While the world has been focused on Trump’s Gaza Plan, the occupied West Bank faces an existential threat. Violent settler attacks on Palestinians across the West Bank have drastically increased this past olive harvest season, while the Israeli government has doubled down on settlement expansion and continues to take perilous steps toward annexation. Settler outposts continue to rapidly expand, stealing the land base necessary for the future Palestinian state that Canada says it supports. These outposts are supported by the World Zionist Organization’s (WZO) Settlement Division. For over 125 years the WZO has been dedicated to the colonization Palestine and the erasure of the Palestinian people. The current deadly practices of its Settlement division are just the most recent abuses in their sordid history aiming to steal all Palestinian land. Join our campaign calling on Minister Anand to sanction the WZO by sending an email now.

With the attention of Canadian political leaders turning towards making the best of Trump’s so-called ‘peace’ plan, we feel it is more important than ever to ensure Israel faces accountability for its brutal actions in Gaza. It is also long past time that our political leaders unequivocally name Israel’s destruction of Gaza what it is: a near textbook case of genocide. Israel has violently killed over 68,500 Palestinians in their military assault on Gaza. But beyond this direct violence, scholars are projecting that Israel’s military has also instituted a series of oppressive policies that may have already killed nearly 298,000 people — and is likely to have a total death toll of over 480,000 over the next five years — as the consequences of Israel’s plan are felt. The majority will be lost to famine and disease. This is the reality of genocide beyond the usual numbers we see in the mainstream media. If Canada’s Parliament recognized the Gaza genocide, it would send a powerful message that Israel is not immune from international law. It would be the first step in holding Israeli officials accountable for committing the gravest of crimes. It would mean that our government is serious when it says “Never Again” for anyone. That’s why we are asking you to join our campaign to have Canada recognize Israel’s genocide in Gaza by sending an email to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, and your MP. Canada must call it like it is and finally say “genocide.”

It has been over 20 months since Canada committed to evacuating 5000 family members of Palestinian Canadians under the Gaza Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) Special Measures for Extended Family Program. For almost two years, Palestinians in Canada have gone through stress, hardship, and loss, watching their loved ones endure unspeakable violence. Thousands have been subjected to invasive security screenings, forced separation, and rampant anti-Palestinian racism because of this program. Palestinians and allies alike have shared their stories of pain and indignity continually, and still thousands of families wait for reunification in agony. This is not a policy debate — it is a matter of life and death. Canada cannot claim to stand for human rights and equality while it abandons Palestinian families to die while endlessly waiting for visas.  We are asking you to call on your leaders to live up to their commitment by sending an email to the Ministers of Immigration, Foreign Affairs, and Public Safety demanding that they immediately take tangible steps to open an evacuation corridor, humanize application requirements, and establish a long-term immigration stream for Palestinian families.

On top of its genocide in Gaza, Israel is moving closer to officially annexing the occupied West Bank — a blatant violation of international law that will further entrench apartheid and destroy hopes for Palestinian self-determination. Instead of resisting these ongoing crimes, Canada’s trade policy has enabled and rewarded them. The Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) treats Palestinian land as though it were “Israeli,” rewarding illegal settlements and giving cover to Israel’s ceaseless colonial expansion. Prime Minister Carney has pledged to recognize the State of Palestine — but recognition is meaningless if Canada’s trade deal treats Palestinian land as “Israeli.” It’s time to fix this incoherent and damaging policy. We need your help to demand action. Join our email campaign calling on Ministers Anand and Sidhu to cancel CIFTA and end Canada’s complicity in annexation and apartheid.

After 21 months half-truths and empty promises from the Liberal government on arms to Israel, NDP MP Jenny Kwan has announced a new Private Member's Bill that would close the loophole that allows Canadian arms to flow to Israel through the United States. For two years, the Liberal government has allowed arms manufacturers based in Canada to profit off genocide by sneaking weapons parts to Israel through the US, unregulated and unreported. These components are used to build full weapons systems like F-35s or Apache Attack Helicopters, which are then sent to Israel. This has been possible because of a giant loophole in our export laws. When Canada updated our laws in 2019 to align with the Arms Trade Treaty, the Liberals intentionally left the US loophole open, and corporations have exploited this weakness to maintain trade with a genocidal state. MP Jenny Kwan’s new private member's bill, the No More Loopholes Act, aims to solve this problem in our legislation by amending Canada’s Export and Import Permit Act and helping to end Canada’s complicity in genocide. Will you join us in sending an email to your local MP demanding they support MP Kwan's bill to close the US loophole?

Canada continues to pretend that it is not sending weapons to Israel despite clear evidence to the contrary. We are horrified that Canada is still arming Israel’s war machine as it intensifies its genocidal starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. One of the many routes for Canadian arms is through the United States loophole: Canadian-made deadly munitions and components are exported to the US, which are then transferred to Israel as military aid.  By shipping arms to the US to be assembled into fighter jets, attack helicopters, and other deadly weapons systems that are actively massacring Palestinians in Gaza, Canada evades arms trade regulations and circumvents its responsibilities as a state party to the Arms Trade Treaty. This loophole is intentional. Canada has designed its laws and regulations to allow the sneaky transfers of arms to Israel via the US without proper regulation -- and they don’t care enough about Palestinian lives to stop it. Canada should not be arming Israel, period. Will you stand with us in our new campaign to close the US loophole?

The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point. After months of Israel’s murderous siege and blockade of food supplies, an escalating number of people are now dying of starvation, including children. Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers repeatedly open fire on those who are desperately trying to access food, killing about 2,000 people in daily massacres at Israeli-run aid distribution sites. The UN-backed IPC has now officially confirmed famine in Gaza. This is a human catastrophe on an unthinkable scale, playing out in real time. And it is entirely the predictable result of Israel’s deliberate, genocidal policies. Earlier this year, PM Carney finally threatened to sanction Israel over its attacks on Gaza, and he imposed sanctions on two far-right Israeli ministers for inciting violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. On July 21, Canada joined over 20 countries in condemning Israel’s attacks on Palestinians and warning that they "are prepared to take further action." However, Canada has failed to put these words into action and impose measures that can bring an end to Israel's forced starvation of two million people. Sanctions are urgently needed to force Israel to end its genocidal actions in Gaza. Send an urgent message demanding that Prime Minister Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand follow through with sanctions on Israel.

The federal election is underway, and we need your help to force Gaza back into the political conversation and beat the media blackout. Despite Israel renewing its genocidal campaign, the leaders of all Canada’s political parties have been nearly silent.The Leaders’ Debates will be held on April 16 and 17 in Montreal. We need to ensure that the federal leaders are directly asked about Canada’s complicity in Israel’s ongoing crimes.It’s time to ask about genocide. Click here to send an email to the Leaders’ Debates Commission and debate moderators, and insist that they ask the party leaders whether they believe Israel committed genocide, and whether they will continue to allow Canadian companies to sell weapons to Israel.

Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has an opportunity to adopt a new approach to Israel's genocide in Gaza. In a troubling first decision, however, Carney has appointed Marco Mendicino to be his Chief of Staff, a staunchly pro-Israel politician who is openly hostile to Palestinian human rights. Mendicino has amplified far-right anti-Palestinian figures and is one of the only Liberal MPs who is opposed to a ceasefire in Gaza. At every opportunity, Mendicino has urged Canada to oppose efforts to restrain Israel’s actions in Gaza or to hold its leaders accountable for war crimes. It is outrageous and alarming that Carney would choose him for a top position of power and influence in his transition team and next government. Mendicino has been advising Canada to abandon international law and become even more complicit in Israel’s genocide. He has no place in advising Carney on foreign policy.