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Israel fundraiser protested in Montreal

admin — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:29:10 +0000

Protesting the Jewish National Fund’s Negev dinner. Westmont, Montreal

(Photo Darren Ell)

June 1, 2011, Montreal

Patrons pulling up to the controversial Jewish National Fund’s Montreal charity fundraiser handed their cars to security and valet drivers outside the parking garage. The extravagant valet parking occurred across the street from a group of demonstrators and [...]

VJI et PAJU Montréal: MANIF EN APPUI À LA CAMPAGNE CONTRE LE FONDS NATIONAL JUIF (JNF):

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:30:09 +0000

Avis aux médias

VJI (Voix juives indépendantes) et PAJU (Palestiniens et Juifs Unis):

Mercredi, le 1e juin, à 17h30

Synagogue Shaar Hashomayim

450, av Kensington, Westmount, QC

Le 1e juin, lors de sa soirée de levée de fonds, le Fond national juif – Canada (FNJ) rendra hommage à Stockwell Day, un membre clé du parti [...]

IJV & PAJU Montreal Calls Demonstration Against Jewish National Fund

admin — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:19:18 +0000

Media Advisory

Stockwell Day guest of Honour at JNF fundraiser

Wednesday, June 1 at 5:30pm Synagogue Shaar Hashomayim 450, av Kensington, Westmount, QC

At its June 1st fund-raiser, Jewish National Fund (JNF) Canada is honouring Conservative Party icon Stockwell Day for his long-time support of Israel’s expansionist policies. The fundraiser comes on the heels of [...]

Un bateau pour Gaza – Des militants de 25 pays, dont des Québécois, tenteront de briser le blocus israélien

admin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:28:47 +0000

Mélissa Guillemette Le Devoir, 25 mars 2011 www.ledevoir.com

Yakov Rabkin, de Voix juives indépendantes, Photo : Jacques Nadeau - Le Devoir

Yakov Rabkin, de Voix juives indépendantes, a rappelé que beaucoup de Juifs sont contre le blocus imposé par Israël à la bande de Gaza.

Des Québécois participeront [...]

What Is the Jewish National Fund?

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:13:26 +0000

Canada: Cancel the JNF Charitable Tax Status

The JNF advertises itself as an Israeli forestry, park and land charity.

But what is it really?

The Jewish National Fund was created in 1901 at the Fifth Zionist Congress in Switzerland. Its purpose is to ‘acquire’ land to establish the Zionist state of Israel in [...]

Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Conference, Montreal Oct. 22-24

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 00:47:33 +0000

http://bdsquebec.org

The IJV is organizing two workshops with Jewish Voices for Peace:

Jewish Support for BDS Jewish organizations and activists around the world are now supporting the BDS campaign. It hasn’t been easy, and in the case of Israeli organizations, it may soon be illegal. Invited panelists will discuss their analysis as Jewish supporters [...]