Montreal, January 19, 2026 — In the wake of Prime Minister Carney’s announcement that Canada will join Trump’s illegitimate Board of Peace ruling occupied Gaza, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) will host an important virtual debate on Palestine with leadership candidates for the New Democratic Party (NDP) on Wednesday evening. The candidates will debate how Canada can truly advance Palestinian self-determination, hold Israel accountable for war crimes and genocide, and protect civil liberties at home. 

This report synthesizes existing data to project that between 14% and 20% of Gaza's pre-October 7, 2023, population (approximately 341,000–480,800 Palestinians) could ultimately be killed as a result of Israel's operations and the subsequent conditions by 2030 without urgent intervention from Canada and its allies. The report uses existing estimates and modelling to define various projections of Palestinian deaths for the different possible outcomes of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. The report concludes that the case that Israel has committed genocide is strong and supported by a growing body of scholarly and grey literature from the UN and NGOs..  Access the full report here.

It is outrageous that Evan Solomon, Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence, recently met with the Israeli Ambassador to promote “dialogue” and engagement on AI and economic development. It is well documented that the Israeli military uses Israeli AI and tech in the surveillance and targeting of Palestinians, using automation to develop kill lists and facilitate its genocide in Gaza. Israel’s 'world-leading' tech sector uses occupied Palestine as a laboratory to test out its new technology, which is taking increasingly repressive and murderous forms. Minister Solomon’s “dialogue” with Israel on AI raises the alarm that Canada may be seeking to develop partnerships with Israeli tech and AI companies, at the same time as those companies continue to facilitate illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. This shows a complete lack of judgment and flies in the face of Canada’s commitment to human rights. Join us in emailing Minister Solomon and Prime Minister Carney to tell them we don’t need Israel’s genocidal AI. Instead, Canada should sanction Israeli tech for its complicity in genocide.

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.