Montreal, September 09, 2026  — A new report from Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) warns that despite recognition of Palestinian statehood bilateral trade under the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) still economically integrates the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and illegal Israeli settlements into the State of Israel, running counter to international law and official Canadian foreign policy opposing settlements. Titled Annexing Palestine Through Trade: The Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the report provides an updated analysis of Canada’s trade policy with Israel and Palestine in light of the international law context of the last three years, and provides further evidence to support Canada’s proposed restrictions on settlement trade.

This report outlines the threat of Israeli foreign influence, interference, and transnational repression in Canada. It reviews documented reports of Israel covertly intervening in Canadians public affairs in various forms, and recommends measures that Canada can take to counter this malicious activity. Click here to download the report as a PDF, or read the Executive Summary and Summary of Recommendations below.

We have learned that Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Arieh King, an extremist Israeli settler and anti-Palestinian racist, has been invited to speak in Toronto on August 25. King is directly responsible for illegal efforts to dispossess Palestinians from their homes in occupied East Jerusalem, and replace them with settlers, which is a war crime. He is an open racist, wanting “maximum Jews to own maximum land” and who calls Palestinians “natural swindlers.” He was investigated by police and condemned by the European Union for inciting violence and terror against the UN aid agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA). In 2022, he attended a commemoration for Meir Kahane, an extremist Israeli politician who supported racial segregation and deporting Arabs, and who founded the Kach Party which is a designated terrorist entity in Canada. Moreover, the event is being hosted by Meir Weinstein, a self-described “loyal disciple” of Kahane who co-founded the Canadian chapter of the Jewish Defence League (JDL), a racist organization that has been described by the FBI as a "right-wing terrorist group" with a history of violence against Arabs, Palestinians, and others.  Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are currently facing a severe crisis of violence and terror at the hands of Israeli settlers and soldiers. Over the last two years, Canada has imposed sanctions against over 30 Israeli settler extremist individuals and entities for actions similar to King’s, and banned them from travelling to Canada. Canada must apply the same standards to King. Join us in calling on Minister of Public Safety Anandasangaree and Minister of Immigration Diab to deny entry to far-right Israeli settler extremist Arieh King. 

Israel’s Illegal War on Iran Factsheet Series No. 251, created: June 2025, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East   View factsheet in PDF format CJPME Factsheet 251, published June 2025: Amid ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Iran regarding its nuclear program, Israel launched airstrikes on June 13, 2025, targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and civilian infrastructure. Without evidence, Israel claimed the assault was a “pre-emptive” measure to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. In the first week alone, Israel’s strikes have killed hundreds of Iranian civilians.[1] Iran responded with ballistic missile attacks, triggering a series of escalating exchanges which could lead to a catastrophic regional war.