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Montréal. PhD. Vice President at Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. Co-editor “Advocating for Palestine in Canada” (Fernwood Publishing 2022). Birdwatcher.

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We are hosting an NDP Leadership Debate on Palestine, January 21 at 7:00 PM EST. Registration is required: www.eventbrite.ca/e/ndp-leader...

13.01.2026 17:45 👍 35 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 3
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The CJPME Board is thrilled to announce the appointment of Yara Shoufani as the next President of CJPME and the CJPME Foundation, effective today. Please join us in welcoming her! www.cjpme.org/statement_20...

17.11.2025 17:16 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Canada exported $18.9M in military goods to Israel last year

06.06.2025 21:26 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Just published: We graded the federal parties based on how they responded to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, and their commitment to upholding human rights in Palestine. Check out the CJPME Federal Election Guide for full report card and analysis: www.cjpme.org/election_gui...

24.04.2025 18:24 👍 45 🔁 26 💬 0 📌 13

Despite Mélanie Joly's initial denials, the fact remains that Canada brokered a weapons deal that explicitly identifies Israel as the end consumer. This is immoral given Israel’s ongoing genocide, but it also breaks Joly’s explicit promise to Canadians.

04.04.2025 21:37 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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The Liberals Are Dodging Questions About A New Israeli Arms Contract It’s unclear whether the Liberal government knew about the deal before it was reported by Project Ploughshares.

NEW: since @kelgallagh.bsky.social published a report last week about Canada being under contract to supply Israel with artillery propellant, I’ve been trying to get a coherent response from the Government and Melanie Joly. www.readthemaple.com/the-liberals...

04.04.2025 20:07 👍 80 🔁 37 💬 3 📌 7
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Our full-page ad in today’s Toronto Star demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. CJPME in partnership with Visualizing Palestine. #CeasefireNow

11.11.2023 22:46 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Canadian Parliament gives standing ovation to literal Nazi Yaroslav Hunka fought with the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS in the Second World War.

NEW: Canadian Parliament gave Vladimir Putin a major propaganda coup by giving a standing ovation to Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old veteran of the Galician SS unit.

www.readtheorchard.org/p/canadian-p...

24.09.2023 19:58 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Survey: Canadians view Israel as apartheid, not a vibrant democracy A recent survey finds that when Canadians are presented with possible descriptions of Israel, the most popular opinion is that Israel is “a state with segregation similar to apartheid.” Only a sma...

Despite the efforts of Israel’s supporters to dismiss the term “apartheid” as fringe or extreme, these findings show that many Canadians are aligned with the view of human rights groups on this question. You can find the full results here: t.co/tJT2XTyIIr

06.09.2023 16:01 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Comparing the findings to an earlier Ipsos/University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll which asked Americans an identical question, we see that Canadians are more likely than Americans to describe Israel as “apartheid” and less likely to describe Israel as a “vibrant democracy.”

06.09.2023 16:01 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Perhaps most significantly, almost half (48%) of Canadians aged 18–34 who have an opinion say they view Israel as a state with segregation similar to apartheid. Only 4% say Israel is a vibrant democracy.

06.09.2023 16:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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By political party, a significant majority (64%) of NDP supporters who gave an opinion view Israel as apartheid, as do a majority (53%) of BQ supporters and one-third (33%) of Liberals. Conversely, 0% of NDP, BQ, and Greens view Israel as a "vibrant democracy," and 8% Liberals.

06.09.2023 16:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Do Canadians view Israel as a vibrant democracy, or as apartheid? Despite Trudeau's claim that Canada and Israel hold "shared democratic values," a new EKOS poll commissioned by @cjpme.org suggests that 'apartheid' is the most popular choice for how Canadians view the country.

06.09.2023 15:59 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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This morning on the outskirts of Montreal: Least Bittern, River Otter, Blue-Winged Teal, Belted Kingfisher

03.09.2023 16:32 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

In March, Canada's UN Ambassador Bob Rae admitted that some of Israel’s activities "amount to de facto annexation," and said that "I think that's something we have to pay attention to as a government." Instead, Canada is now asking the ICJ NOT to investigate the matter.

15.08.2023 16:03 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Do Palestinians have a "right to resist" according to the UN? Under international law? Are there limitations to this right? Check out our new Factsheet: https://www.cjpme.org/fs_236

03.08.2023 14:28 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Apply now for CJPME's 2023 student solidarity grants! We will award up to 12 grants of either $250 or $500 in support of university campus groups who are involved in Palestine solidarity work. Apply by September 24: https://www.cjpme.org/grants

02.08.2023 14:33 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Canada's new National Defence Minister is former Toronto police chief Bill Blair. Under his leadership, Toronto police committed so much brutality against G20 protestors that they had to pay out $16.5m in a settlement to over 1,100 people caught up in mass arrests.

26.07.2023 17:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Am I allowed to post birds on this app? Here’s a fledgling Merlin in Montreal’s Parc Laurier.

16.07.2023 13:50 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0