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Independent Jewish Voices Canada
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is a grassroots organization grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism and advocates for justice and peace for all in Israel-Palestine. Our strength comes from our members. IJV has active chapters in cities and on university campuses across the country.
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada November 9 Sid Shniad | It is essential for all to oppose anti-Semitism. At the same time, we must not allow the struggle for justice for Palestine to be impeded by deceptive misuse of the term. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada October 15 Larry Haiven | In the last weeks of September 2020, anonymous adhesive stickers bearing messages of bigotry appeared on utility poles and other surfaces in Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada July 6 Daphna Levit | Jewish opposition to Zionism began with the inception of Zionism in Europe in the 19th century, and continues to this day. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada May 21 David Kattenburg | By conflating boycotts and other pro-Palestinian activities with anti-Semitism, as it does in its 2019 audit of anti-Semitic incidents, B'nai Brith Canada undermines the fight it claims to champion. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada April 9 Aaron Lakoff | "There are a lot of lessons that need to be learned ... and the solution needs to exist beyond national borders," says Weeam Hammoudeh, a professor and researcher in Ramallah, Palestine. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada March 19 David Kattenburg | The Liberal government demonstrates its hypocrisy in proclaiming support for the rule of law while supporting Israel in its illegal occupation policies. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada March 12 Michelle Weinroth | Open letter urging members of the Ontario legislature to vote against a private member's bill in support of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of anti-Semitism. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada January 15 Sheryl Nestel | The NDP leader's recent remarks signal another alarming backslide when it comes to standing up for the Palestinian people. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada December 11 Michelle Weinroth | Seemingly remote from Canadian concerns, the war on Gaza is closer to us than most think; it encapsulates the global eco-disaster we all share as inhabitants of a sick planet. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada October 2 Larry Haiven | A critique of the submissiveness of Canada's major parties to the Israel lobby, and review of recent welcome changes in the period leading up to the October 21 federal election. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada September 17 Sid Shniad | A review of Suzanne Weiss's memoir "Holocaust to Resistance" describing the connections between her experience as a Holocaust survivor and her struggles against injustice. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada September 3 Tyler Levitan | A description of the anti-Palestinian character of the Jewish National Fund, and a call to Canadians to challenge its immunity from criticism in Canadian society. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada June 28 Independent Jewish Voices Canada | IJV Canada calls out the NDP for removing Rana Zaman from the party's candicacy for her tweets critical of Israeli policy. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada June 18 Scott Weinstein | An examination of the links between patriarchy, racism, capitalism and environmental destruction, and a call to resist all of these together. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada May 20 David Kattenburg | A demand that wines produced in the post-1967 occupied Palestinian territories not be labelled "Product of Israel" makes its way to court this week in Toronto. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada May 15 Sheryl Nestel | A protest against Canadian apologists for Israel's occupation policies and human rights violations at the United Jewish Appeal's Walk for Israel. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada May 2 Harold Shuster, Sid Frankel | Freedom of expression is central to our liberal democracy. The state has no right to intervene in events like the panel discussion with Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada April 26 Rabbi David Mivasair | A defence of Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour in the face of attacks against her. |
Blog - Independent Jewish Voices Canada February 22 Sheryl Nestel | A critique of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's uncritical support of Israeli policies -- a stance at odds with that of many Canadians, including Jewish-Canadians. |
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. |