News and Updates
Canadian Arab Federation: Statement from Coalition of Canadian Organizations in Solidarity with Palestine
Just Peace Advocates supports this statement of the Canadian Arab Federation Ottawa and Niagara Police to Serve and Protect Israeli Genocide Statement from Coalition of Canadian Organizations in Solidarity with Palestine. We, the undersigned, stand in firm solidarity with the Palestinian people facing...
United Israel Appeal (UIA): What we know about who funds and where the money goes
This information is from A-2024-182470 as well as from public information on the CRA website. Over $1 billion has been sent to Israel over the last almost 30 years without indication of who is receiving the funds. This does not include...
Over $1.3 billion from other charities to UIA (United Israel Appeal)
Over the years, almost 70 percent of the UIA funding came from the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto (about 43 percent) and the Montreal Federation CJA (about 25 percent). Funds from other Jewish appeals and foundations also support...
Release: Protests at 50 Indigo Bookstores Highlight Company’s Connection to Israeli Military
Media coverage
Pro-Palestinian advocates protest at Indigo stores in Toronto (cbc.ca) Is the Lone Soldier the Lone Ranger? - The Islands Grapevine Write a letter to the CRA Immediate release: September 26, 2024 Protests at 50 Indigo Bookstores Highlight...
Scotiabank is invested in over $15 Billion Canadian ($11 billion USD) in war crimes & potentially genocide
Scotiabank has more than $11 billion USD invested in war crimes, and potentially genocide. This is over $15 billion Canadian invested in war crimes. This includes over $700,000 Canadian in four companies that are listed on the UN database,...
International Week of Action: Resisting Genocide, Boycott for Palestinian Liberation (Oct. 4 to 13)
INTERNATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION
OCTOBER 4-13, 2024
RESISTING GENOCIDE: BOYCOTT FOR PALESTINIAN LIBERATION
END THE GENOCIDE NOW!
Just Peace Advocates is pleased to be among a 100 or so organizations endorsing the Canadian BDS Coalition & International BDS Allies call...
Who has received funds from Schwartz and Reisman?
Should we subsidize billionaires helping Israeli military? by Yves Engler, September 23, 2024, Rabble In its rationale for revoking the Ne’eman Foundation the CRA makes it clear that it considers assisting the Israeli military and “lone soldiers” a...
Just Peace Advocates is concerned about the Anti-Palestinian racism shown by the liberal member of Parliament Wayne Long
Just Peace Advocates is concerned about the ongoing anti-Palestinian actions taken by liberal federal member of Parliament for Saint John—Rothesay, Wayne Long. During the last nine months, MP Long has made unfounded allegations against individuals in what seems to be an...
Decry the Labourers’ International Union of North America’s support for an apartheid state committing genocide
The Labourers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) is supporting an apartheid state committing genocide. After months of publicly defending Israel's violence in Gaza, LiUNA communications director Victoria Mancinelli recently published a column criticizing the Canada Revenue Agency for revoking the...
International Charity Day Action, Sept. 5: Perhaps Largest Coordinated protest at CRA offices Ever
On International Day of Charity, September 5, rallies were held held at about 20 Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) offices across the country to challenge the CRA over its lax attitude towards charities assisting Israel’s genocide. In what...