Montreal, May 13, 2026  — A new report from Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is raising the alarm about the illicit influence activities of the Israeli government, which has been engaging in deception and covert ops to intervene in Canadian public affairs. The report, titled “Israeli Foreign Influence, Intervention, and Transnational Repression in Canada,” also looks at Israel’s repressive targeting of its critics outside of its borders, including advocating for restrictions on Canadians’ democratic rights. The report urges Canada to acknowledge Israel as a threat actor in terms of foreign interference and hold malicious actors accountable for their activities targeting Canadians.

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 our last chance to demand that Canadian lawmakers drop Bill C-9, and reject pro-Israel efforts to restrict Charter-protected freedoms, including criticism of Israel. Bill C-9, a law demanded by pro-Israel groups, threatens to repress the Palestine solidarity movement. This includes dangerous restrictions on the ability of Canadians to confront Israeli war criminals on Canadian soil or to expose the use of Jewish communal institutions as venues for illegal land sales. Without shame, they are doing this at the exact moment Israel and the US are devastating Lebanon and Iran and continue to restrict lifesaving access to Gaza. Israel’s foreign interference strategy in Canada is to emotionally misdirect Canadians into repressing critics of Israel by dangerously conflating human-rights based activism with hateful conduct. Israel wants heavy restrictions put on those that oppose genocide and regime change wars. In the face of Israel’s campaign of foreign interference, we need to send a strong message to the Canadian government that we will not stand for any collusion, witting or unwitting, with Israel to undermine the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of Canadians. We will not enact Israel’s agenda of transnational repression. Now that Bill C-9 has been passed by the House of Commons, join us in emailing Canada's Senate to tell them that we don’t need to import Israel’s repressive agenda to Canada. Reject Bill C-9.

ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant Factsheet Series No. 250, created: December 2024, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East   View factsheet in PDF format CJPME Factsheet 250, published December 2024: This factsheet outlines the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Gallant. It outlines the alleged crimes, explores the questions of immunity and complementarity, and explains Canada's legal responsibilities to comply with the warrants.