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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 [...]

IJV Demands Mainstream Jewish Groups Condemn Israeli Laws

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:57:47 +0000

April 10, 2011

“Israel’s friends tout it as the only democracy in the Middle East. But at a time when democracy is breaking out in countries all over the region, Israel’s Knesset (the country’s parliament) has mounted a legislative attack on the fundamental freedoms of its Arab citizens and Israeli Jews who support them,” declared [...]

Hamilton Jewish group praises YWCA stand on free speech

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:10:36 +0000

For immediate release

Hamilton — The Hamilton chapter of Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) has praised the YWCA for not bowing to pressure to charge extra “security” fees for the use of space in its downtown building.

The Never Again Group (NAG), which purports to fight “demonization” [...]

Media Release In support of Israel Apartheid Week

admin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:42:12 +0000

For immediate release March 11, 2011

By Sid Shniad, Independent Jewish Voices Canada

Paul Tetrault, Canada Palestine Support Network

Independent Jewish Voices (IJV) and the Canada Palestine Support Network (CanPalNet) are proud to endorse Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) activities across the country in defence of Palestinian [...]

Le parrainage de la conférence « anti liberté d’expression » de Jason Kenney sera révélé lundi

admin — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:04:24 +0000

AVIS AUX MÉDIAS

5 novembre 2010

Ottawa – Voix Juives Indépendantes (VJI) tiendra une conférence de presse lundi à Ottawa et remettra une vidéo aux médias et aux députés, laquelle met en évidence le nombre croissant d’attaques du gouvernement Harper contre la liberté d’expression. Le ministre de [...]