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Independent Jewish Voices Canada
Founded in 2008, Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is a national human rights organization whose mandate is to promote a just resolution to the conflict in Israel and Palestine through the application of international law and respect for the human rights of all parties. For more information about IJV visit: http://ijvcanada.org/
Voix juives indépendantes Canada, une organisation nationale des droits humains crée en 2008, a comme mandat de promouvoir une résolution juste et équitable au conflit Israélo-palestinien et la mise en œuvre et le respect autant, du droit international que des droits humains.
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada December 15 Judy Haiven | Description of fascist and anti-Semitic tendencies in Ukrainian state and military, to which Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland turns a blind eye. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada November 10 Suzanne Berliner Weiss | Justine Trudeau's recent apology to Jewish refugees rings hollow when he also denounces the non-violent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada September 17 Lia Tarachansky | Many don't understand that Israel/ עם ישראל (the Jewish collective identity), the State of Israel (founded in 1948), and the government of Israel are separate, although they sometimes overlap. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada September 16 SandraLaya Ruch | On August 29, 2018, Ruch witnessed actions by Jews that she found almost as appalling as the atrocities the Israeli government and army perpetrate against the Palestinians. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada August 23 Laurence Chiasson | An article in solidarity with participants on a Birthright Israel tour who left the tour to witness the lives and experiences of Palestinians. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada August 2 Judy Haiven | Contrary to what groups like B'nai Brith Canada would have us believe, the main targets of violence in Canada are not Jews, but people of colour. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada July 20 Corey Balsam, Sid Shniad | While this new law doesn't change much in practice, it should lay to rest any remaining illusions about Israel's true nature. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada July 17 Reuben Roth | A critique of attempts by apologists for Israeli state policies to label criticism of Israeli policies as anti-Semitic. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada June 27 Concerned Residents of Ottawa, Amy Kishek, Geneviève Nevin, Trevor Purvis, Bill Skidmore | An open letter to the Ottawa Jazz Festival regarding its partnership with the State of Israel. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada June 25 Wolfe Erlichman | Is the Anti-Semitism Subcommittee of Ontario's Anti-Racism Directorate excluding organizations for criticizing Israel? |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada June 1 SandraLaya Ruch | An urgent call for solidarity in support of justice and peace for Palestine, especially reaching out to Canadian Jews of conscience. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada April 27 Diana Ralph | We must stand in support of Palestinians demanding the right to return to their ancestral homes and the ability to leave the Gaza Strip. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada February 15 Rabbi David Mivasair | A call to action to fellow NDP members: support non-violent measures for a just peace in Israel and Palestine. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada February 13 Larry Haiven | Discussion of continuity of racist stereotypes applied in different eras to Jews and Palestinians. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada January 30 Geneviève Nevin | A call to action to fellow NDP members: support diplomatic and non-violent measures for a fair and just peace in Israel and Palestine. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada January 24 Judy Haiven | A celebration of the release and return home of Canadian professor Hassan Diab after three years of imprisonment in France, and a condemnation of Canada's role in his mistreatment. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada January 3 Judy Haiven | A protest against the arrest of 16 year old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi, and a tribute to the resistance of her and family to the Israeli occupation. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada December 26 Martha Roth | On December 8th, a rally was held in Vancouver to protest Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada December 10 Judy Haiven | By recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the U.S. further isolates itself, as it becomes the only country in the world to do so. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada December 1 Martha Roth | The Burmese state and military are engaging in nothing less than ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people. Here's how you can help. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada November 10 Martha Roth | Report on October 26 public meeting in Vancouver with singer/songwriter Roger Waters, organized by Independent Jewish Voices-Vancouver and local Palestine solidarity groups |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada November 1 Independent Jewish Voices Canada | Israel lobby groups' false accusations of antisemitism against Amir Khadir and Lorraine Guay show their true colours. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada October 23 Independent Jewish Voices Canada | Statement from Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) in support of musician Roger Waters' activism on BDS and Palestine. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada October 19 Independent Jewish Voices Canada | Shoufani remained steadfast as she was suspended from her job, and faced the prospect of losing her career after her case was brought before the Ontario College of Teachers. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada June 7 Tyler Levitan | Canada's longstanding complicity in Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people must be confronted. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada March 31 Independent Jewish Voices Canada | The Canadian Jews News continues to bar IJV from editorial space, and gives very troubling justifications for this behaviour. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada March 21 Michelle Weinroth | On the 70th anniversary year of the UN Partition Plan for Palestine, Michelle Weinroth looks past the myths to expose the truth behind this patently unjust deal for the Palestinians. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada February 28 Michelle Weinroth | Interview with filmmaker Shimon Dotan fails to acknowledge Israel's violent origins in analyzing the ongoing colonization of Palestinian land. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada November 30 Sid Shniad, Independent Jewish Voices | A look at the history of anti-Semitism and the different responses to it can point us in the direction of a resolution to this crisis. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada October 14 Larry Haiven | The Atlantic Jewish Council took over Halifax Pride's Annual General Meeting in order to protect Israel's pinkwashing campaign "Size Doesn't Matter." Many Jews oppose such pinkwashing campaigns. |