Position Statements

Unknown individuals are placing unattributed adhesive stickers around Halifax that promote conspiracy theories and foment hatred toward vulnerable groups, especially using COVID-19 as a starting point.  Independent Jewish Voices condemns […]

Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) affirms our support for the Mi’kmaq people and the Sipekne’katik First Nation who are currently engaged in a standoff in Nova Scotia to affirm their […]

The new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and potentially Canada’s next prime minister, will likely be a disaster for human rights in Israel-Palestine. Erin O’Toole won the vote […]

The following open letter was written by Dan Freeman-Maloy, an IJV member and academic researcher originally from Barrie, Ontario, in response to news that Barrie City Council would be considering […]

Independent Jewish Voices has joined a coalition of Montreal-based unions, academics, artists, and community groups calling for an end to Netanyahu’s illegal annexation plan in the occupied West Bank, as […]

July 14, 2020 In early July, the Jewish Defense League (JDL), a group identified as a “proscribed  terrorist group” by the FBI, unleashed a campaign of intimidation against Foodbenders, a […]

We are two rabbis and other members of the Hamilton, Ontario, Jewish community who call on the religious institutions of our community to take the clear moral stand of opposing […]

Last week several Asian-Canadian community organizations set up a website www.covidracism.ca to spotlight an uptick of racist  incidents against Asian-Canadians amid the COVID-19 crisis. Independent Jewish Voices reaches out to […]

Independent Jewish Voices Canada stands in solidarity with everyone taking part in Black Lives Matter demonstrations against police brutality in cities around the world right now. We join our voices […]

May 15, 2020 – Today, Independent Jewish Voices Canada is standing with Palestinians around the world to mark Nakba Day. Nakba (Arabic for “catastrophe”) Day is observed in Palestine and […]

Independent Jewish Voices Canada is calling on the Canadian government and civil society to put the utmost pressure on Israel to end its siege on the Gaza Strip and alleviate […]

Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) strongly denounces the Canadian government’s shameful attempt to thwart justice in Israel-Palestine by urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to let Israel off the hook […]

Toronto, March 6, 2020 Three Canadian justice-seeking organizations will combine efforts on Saturday at the Ontario NDP Provincial Council to voice strong opposition to Bill 168, which aims to officially […]

(Image: Jason Kuhrt, Imaging Apartheid) Independent Jewish Voices Canada is deeply dismayed and concerned with the Ontario Government’s decision to unanimously approve Bill 168, the Combating Antisemitism Act, on its […]

UPDATED: Over 400 Canadian academics have now signed on to an open letter opposing the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. Our letter, and the signatories, are below. […]

(Photo credit: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters) Independent Jewish Voices Canada is shocked and horrified by the February 20 attack by a gunman on two shisha bars in the German town of Hanau, […]

On January 28, 2020, US President Donald Trump unveiled his “peace” plan for Israel-Palestine alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Notably absent alongside these two embattled leaders, fighting to hang […]

Independent Jewish Voices stands in firm and uncompromising solidarity with the people and the Hereditary Chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en nation in their struggle to defend their land against Coastal GasLink […]

On December 10, the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission conferred its Individual Human Rights Award upon Halifax social activist Rana Zaman, citing Zaman’s “desire to see unity and solidarity amongst […]

Independent Jewish Voices Canada unequivocally supports courageous Palestinian students and their allies who showed up en masse at York University in Toronto on November 20th to protest a planned presentation […]

October 22, 2019 You’ve seen the results by now: Liberal minority government with the NDP holding the balance of power. This could be a good thing for progressives, especially on […]

The following letter has been sent to Minister of Justice and Attorney General David Lametti, urging him not to appeal the recent Federal Court ruling on wines originating from illegal […]

August 6, 2019 On Saturday, July 27, Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Montreal participated in a counter-protest in Trois-Rivières, Québec, against a new white supremacist umbrella group, la Vague Bleue*. Violent […]

IJV Canada Statement on Rana Zaman June 27, 2019 The federal New Democratic Party has removed noted Halifax activist Rana Zaman from the party’s candidacy in the Dartmouth – Cole […]

June 13, 2019 There is no doubt that antisemitism is a growing threat. The recent murderous attacks on Jews in Pittsburgh and San Diego are proof that hatred of Jews […]

An open letter to the Toronto Jewish Community regarding the UJA Walk with Israel On Monday, May 20, members of the Toronto Jewish community will participate in the annual Walk […]

Sorry* Not Sorry – Unapologetically Working for Social Justice Such is the title of an event being hosted by the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg and the Canadian Muslim Women’s […]

With Bibi almost sure to win, it’s time to ramp up the pressure Although the final results have yet to come in and the new coalition has yet to be […]

March 29, 2019 Every March 30, Palestinians commemorate Land Day, the anniversary of a 1976 general strike against Israeli land expropriation by Palestinian citizens of Israel. Israeli police killed six […]

March 15, 2019 In the wake of the devastating white supremacist and Islamophobic shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, Independent Jewish Voices would like to extend our heartfelt condolences and solidarity […]

13 March 2019 TORONTO–Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) and the United Jewish People’s Order (UJPO) welcome the findings of a survey of Jewish Canadians published yesterday by the Environics Institute. […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

[Version française] IJV Statement on the One Year Anniversary of the Quebec Mosque Shooting The terrible murder of six Muslim men of Quebec City, one year ago today, demands that […]

One important aspect of the Charlottesville racist events is the brazen inclusion of the Jews as targets for white supremacist wrath. Scenes of Nazis marching with firebrands chanting “The Jews […]

We of Independent Jewish Voices – Canada extend heartfelt greetings to and solidarity with Idle No More. We are Jewish Canadians of diverse backgrounds who share a strong commitment to […]