News and Updates
Canada Soccer’s Silence is Sickening: Demand Action and Accountability
This week, we learned that at least three Palestine Football Association (PFA) officials were denied Canadian visas for the FIFA Congress. This annual event is being held in Vancouver on April 30. Meanwhile,
New Zealand Court Rules Investments by Sovereign Wealth Fund in Occupied Palestine are Unlawful
This week, a New Zealand court ruled that investments made by New Zealand's Sovereign Wealth Fund -- investments in companies complicit in occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan -- are unlawful. “The managers of the country's $86 billion Super...
CBC News reports that the Canadian Coast Guard will test Elbit drone this summer
CBC News reported that the Canadian Coast Guard will be conducting test flights over the arctic this summer with an Israeli-made, Elbit Systems surveillance drone. Aka, the Hermes 900 Starliner. An Israeli-made surveillance drone, once owned by Transport Canada...
Let’s Be In Solidarity for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day 2026
2026 marks the 52nd anniversary of the first Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. Since 1974 “April 17 has stood as a defining moment in Palestinian national consciousness. Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is not merely commemorative—it is a unifying act of struggle rooted in...
Take action with our practical resource guide for the recent divestment report exposing 100+ Canadian financial institutions
Our recent report, “Divesting from Israeli Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide” provides the analysis of more than 100 Canadian financial institutions. This includes 11 pensions, 8 banks, 7 insurers, and 85 investment managers. Each of these financial actors play a...
Press Release: As Canadians Struggle with Rising Cost of Living, National Organizations Denounce Canada’s Plans to Lead New DSRB “War Bank”
Civil society organizations condemn Carney’s efforts to make Canada’s economy dependant on weapons finance, while Canadians bear the cost of global instability LINK TO LETTER: worldbeyondwar.org/dsrb-letter MEDIA CONTACT: Rachel Small, World BEYOND War, rachel@worldbeyondwar.org TORONTO, ON – As...
Press Release: New report exposes more than 100 Canadian financial institutions invested in $526 billion USD in companies complicit in Israel’s occupation, apartheid, and genocide
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2026 As Israel continues to escalate its violence across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, Canada continues to fund its crimes. This groundbreaking report, analyzing investment data from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), exposes the...
New Report! Divesting from Israeli Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide
We are grateful to be releasing a brand new report analyzing the investments of more than 100 Canadian financial institutions. This analysis reveals over $526 billion USD invested in complicit companies by pensions, banks, insurance companies, and other investment managers....
While the church celebrates the hope of Jesus, it funds the ethnic cleansing of his home and people
As Easter approaches, Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the coming of their Saviour. Yet, in the birthplace of said Saviour, Christians are persecuted and targeted by the Israeli occupation and apartheid state. On Palm Sunday, the Israeli...
Canada: Stop Importing wine supporting war crimes and apartheid
Late in 2025, Just Peace Advocates with Al Haq released the report “How Canada Supports the ‘Israeli’ Alcohol Industry Which Is Embedded in Occupation and Apartheid” The report identified 169 unique wines and alcohol for sale as “Products of Israel”...