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Let’s Be In Solidarity for Palestinian Prisoners’ Day 2026
2026 marks the 52nd anniversary of the first Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. Since 1974 “April 17 has stood as a defining moment in Palestinian national consciousness. Palestinian Prisoners’ Day is not merely commemorative—it is a unifying act of struggle rooted in...
Take action with our practical resource guide for the recent divestment report exposing 100+ Canadian financial institutions
Our recent report, “Divesting from Israeli Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide” provides the analysis of more than 100 Canadian financial institutions. This includes 11 pensions, 8 banks, 7 insurers, and 85 investment managers. Each of these financial actors play a...
Press Release: As Canadians Struggle with Rising Cost of Living, National Organizations Denounce Canada’s Plans to Lead New DSRB “War Bank”
Civil society organizations condemn Carney’s efforts to make Canada’s economy dependant on weapons finance, while Canadians bear the cost of global instability LINK TO LETTER: worldbeyondwar.org/dsrb-letter MEDIA CONTACT: Rachel Small, World BEYOND War, rachel@worldbeyondwar.org TORONTO, ON – As...
Press Release: New report exposes more than 100 Canadian financial institutions invested in $526 billion USD in companies complicit in Israel’s occupation, apartheid, and genocide
IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2026 As Israel continues to escalate its violence across occupied Palestine and Lebanon, Canada continues to fund its crimes. This groundbreaking report, analyzing investment data from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), exposes the...
New Report! Divesting from Israeli Occupation, Apartheid, and Genocide
We are grateful to be releasing a brand new report analyzing the investments of more than 100 Canadian financial institutions. This analysis reveals over $526 billion USD invested in complicit companies by pensions, banks, insurance companies, and other investment managers....
While the church celebrates the hope of Jesus, it funds the ethnic cleansing of his home and people
As Easter approaches, Christians around the world prepare to celebrate the coming of their Saviour. Yet, in the birthplace of said Saviour, Christians are persecuted and targeted by the Israeli occupation and apartheid state. On Palm Sunday, the Israeli...
Canada: Stop Importing wine supporting war crimes and apartheid
Late in 2025, Just Peace Advocates with Al Haq released the report “How Canada Supports the ‘Israeli’ Alcohol Industry Which Is Embedded in Occupation and Apartheid” The report identified 169 unique wines and alcohol for sale as “Products of Israel”...
Land Day 2026: 50 years and counting
On the 50th anniversary of the first ever Land Day: We recognize the historical and ongoing nature of ‘Israel’s’ settler-colonization. Across all of occupied Palestine and the occupied Syrian Golan, we see the impacts of the last century of colonization....
Our call stands: Stop the Prisoners’ Execution Law
This law was passed by the Israeli Knesset on March 30, 2026. Its passing marks a dangerous and unprecedented escalation in Israel’s pursuit of Palestinian erasure. This law mandates the death penalty for Palestinians accused of causing the death of an Israeli...
Canada: Sanction Israel’s E1 Settlement Project Now!
Israel wants to further split Palestine into a series of disconnected enclaves. We have to stop them. Join us in calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to sanction Israel’s E1 settlement project before it permanently severs the occupied West Bank in...