Israel groups have been leading a repressive crackdown on Palestine solidarity. Canadians are watch...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · May 23

We need an arms embargo and sanctions—now.

Use these tools from @leadnowca.bsky.social and @wbwcanada.bsky.social to demand Canada sanction Israel with an arms embargo today.

win.newmode.net/leadnow/arms...

actionnetwork.org/letters/newm...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · May 23

Since that statement, Israel has killed over 200 Palestinians in Gaza, blocked adequate amounts of life-saving aid from entering, continued a military invasion of Jenin, and bombed Southern Lebanon in violation of November's ceasefire agreement. What will move Canada to act?

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · May 23

🧵 On May 19th, Canada released a joint statement with France and the UK saying it would not hesitate to act to hold Israel accountable for blocking aid in Gaza and settler expansion in West Bank. Today, Israel is still committing genocide. What is PM Carney waiting for?

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · May 20

Canada faces a moral crossroads. It can either uphold the principles of justice and human dignity, or remain complicit in atrocity. To be on the right side of history, and to honour the promise of Never Again, our leaders must act now.

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · May 15

Today we mark the Nakba, and 77 years of ongoing ethnic cleansing, colonization, apartheid - and now genocide. For over a quarter of a century, Zionism has been a brutal force of violence and settler colonialism. But Palestinians will not be erased. Read more: www.ijvcanada.org/nakba-at-77-...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 12

Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest

Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Ice agents on Saturday, part of Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus protesters Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, who is now eight months pregnant, issued a statement on Tuesday night after the Columbia University graduate…

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Feb 25

No charitable status for genocide, no more money for war crimes!

Send a letter now: actionnetwork.org/letters/acti...

ACTION: No tax breaks for war crimes in Palestine!

Recently released report “Under the Guise of Charity: Canadian Funding for War Crimes in Occupied Palestine” by Just Peace Advocates, Independent Jewish Voices and Miles Howe, PhD, details how funds o...

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Feb 25

IJV has submitted a formal complaint about this to the Canada Revenue Agency.

Canada must immediately suspend and ultimately revoke the charitable status of orgs like Mizrachi Canada and pursue them with criminal investigations.

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Independent Jewish Voices @ijvcanada.bsky.social · Feb 25

Mizrachi's 2023 filings show >$10m sent to Israel. The top recipient: Chevra Kadisha Rishon Lezion at $1.7m.

The CRA only shows the names of recipient orgs and $ sent. Israel's equivalent gives details: Equipment for West Bank settler militias and the IOF's genocidal Gaza op!

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