Montreal, April 9, 2026 -- Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to impose sanctions on Israel following its devastating wave of airstrikes across Lebanon yesterday, which killed at least 182 people and wounded more than 890, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers continue searching for survivors trapped beneath the rubble. The strikes, which hit over 100 locations within 10 minutes, targeted densely populated residential neighbourhoods in Beirut and other regions, causing widespread destruction and panic among civilians. Continue reading

Montreal, March 30, 2026 — Today, the Israeli Knesset voted in favour of a law that mandates the death penalty – by hanging – for Palestinian prisoners convicted of certain crimes by military courts in the occupied West Bank. Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) urges the Canadian government to condemn this apartheid law, which applies to Palestinians but not Jewish Israelis convicted of identical crimes, and sever all military and security coordination with Israel. Continue reading

On March 27, 2026, CJPME issued a letter to McGill President Deep Saini defending law students who adopted a referendum question on the academic boycott of Israel. Download the letter as a PDF   Continue reading

Montreal, March 24, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to forcefully oppose Israel’s escalating acts of aggression against the Lebanese people, and is particularly alarmed about the rise of genocidal rhetoric from Israeli officials. CJPME urges Canada to impose a full two-way arms embargo on Israel and ensure that no Canadian technology is implicated in Israeli crimes. Continue reading

Ottawa, March 16, 2026 — Canadian civil society organizations, joined by international co‑endorsers, are calling on Prime Minister Carney and Foreign Minister Anand to take immediate action to halt Israel’s E1 settlement project in the Occupied West Bank. With the ongoing illegal U.S.‑Israel military campaign against Iran increasing instability across the Middle East, the E1 expansion risks further fuelling tensions while consolidating Israel’s unlawful and discriminatory control over Palestinian territory. Continue reading

Montreal, March 13, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is deeply alarmed by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s attempt to seek an emergency injunction against Toronto’s Al-Quds Day rally, which is an annual pro-Palestine demonstration against Israel’s illegal occupation of Jerusalem. This is a troubling effort to use state power to suppress a political demonstration in support of Palestinian rights, and it poses a serious threat to the Charter-protected freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly.  Continue reading

Ottawa, March 11, 2026 – The Arms Embargo Now Coalition condemns the Liberal government today after the House of Commons voted down Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act, legislation that would have closed a major loophole that allows Canadian military exports to reach Israel through the United States without permits, oversight, or human-rights review. The vote represents a decisive political choice by the Carney government to maintain Canada’s role in supplying weapons through U.S. military supply chains, even as Israel continues its assault on Gaza and the United States and Israel expand their war across the region. Continue reading

Montreal, March 2, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) condemns the Canadian government’s unconditional support for illegal US-Israeli attacks on Iran that have killed over 550 Iranians, and have sparked a devastating regional war. The ongoing regime change operation, led by war criminals Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, is a dangerous and unlawful act of aggression that has sabotaged negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program. CJPME urges Canada to retract its support for the US-Israeli attacks, condemn this violation alongside allies like Spain, Ireland, and Norway, and to push for an immediate ceasefire from all parties.  Continue reading

Montreal, February 25, 2026 — Following alarming statements from top U.S. and Israeli officials in support of Israel’s “right” to take over the entire Middle East, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to speak out and urgently act against Israel’s colonial expansionism, annexation, and regional wars. CJPME warns that these statements in support of the concept of “Greater Israel” should not be taken lightly, as they occur as Israel is expanding its control over Palestine and Syria, bombing Lebanon, and threatening war with Iran. Continue reading

Montreal, February 13, 2026 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) and a coalition of Muslim, Palestinian, and Jewish organizations are announcing a collective boycott of all programming featuring Ben Mulroney, until he is removed from hosting The West Block, a flagship political affairs program on Global News. The boycott follows a pattern of Mulroney's genocide denial, promotion of Islamophobic conspiracy theories, and conflicts of interest, both on the The West Block and The Ben Mulroney Show, that compromise the integrity of public discourse in Canada. CJPME has demanded accountability from Global News for months over these violations of journalistic ethics, to no avail.  Continue reading