By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN
New York Times: June 25, 2010
One day nearly 20 years ago, Stephen Naman was preparing to help the rabbi of his Reform Jewish temple in South Carolina move the congregation into a new building. Mr. Naman had just one request: Could the rabbi stop placing the flag of Israel on the [...]

Independent Jewish Voices (Canada) represents Canadian Jews who share a strong commitment to social justice and universal human rights.

We especially promote justice, ethics, and humanity in Israel and Palestine, as well as in Canada.

IJV offers a range of Jewish perspectives which differ from those of the Canadian Jewish Congress, B’nai Brith, the Canada-Israel Committee, [...]

This statement was rejected by both the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail (as an op-ed). Please help this important statement get into broad circulation – pass it on to your networks (faculty, community, MPs, university presidents, unions etc.). You may also wish to write to the Star and Globe and express your [...]

(Note: the article this letter addresses was originally headlined ‘Israel Apartheid’ talk draws 100 protesters in the print edition of The Star. The title was subsequently modified in the online version)
Mar 06, 2009 04:30 AM
Re: ‘Israeli Apartheid’ talk draws 100 protesters, March 4
This headline is misleading as the article goes on to state there were [...]

Author Naomi Klein was the keynote speaker at the Independent Canadian Jewish Conference on March 28, 2008 (the conference which led to the creation of IJV Canada). Here is what she had to say:

Criticizing Israel is not an act of bigotry February 24, 2007
A grassroots revolt is underway in Jewish communities throughout the world, a revolt that has panicked the elite organizations that have long functioned as official mouthpieces for the community. The latest sign of this panic is the recent publication by the American Jewish Committee of [...]