Canada

Petition challenges addition of Nakba to Canadian school curriculum

The 2024 BCTF AGM document on resolutions said that the teachers needed these events explicitly included in the curriculum for when the topics arose in the classroom.

Israel does not need Canada, Canada needs Israel

This history of Canada’s attitude toward Jews destroys the image of Canadians as polite, genteel, open, and cultured Westerners. When it comes to Jews, the opposite is true.

Canada should be ashamed of its 'arms embargo' on Israel

FM Israel Katz said history “will judge the Canadian government’s current move harshly." He is correct. Tuesday was not Canada’s finest hour.

Canadian Jewish federation ‘dismayed’ by Jewish film festival postponement

The theater’s statement, posted to social media, did not provide details on the nature of the safety concerns, and the theater did not respond to requests for comment as of press time. 

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
21/03/2024

Amid Canada's 'arms embargo': Here are the Israeli weapons still in use by Ottawa

The minister's announcement forgot to mention that in the last decade, the Canadian Defense Ministry purchased Israeli weapon systems worth more than a billion dollars.

By UDI EZION
20/03/2024
Protesters hold an effigy of Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau during a rally to call for a ceasefire

'Rewarding terrorism': Jewish Canadians slam 'arms embargo' on Israel

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs wrote on social media that instead of Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly's confirmation that Canada would continue not to trade arms with Israel.

Canada to stop arms sale to Israel, FM Joly says

Canada plans to halt arms sales to Israel, its Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told The Toronto Star after the Canadian Parliament passed a non-binding motion that called on the government to do so.

Canadian parliament holds debate on motion to recognize Palestinian state

"A two-state solution requires the recognition of two states," said NDP Edmonton Strathcona MP Heather McPherson, who led the push for the motion in the debate.

Hate crimes skyrocket by 93% in Toronto following October 7

Anti-Jewish targeted hate crimes have risen drastically in Tronto since the start of 2024 and since the October 7 Hamas perpetrated massacre. 989 hate crime calls have been reported.

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