November 7, 2018 Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is slated to deliver an official apology for the Canadian government’s role in turning back the MS St. Louis. The ship, which […]
IJV Statement on MS St. Louis Apology
IJV Statement on MS St. Louis Apology
Canada-wide Jewish Activist Group Growing as it Celebrates 10th Anniversary in Toronto
News Release October 11, 2018 TORONTO—Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) is experiencing major growth as it celebrates its tenth anniversary this weekend with a conference, celebration and general members meeting […]
Dimitri Lascaris is not an Antisemite
Pro-Israel lobby groups B’nai Brith Canada and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) have once again levied the charge of antisemitism at a Palestinian rights activist in what appears to be an attempt to tarnish his reputation. Their latest target is lawyer and former Green Party Justice Critic Dimitri Lascaris.
IJV statement on the 70th Anniversary of the Nakba
Seventy years have passed since the state of Israel was established in Palestine. As a direct result, hundreds of Palestinian villages were destroyed, thousands were killed and and hundreds of […]
IJV praises NDP and Green Party leaders for denouncing Israel’s shootings of Gaza protesters
April 17, 2018 Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) applauds statements released by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May regarding the ongoing crisis in Gaza. In a […]