News and Updates
Over 1 million letters sent since April
Over a million letters sent! Between April 2020 and early September, well over one million letters were sent by friends of Just Peace Advocates to elected officials, United Nations ambassadors, diplomats, media and others.
No illegal Israeli military recruiting in Canada
Today, October 19, a complaint has been provided to Justice Minister Lametti, in regard to the illegal Israeli miliary recuriting happening in Canada. An open letter signed by Noam Chomsky, Roger Waters, Ken Loach, former MP Jim Manly, as well as...
CBC owes the people of Palestine an apology
2000+ people have written to the CBC to condemn its deletion of the word Palestine and its subsequent apology for uttering the word Palestine. Despite this public outcry, the Canadian publicly funded broadcaster continues to protest that the word Palestine...
CBC owes the people of Palestine an apology
Over 2,000 people have written to the CBC to condemn its deletion of the word "Palestine" and its subsequent apology for uttering it. Still, the broadcaster insists the word falls outside its standards. Express your concern about the CBC deletion of...
Justice for Palestine & Black America
Justice for Palestine and Black America. September 13 at NOON EDT. Fund raiser for the Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem. Register. Watch. Donate.
The CBC continues to insist Palestine is against CBC language standards
The CBC director of Jouralistic Standards has written to the 2K+ people who have written the CBC to express concern about the deletion of the word Palestine, followed by the apology for using the word Palestine. While more thorough than...
NTV and the Telegram commended their coverage of ‘No Annexation Rally’ in St. John’s
40 people wrote letter to NTV and the Telegram to commend them for their reporting on the 'No to Annexation' rally at the Confederation Building on July 4, 2020, and share information about international law.
CBC, the elephant you ignored in the UNSC defeat, the Israel factor
The Trudeau government’s voting record on Palestine at the UN undoubtedly contributed to its failure to gain a seat on the Security Council. However, the CBC hremained largely silent about this.
Double lock down in the Kashmir valley—a year of military lockdown, compounded with Covid-19
While the rest of the world is focused on restrictions associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kashmiris have been faced with a brutal human rights situation of double lockdown—an aggressive military lockdown, coupled with the devasting ramifications of Covid-19. Learn more...
The long history of United Church of Canada appeasing the pro-Israel lobby
An overview of United Church of Canada (UCC) policy from 1948 to Present on Palestine