Independent Jewish Voices
@ijvcanada.bsky.social
A grassroots organization in Canada grounded in Jewish tradition that opposes all forms of racism & advocates for justice and peace for all in Palestine-Israel.
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.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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-...
www.ijvcanada.org/marking-two-...
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
Read more at tr.ee/GSC1. #SanctionIsraelNow
October 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
Read more at tr.ee/GSC1. #SanctionIsraelNow
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
@jewssayno.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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
@jewssayno.bsky.social
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.
September 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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.
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
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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September 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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
ACT NOW! Tell the CRA - no more tax receipts for JNF Canada's crimes! tinyurl.com/stop-jnf
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.
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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 ...
www.cbc.ca
August 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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.
August 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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.
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.
August 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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.
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?
July 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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?
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
Tell Guilbeault that Canadian Jews want an Envoy who will fight antisemitism, not Palestine solidarity bit.ly/envoy25
July 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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
Tell Guilbeault that Canadian Jews want an Envoy who will fight antisemitism, not Palestine solidarity bit.ly/envoy25
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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.
There is a very clear difference between actual harm and discomfort with opinions you disagree with.
“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-...
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
June 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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.
There is a very clear difference between actual harm and discomfort with opinions you disagree with.
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
June 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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
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/...
Learn more about the harms in this bill and take action with Migrant Rights Network: migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
June 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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/...
Learn more about the harms in this bill and take action with Migrant Rights Network: migrantrights.ca/actionslist/...
📢 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/
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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May 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
📢 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/
Read the commentary today: ijvcanada.org/silenced/
🧵 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?
May 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🧵 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?
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.
May 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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.
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-...
May 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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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Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest
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…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Wife of Columbia graduate student detained by Ice speaks out about his arrest
BREAKING: The Mizrachi Organization of Canada is using an Israeli funeral society to fund Palestinian death.
Canada must act to stop this abuse of tax breaks and sacred Jewish tradition.
Canada must act to stop this abuse of tax breaks and sacred Jewish tradition.
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BREAKING: The Mizrachi Organization of Canada is using an Israeli funeral society to fund Palestinian death.
Canada must act to stop this abuse of tax breaks and sacred Jewish tradition.
Canada must act to stop this abuse of tax breaks and sacred Jewish tradition.
Nous félicitons Bochra Manaï pour sa nomination à titre de directrice du Bureau des commissaires à la lutte au racisme et aux discriminations systémiques de la ville de MTL. Mme. Manaï s'est résolument tenu du bon côté de l'histoire et l'histoire lui saura sans aucun doute le lui reconnaître #polmtl
February 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Nous félicitons Bochra Manaï pour sa nomination à titre de directrice du Bureau des commissaires à la lutte au racisme et aux discriminations systémiques de la ville de MTL. Mme. Manaï s'est résolument tenu du bon côté de l'histoire et l'histoire lui saura sans aucun doute le lui reconnaître #polmtl
NOW - Former Human Rights Chief Birju Dattani is launching a defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, Ezra Levant of Rebel News, and CIJA. IJV's
@SamHersh01
will be speaking in support.
Watch live: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
@SamHersh01
will be speaking in support.
Watch live: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Former Human Rights Chief Launching Defamation Lawsuits
Birju Dattani holds a news conference in Ottawa to discuss defamation lawsuits he has launched against Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman, media personality Ezra Levant, and the Centre for Is...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NOW - Former Human Rights Chief Birju Dattani is launching a defamation lawsuit against Conservative MP Melissa Lantsman, Ezra Levant of Rebel News, and CIJA. IJV's
@SamHersh01
will be speaking in support.
Watch live: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
@SamHersh01
will be speaking in support.
Watch live: www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Trump’s ‘plan’ for Gaza is ethnic cleansing, and the continuation of genocide. He and Netanyahu are planning for the total, violent erasure of Palestinians from Gaza. But we know that Palestinians aren't going anywhere, and Gaza belongs to Palestine.
February 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Trump’s ‘plan’ for Gaza is ethnic cleansing, and the continuation of genocide. He and Netanyahu are planning for the total, violent erasure of Palestinians from Gaza. But we know that Palestinians aren't going anywhere, and Gaza belongs to Palestine.
The Coalition Against Antisemitism, Anti-Palestinian Racism & Islamophobia released an open letter to the Canadian gov. It warns the Justice Committee's recent report on antisemitism includes dangerous recommendations that fan the flames of Anti-Palestinian racism & risks increasing antisemitism.
February 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Coalition Against Antisemitism, Anti-Palestinian Racism & Islamophobia released an open letter to the Canadian gov. It warns the Justice Committee's recent report on antisemitism includes dangerous recommendations that fan the flames of Anti-Palestinian racism & risks increasing antisemitism.
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Students say campus Palestinian events face disproportionate scrutiny, interruptions and shutdowns by security
We spoke to local chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, @ijvcanada.bsky.social & the Carleton University Human Rights Society
Read it here: leveller.ca/2025/01/carl...
#ottpoli
We spoke to local chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, @ijvcanada.bsky.social & the Carleton University Human Rights Society
Read it here: leveller.ca/2025/01/carl...
#ottpoli
Carleton’s Selective Application of Rules - The Leveller
By Maxwell Heroux & Maheeshan Sivanesan Campus movements in support of Palestine have spread across Canada, the most prominent of such being the student encampments set up at universities. Famously, e...
leveller.ca
January 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Students say campus Palestinian events face disproportionate scrutiny, interruptions and shutdowns by security
We spoke to local chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, @ijvcanada.bsky.social & the Carleton University Human Rights Society
Read it here: leveller.ca/2025/01/carl...
#ottpoli
We spoke to local chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine, @ijvcanada.bsky.social & the Carleton University Human Rights Society
Read it here: leveller.ca/2025/01/carl...
#ottpoli
"It’s a perfect example of how the memory of the Nazi Holocaust can sadly be used to justify fascist and even genocidal policies." - IJV National Coordinator Corey Balsam on Poilievre's speech for Intl Holocaust Remembrance Day
www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ma...
www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ma...
Poilievre Marked Auschwitz Liberation By Praising Israel’s War On Gaza
‘It’s a perfect example of how the memory of the Nazi Holocaust can sadly be used to justify fascist and even genocidal policies.’
www.readthemaple.com
January 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"It’s a perfect example of how the memory of the Nazi Holocaust can sadly be used to justify fascist and even genocidal policies." - IJV National Coordinator Corey Balsam on Poilievre's speech for Intl Holocaust Remembrance Day
www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ma...
www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ma...