Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) Canada » Communiqué de Presse

IJV Report Card on Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Anti-Semitism

admin — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:10:04 +0000

Criterion Grade Comments Researcher Legitimacy F Self-selected MPs portray themselves as an official parliamentary committee Passed ethical review F Goal to justify muzzling criticism of Israel; not an ethical research method Is hypothesis testable F Conflates hostility to Jews with criticism of Israeli policies Was method unbiased F Selected mostly pro-Israel lobby groups, rejected [...]

IJV challenges Harper’s knee-jerk support for Israeli government

admin — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:39:15 +0000

Media release * May 30, 2011*

“Instead of taking steps to promote a resolution to the ongoing crisis in Israel and Palestine, the Harper government supports the government of Israel regardless of what it does,” declared Sid Shniad, spokesperson for Independent Jewish Voices Canada.

“Israel’s hard right, intransigent government is delighted with Harper,” Shniad [...]

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 [...]

Toronto District School Board “twinning” with injustice, says Jewish Group

admin — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:06:47 +0000

Press Release For immediate release May 16, 2011

“Independent Jewish Voices is alarmed that two Toronto District School Board (TDSB) schools will be participating in the upcoming Jewish National Fund (JNF)-Downsview Park School Twinning Program on May 19,” says IJV Toronto spokesperson Corey Balsam. “The twinning program is portrayed as a benign [...]

Applauding UofT Provost position on Peto thesis

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:39:18 +0000

Press Release For immediate release December 9, 2010

Jewish Group Commends U of T Provost for Supporting Freedom of Inquiry

Independent Jewish Voices – Canada (IJV) applauds University of Toronto Provost Cheryl Misak for standing behind the student whose thesis on Jewish identity and Holocaust education programs has been criticized by some observers as [...]

IJV Salutes Jewish Boat to Gaza / UK Labor chief’s mom backs boat

admin — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:15:38 +0000

Passenger Lillian Rosengarten--a New Yorker who escaped Nazi Germany as a little girl

Independent Jewish Voices – Canada salutes the sponsors and crew of a new boat attempting to break the blockade of Gaza. The boat, “Irene,” is sailing under a British flag and is carrying Jews from the US, [...]