OTTAWA – 17 September 2026 – Today the Global Sanctions Coalition (GSC) submitted a formal ”Stop the E1 Settlement” Sanctions request to Governments in Canada, Australia, the European Union and the United Kingdom calling for emergency sanctions to urgently prevent Israel's planned East 1 (E1) settlement expansion. The E1 project dangerously threatens to sever the occupied West Bank into two disconnected enclaves and “bury the idea of a Palestinian State.” Continue reading

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. Continue reading

Montreal, September 8, 2026  — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes today’s announcement by the Canadian government that it intends to impose restrictions on trade with illegal Israeli settlements. While this policy promises to be a major step forward, CJPME will be looking to ensure that the coming policy will not be limited to imported goods but will also apply to trade with services,  investment, and property.  Continue reading

Montreal, August 19, 2026  — On this World Humanitarian Day, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to hold Israel accountable for the killing of Canadian aid worker Jacob Flickinger in April 2024. Just today, the Israeli army announced that there will be no criminal investigation into the incident, in which a series of Israeli airstrikes deliberately targeted a humanitarian convoy in Gaza, killing 33-year-old Flickinger alongside 6 international and Palestinian volunteers with World Central Kitchen. Continue reading

Montreal, July 24, 2026  — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is urging the Canadian government to respond to the urgent warnings from Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations who are calling for intervention to stop the escalating Israeli violence in the occupied West Bank, which appears designed to spiral out of control. Continue reading

Ottawa, July 22, 2026 — Over seventy human rights, labour, faith, legal, and other civil society organizations from across Canada are speaking out in defence of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, its leadership, and its curatorial independence amidst organized pressure campaigns surrounding its exhibition Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present. Continue reading

Montreal, June 25, 2026  — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is celebrating the launch of a groundbreaking exhibition on the Palestinian Nakba which is opening this weekend at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. The Museum partnered with the Palestinian Canadian community in the development of this exhibition, titled “Palestine Uprooted: Nakba Past and Present,” which tells the experiences of Palestinian dispossession that started during the creation of Israel in 1948 and continues to this day. CJPME thanks the Museum for its commitment to this important work, and encourages Canadians to visit and engage with the exhibition once it opens to the public. Continue reading

Montreal, June 15, 2026  — A new national survey conducted by Nanos Research, on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME), reveals that a majority of Canadians support reforming Canada’s trade policy with Israel, with respondents differing on whether to remove trade benefits from Israel’s illegal settlements in Palestine or cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) outright. CJPME urges the Government of Canada to respond to Canadian public opinion by rapidly reforming its current trade policy with Israel’s illegal colonies on Palestinian territories by taking broad-based economic measures against settlements. Continue reading

Montreal, June 9, 2026  — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes Global Affairs Canada’s announcement today of a fresh round of sanctions on extremist settler violence in the West Bank alongside key European partners. For the last 8 months, CJPME, alongside our partners in the Global Sanctions Coalition, have been advocating for Canada to expand its sanctions regime against Israel, including Libi Construction and Infrastructure Ltd. for their role in the destruction of Palestinian civilian property. CJPME also urges Canada to capitalize on this global momentum and impose stronger sanctions on the entities that financially encourage and support violations of Palestine’s territorial integrity, especially illegal settlements. Continue reading

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. Continue reading