IJV acknowledges Canada’s announcement that it plans to recognize the State of Palestine in September, putting it in line with the vast majority of UN member states. While we welcome a break, however small, from Canada’s traditionally subservient foreign policy alignment with the United States and Israel, the conditions it has placed on said recognition, coupled with Canada’s continued complicity in Israel’s occupation, find it coming up short.  Canada has stipulated that its recognition of...

Register today Join Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) for an urgent and in-depth webinar examining one of the most dangerous tools being used to silence Palestine solidarity in Canada: The Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism. Across North America, repressive tactics against pro-Palestine voices are escalating. From Trump-era fascism in the U.S. to Canadian politicians threatening anti-protest laws, the crackdown is intensifying. At the heart of this coordinated repression is the weaponization of...

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 watching in horror as the United States, under Donald Trump’s leadership, veers toward outright fascism. Here at home, Conservative leaders have threatened Trumpist policies of defunding of public universities and mass deportations, and our new Prime Minister is promising bubble zone legislation targeting Palestine solidarity protests....

On May 15, we mark the Nakba, the catastrophe that was inflicted upon the Palestinian people by Zionist militias and the nascent Israeli army. Over 750,000 people were violently expelled and forced to flee from their lands, over 530 villages were destroyed, and entire communities were massacred and destroyed by Zionists. That catastrophe has resulted in 77 years of ongoing ethnic cleansing, dispossession and dehumanization, and now 19 months of genocide. From its inception, Zionism...

Poilievre is threatening to import Trump’s playbook to suppress student activism and freedom of expression for all Canadians. Throughout this election season, Poilievre has promoted far-right policies mirroring Trump’s efforts to suppress Palestine solidarity. Under the guise of fighting antisemitism, he has threatened to increase policing of pro-Palestine events, deport activists, and defund Canadian universities. These are all tactics straight out of Project Esther, the American strategy from the white nationalist, far-right Christian think tank...

This election, we won’t let political parties use Jewish safety to justify supporting genocide and suppressing solidarity. As Jewish Canadians, we reject the weaponization of antisemitism to silence criticism of Israeli violence. We stand with Palestine — and we’re not alone. Across the country, Jews are rallying around the Vote Palestine campaign. More Jewish candidates who speak out for justice and Palestinian human rights are running in this election than ever before. Meet the IJV...