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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
States must live up to their legal obligations by taking concrete action to hold Israel accountable for its incessant crimes against Palestinians, including state-driven settler violence. They must halt all trade, investment and cooperation that contribute to maintaining Israel’s unlawful occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing campaign. Hiding behind empty rhetoric is not just cowardly; for Palestinians, it continues to be deadly.
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
"The residents of Gaza must be forced to leave their homes; they must be expelled by all possible means" “In Jenin, there are no innocent civilians. In Jenin, there are no innocent children.” In their own words: Israeli politicians’ extreme speech surges ahead of elections (AP)
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
Twelve soldiers + police showed up in Taybeh olive field to stop a single Palestinian olive farmer from harvesting a single tree. After harassing him for 30+ minutes, a car full of some sort of special police officers stormed in and violently arrested the journalist/activist @the_andrey_x. One of the arresting officers shoved me, then showed me his bloody elbow and said I did it to him. (So if they take me next, that’s probably their pretense.) Second and third videos are other angle of the shove (including it here to be safe). Fourth video is from just before—the major military operation to stop a farmer from picking olives. Fascist state.
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
Canada's sanctions regime against Russia includes a comprehensive two-way arms embargo. But Canada applies no comparable measures against Israel – even in the midst of an ongoing genocide. To the contrary, Israeli arms manufacturers like Elbit Systems are free to acquire Canadian companies whose technology can be used to entrench Israel's unlawful military occupation of Palestine. This is yet another example of Canada failing to fulfill its obligation "not to render aid or assistance in maintaining the situation created by the continued presence of the State of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory." (ICJ Advisory Opinion, July 19, 2024)
Elbit Systems has completed the acquisition of International Submarine Engineering (ISE), a Canadian company specializing in advanced autonomous underwater and remotely operated systems for the maritime domain. Together, our combined capabilities strengthen a comprehensive maritime portfolio spanning autonomous surface and underwater platforms, mission systems, C2, sensors, communications, and electronic warfare. The addition of ISE is expected to expand capabilities in underwater ISR, Mine Countermeasures (MCM), and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Read more: tinyurl.com/2va465m4
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Thousands of Canadians spoke out, and the Minister of Public Safety has since clarified in a private letter to the National Council of Canadian Muslims (@nccm) that criticism of Zionism and Israeli government policies is not automatically antisemitic. But the original Public Safety Canada report remains unchanged. A private clarification isn't enough. We’re calling on Minister Anandasangaree to revise the report, remove its reference to anti-Zionism, and affirm that opposing Zionism is legitimate political expression. Keep the pressure on. Send an email to the Minister today: cjpme.org/antizionism
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
It should be illegal for Israel’s top arms producer to purchase a Canadian company. Elbit Systems is complicit in the genocide of Palestinians. Cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, enact sanctions and a two-way arms embargo now.
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CJPME has learned from @CBCNews that our complaint about problematic claims by journalist @NEWSneil was upheld. Herland violated CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices and had to publish a correction on his personal page. This decision sets an important precedent: reporters must not unfairly villify communities and organizers by omitting critical context.
CJPME filed a formal complaint concerning public posts made on X by @CBC National Radio News Reader @NEWSneil Neil Herland. Herland posted a thread where he falsely claimed that he was blocked from a synagogue service by Palestine solidarity protesters. However, Herland was on his way to the Meridian Arts Centre, not a synogogue, to see Mark Regev. Regev is a former Israeli ambassador who has served in multiple high-ranking positions in the Israeli government, including as the Prime Minister's Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International Communications and the International Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office. This narrative was fundamentally misleading to an extent that it appears to be deliberate, resulting in disinformation that defames pro-Palestinian activists. These are clear breaches of the Journalistic Standards and Practices. CJPME demands that the CBC Ombud initiate a formal review into Mr. Herland’s conduct, that he be directed to delete the thread, issue a formal retraction regarding his false characterization of the event, and abide strictly by the CBC’s social media guidelines in all future public communications.
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CJPME calls on Canada to Sanction Israeli Settlements Amid Escalating Violence. As settler violence surges and the E1 settlement tender deadline arrives, Canada must move beyond statements of concern and impose comprehensive sanctions. Read our full statement: cjpme.org/pr_2026_10_27_sett…
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You cannot build bridges with genocide denial. Marc Gold, a member of Canada’s Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion, signed an open letter calling allegations of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians a “lie.” Despite this, Minister Marc Miller’s office has expressed “full confidence” in Gold. We’re calling on Minister Miller to censure Gold. Email Minister Miller now: cjpme.org/marc_gold_genocide…
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We are disturbed to learn that @CalgaryOpera has removed bass-baritone Gabriel Sanchez-Ortega from future performances of "Tosca" after he unveiled a Palestinian flag during the curtain call on opening night. Art is political, and artists should not be punished for expressing support for the Palestinian people as they face a genocide. This decision must be reversed.
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Members of the Canada–Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group have written to Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand calling for urgent action on trade with illegal Israeli settlements and sanctions in response to Israel’s advancing E1 settlement project. The letter supports measures proposed by the Global Sanctions Coalition under the Special Economic Measures Act.
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Apartheid 'democracy'
Israeli elections billboards INSIDE the occupied West Bank (Jaba roundabout), displayed to Palestinians who 1) CANNOT vote 2) are full subjects to full Israeli rule, 3) are subject (or their kin) to policies of systematic torture & starvation by Ben Gvir, the man in the billboard
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in May 2021 and though her death was the most investigated of any Palestinian in history, no one was held accountable. That impunity led to the killing of nearly 300 journalists in Gaza and settler attacks like the one today.
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
This will get overshadowed by the attack on an American journalist, but half an hour after Heidi was beaten, the IDF shot a Palestinian man simply standing inside his own village. Then the soldiers pointed an assault rifle at the paramedics trying to help the victim.
Heidi Levine in the hospital recounts the settler attack this morning
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. wapo.st/4yt6dHY
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
Severe settler + soldier attack on olive harvesters in Abu Falah. American WaPo journalist Heidi Levine badly wounded. Machine gunfire—at least one Palestinian shot. Tear gas. Soldiers assaulting journalists.
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
The IDF provided cover, with tear gas and machine guns, while the settlers beat @washingtonpost journalist Heidi Levine nearly to death. Then the IDF shot a Palestinian bystander, and aimed their guns and shoved the paramedics who were trying to treat him. All of this documented.
Earlier today, IDF and Israel Border Police forces were dispatched to an area adjacent to Khirbet Abu Falah, following a report of a violent confrontation. Foreign media personnel were present at the scene and a female journalist was injured during the confrontation. All details of the incident will be examined. Upon arriving to the scene, the forces acted to disperse the confrontation using riot dispersal means. At another location where the confrontation took place, IDF soldiers initially fired warning shots into the air and then fired toward a suspect who ran toward them, carrying a sharp object and posed a threat to them. The confrontation was dispersed. Israeli Police forces and forensic investigators from the Judea and Samaria District will enter the area with IDF security to collect findings and evidence, as well as take testimonies. Violence against innocent civilians is a grave and intolerable phenomenon that requires a coordinated, multi-agency response. The IDF will work together with the relevant authorities to eradicate this phenomenon. The IDF strongly condemns this incident. Attempts to incite friction between populations undermine security in the area.
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Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East retweeted
Heidi Levine, a Washington Post photographer, was "knocked to the ground, "kicked repeatedly and stripped of her cameras and phone" today in the West Bank as Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians gathering olives, my colleagues in the region report.
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