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[Take Action] Host a Salon for Friends and Family
Israel’s extremist government is not slowing down – despite 500,000 protestors and wall-to-wall opposition from Israelis of all kinds and diaspora Jewry. Here in Canada, the majority of Jewish Canadians oppose this government's policies too. Chances are, your friends...
Add Your Name: Say NO to Racism, Homophobia, and Authoritarianism in Israel
Ministers in Israel's new government are wasting no time targeting marginalized people in Israel and living under Israel's control — Palestinians, women, Israel's Arab citizens, LGBTQ+ communities, and many others. But every day, people are taking to the streets to...
Take Action: Thank MPs Saks, Joly, and McPherson
Over the past month, Israel's government has set about enacting its extreme agenda, including tabling legislation against the judicial system and provocative moves escalating violence between Jews and Palestinians. We must thank our Canadian elected leaders who have...
Add Your Name: We Support Israel’s Religious Left
Recently, activists from across the religious spectrum hosted the first-ever conference for Israel's religious left to talk about our movement's work for equality, justice, and democracy under the new hardline government. The organizers included Haredim, Mizrahi...
Take Action: Join 70+ Canadian justices and law professors against the judicial override
I need your help as a fellow lawyer and supporter of NIFC. Just yesterday, over 70 Canadian professors of law and retired judges published a letter on the U of T faculty blog opposing the Israeli government’s proposals to gut an independent judiciary. This is a major...
Take Action: Share Irwin Cotler’s warning against judicial reforms
A lot of Canadians – and Jewish institutions here – are just now coming to terms with an Israeli government led by religious extremists and ultra-nationalists. You can take a small step today to help us convince them to take a side: this morning The Times of Israel...
Action Alert: Tell the Canadian government to stand up for democratic values in Israel
Israel's election last month produced disappointing — and worrying — results. Even though Netanyahu is still in coalition negotiations and we won't know the results for some time, this is an important moment for progressive Canadian Jews to make our voices heard. Read...
Add Your Name: Support Palestinian Human Rights Defenders
Last week, the Israeli military raided the offices of seven leading Palestinian civil society organizations and ordered them to cease their vital work. The raids came ten months after the Israeli Ministry of Defense designated these seven human rights groups...
Action Alert: Call Off the Incitement on Jerusalem Day
Public Security Minister Omer Barlev gave the go-ahead for the notoriously violent Jerusalem Day Flag March to go through the Old City’s Damascus Gate and its Muslim quarter. Stand with NIFC partner Ir Amim and say no to this dangerous incitement. Sign the petition...
Young Canadian Jewish leaders urge Canadian government to strongly oppose forced expulsions in Sheikh Jarrah
On July 22, 2021, young leaders from NIFC, JSpaceCanada, and Canadian Friends of Peace Now sent a letter to the Canadian government and the heads of all the major political parties urging them to speak out strongly against the forced expulsions and demolition of homes...
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