Montreal, October 22, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes today’s advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s obligations to provide aid to Gaza, and urges the Canadian government to express its full support for the court’s findings. The ICJ concluded that Israel, as an occupying power and UN member, is obliged under international law to ensure the basic needs of the Palestinian population and must not use starvation as a weapon of war. CJPME urges Canada to urgently sanction Israel for its ongoing starvation policies against the Palestinian people and support subsequent efforts by the United Nations to force Israel’s compliance with international law.

Montreal, October 9, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) awaits the implementation of the first stages of a “peace deal” in Gaza, but urges the Canadian government to increase its pressure on Israel to ensure that it does not resume its genocidal assault. CJPME further warns that US President Trump’s “20-point plan” does not offer an acceptable long-term solution for Palestine and argues that Prime Minister Carney must use this moment to push for a swift and permanent end to Israel’s illegal occupation and siege.

Montreal, August 11, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) strongly condemns Israel’s deliberate execution of Palestinian journalists and media staff, including prominent journalist Anas al-Sharif, who were killed last night in an attack on their media tent in Gaza City. CJPME is also deeply concerned that Israel’s justifications for the attack have been circulated by the National Post and many other Postmedia-owned newspapers across Canada. CJPME calls on journalistic associations in Canada, including the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), to publicly condemn Israel’s continued killing of journalists and to denounce the spread of fabricated claims about Palestinian journalists, which endanger their lives.

Montreal, May 20, 2025 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) welcomes the joint statement by Canada, the United Kingdom and France threatening “concrete actions” in response to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. For the first time, the three leaders described Israel’s latest military escalation in Gaza as “wholly disproportionate,” warned that denying aid to Gaza “risks” breaching international law, and pledged that they “will not stand by while the Netanyahu Government pursues these egregious actions.” CJPME urges Prime Minister Mark Carney to follow through with immediate sanctions, noting that the threshold for action has long been surpassed.

We need to stand together against US President Trump. He has been crystal clear since returning to the White House that there is no place for Palestinians in the future of Gaza, and he has been threatening to take over the territory and permanently expel the population. Meanwhile, he is hellbent on empowering Netanyahu and his cronies to sabotage the ceasefire deal and steal the entirety of the West Bank.

We can’t afford to stand by and let Canada be bullied by Trump into meekly accepting his dangerous plan for ethnically cleansing Gaza, nor his assault on the Canadian economy. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Trump is a bully who thinks stealing other people’s land is justified.

Canada’s leaders must stand up to Trump’s annexationist and genocidal agenda in Palestine, just as they would oppose it closer to home.

Montreal, February 6, 2025 – Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) is outraged and alarmed to learn that Israel is pressuring Canada to participate in its plans to force Palestinians out of Gaza, only days after US President Trump announced his intention to permanently expel the population. CJPME insists that any “migration” in this context cannot be considered voluntary but amounts to ethnic cleansing. CJPME urges Prime Minister Trudeau to publicly reject and condemn Israel’s attempts to enlist Canada in its genocidal scheme, and to impose sanctions on any Israeli or US officials contributing or conspiring to depopulate Gaza.

Montreal, February 5, 2025 – Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) urges the Canadian government to condemn in the strongest terms US President Trump’s plans to ethnically cleanse the Palestinian people from Gaza. Yesterday, Trump declared that there is no future for Palestinians in Gaza and that the US will “take over” the illegally occupied territory after permanently expelling the population. CJPME argues that this is a clear expression of genocidal intent, and insists that Canada is obliged to consider all means necessary — including sanctions — to protect the people of Gaza from annihilation.

Over a thousand Palestinians fleeing Gaza to Canada are trapped in Egypt, while hundreds of thousands remain starving under constant Israeli bombardment. As Israel continues its genocidal campaign in Gaza, Immigration Minister Miller must immediately fix the failing Gaza Visa program, and Foreign Affairs Minister Joly must force Israel to let Palestinian family members out of Gaza.

Many of you have emailed politicians, but now we are asking you to phone them and ask them to take decisive action for immediate family reunification!

Use our NEW CALL TOOL BELOW to get connected via phone to your local MP and ministers and have talking points on screen that you can explain to them. 

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You don’t need to be an expert to call your MP and Ministers. You just need to be respectful and speak from the heart. Remember your MP and Ministers might not be available. You might speak to an assistant or have to leave a message. Just keep it short and sweet. Remember to leave your name and number and let them know you are a constituent of a specific riding. When you use this tool, it is best to use two devices, a computer and a phone. It is best to enter your information on a computer and have a phone handy for the call.

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We speak with Jon Elmer to provide us alternative views on reporting in Gaza and Lebanon. This episode was recorded before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon.

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This episode discusses how Israel utilizes technology in their genocide in Gaza, we talk about the AI Lavender, social media censoring of Palestinian voices, media's extensive biases towards the Israel narrative, and IDF soldiers/ Israel government officials who hold positions in media organizations.

My guest is Paul Biggar from Tech4Palestine, who was fired from the board of a company he started after publishing this blog post.