News and Updates
Rabble article: CRA asked to investigate charities supporting Israeli military
Taxpayer subsidized donations by Canadian charities may well be Canada’s most important contribution to Palestinian dispossession. Just Peace Advocates has been using information available publicly for individual charities through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) portal, as well as through obtaining access...
Release: A Christian Palestinian Arab Semite from Nazareth denied the right to return since 1948
The hardships facing Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, only 73 kilometres away from Bethlehem, remind us of the hardships faced when the Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus in Bethlehem – and it is therefore incumbent on all people...
Letters that you can send
The following are letters that have been written in the past, but are updated so you can continue to send them in the context of the current genocide underway by Israel.
Quietly Canada purchased first fleet of military armed drones
After Parliament adjourned for the holiday season, the Canadian government just quietly released plans to purchase their first fleet of military armed drones for both domestic surveillance and attacks overseas. They’re hoping we won’t notice their sneaky announcement.
Our Message is to Support the Call from Palestinian Christian Churches
We call on Canadian churches, Canadians of conscience and all those who celebrate Christmas to show your solidarity with Palestinian Christians and all the Palestinian people, and to refrain from “unnecessary festive activities” including exchanging consumerist gifts.
Alex Saab is Free! but the work continues…
The return of Alex Saab on December 20, 2023 to Venezuela is a victory against the inhuman U.S. blockade on Venezuela and for oppressed people around the world who struggle for justice and freedom against U.S. and NATO led wars,...
Palestinian rights advocacy and international law
As Palestine solidarity advocacy on university campuses and in other settings is under attack, lawyers and legal scholars have raised concern about the attempts to silence those who speak out about well documented breaches of international law.
Release: Picketers interrupt the morning shift at Pratt & Whitney, aerospace giant that supplies engines for Israel’s drones and war planes
On Tuesday morning, more than two hundred workers and union members from across the GTA picketed the Mississauga manufacturing plant of defence contractor Pratt & Whitney Canada. As Israel pursues its deadly assault on Gaza for a third month,...
Dec. 11th Global Strike, and an important statement by the Health Sector of the Palestinian NGOs Network
Be sure to join with the Global Strike on Dec. 11. A statement from the Health Sector of the Palestinian NGOs Network concerning the distressing escalation and targeted assaults on hospitals and medical personnel in Palestine by the Israeli occupation....
Solidarity with the Peace 11: Why the HESEG Foundation for Lone Soldiers should have its charitable status revoked
The webinar explored what may be Canada’s most important contribution to Palestinian dispossession. Under the cover of charity, organizations are bilking Canadian taxpayers to fund the Israeli colonial project. Charities in Canada send a quarter billion dollars a year to...