Tag: IHRA
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Civil Society Groups to Canadian Heritage: Ditch IHRA Anti-Semitism Definition
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) has joined together with 30+ other Canadian organizations to call on the federal government to abandon prospective measures that would integrate a controversial antisemitism definition … Keep reading »
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What Really Happened at the Winnipeg Public Meeting Labeled Antisemitic?
Proponents of the Working Definition of Antisemitism championed by the International Holocaust Memorial Alliance (IHRA-WDA) insist that their definition is aspirational, not legally binding, and meant only to rally opposition … Keep reading »
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Tackling Hate, Protect Dissent
The Honourable David Lametti Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Honourable Steven Guilbeault Minister of Canadian Heritage Dear Ministers Lametti and Guilbeault, As organizations committed to the … Keep reading »
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Condemning the Ontario Government’s Adoption of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
We, the signing organizations, condemn in the strongest possible terms the Ontario government’s adoption of the misleading International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. Bill 168, the Combating … Keep reading »
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Ontario’s Adoption of IHRA Definition Weakens Our Collective Fight Against Discrimination
On October 25, Doug Ford’s Conservative government, through an order-in-council, adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) “working definition of anti-Semitism.” Not only is this unilateral move in keeping with … Keep reading »
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Racism, Palestine and the IHRA: Letter to Barrie City Council
Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) applauds Barrie, Ontario, Mayor Jeff Lehman for withdrawing a motion to adopt the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism on August … Keep reading »
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Debating the IHRA and Anti-Semitism: Why the CIJA Lost
For more than five years, and on numerous occasions, the Jewish anti-racist social justice organization Independent Jewish Voices Canada (IJV) invited the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) – … Keep reading »
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Contesting Bill 168
Controversial Antisemitism Bill Passes Second Reading in Ontario Independent Jewish Voices Canada is deeply dismayed and concerned with the Ontario Government’s decision to unanimously approve Bill 168, the Combating Antisemitism Act, … Keep reading »
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Neither Cure nor Prevention, but Sheer Punishment
The IHRA’s Definition of Anti-Semitism Anti-Semitism is a grave matter; its mere utterance conjures unspeakable horrors – atrocities typically tied to the Holocaust, but also to the longstanding racist persecution of … Keep reading »