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Israeli airstrikes have destroyed apartment blocks and killed and injured hundreds of people at refugee camps in northern Gaza in the midst of its unrelenting assault on Gazans in the aftermath of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

Ottawa – Rampant Islamophobia is costing Canadian Muslims their peace of mind, their physical well-being and even their lives, the Senate Committee on Human Rights said in a report released Thursday, November 2, 2023.

Statement by the Prime Minister on the first Lebanese Heritage Month

November 1, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario

TORONTO, Nov. 1, 2023

Students across Ontario will be walking out of secondary and post-secondary schools to express their dismay with federal and provincial government responses to the war being waged on the Gaza Strip.

The violence in Israel and Palestine has reached brutal and devastating levels in recent weeks. Thousands have been killed and injured. Witnessing the extreme violence against civilians has been polarizing for many around the world.

Justice For All Canada, a nonprofit human rights advocacy organization, along with partnering human rights and civil society organizations, organized a press conference on Monday, October 30th at 11 a.m. EST at Parliament Hill to introduce a campaign focused on urging the Government of Canada to call for a ceasefire to prevent further loss of civilian life in Gaza, the Occupied West Bank, and Israel.

Dear fellow Canadian Parents, Guardians and Teachers,

National Zakat Foundation (NZF), a steadfast advocate for empowering local Muslims in need, is proud to announce that Nisa Homes, a distinguished initiative established as a project of NZF Canada in 2015, will be joining together with Nisa Helpline to operate under the umbrella of Nisa Foundation. This strategic decision aims to enhance operational efficiency and create an organization like no other, that offers a wide range of services dedicated to supporting and empowering women and children across Canada.

Canada, October 30, 2023, 10am PST / 1pm EST

Moments ago constituents across the country took over 17 MP offices in 12 cities from coast to coast and have begun to read out the over 8,000 names of Palestinians who have been killed by Israel since October 8, and to call on MPs to demand a ceasefire and an end to Canada’s complicity in Israeli apartheid. Protests are also underway outside many of the MP offices, while the offices and windows have been covered with signs. 

[Global Affairs Canada] would like to stress that the Government of Canada continues to advise against all travel to Lebanon due to a deteriorating security situation, civil unrest, the increased risk of terrorist attack and the ongoing armed conflict with Israel.

TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2023 A broad ad hoc coalition of over 50 pan-Canadian civil society, faith, Arab, Jewish, labour, and peace and justice organizations are demanding that the federal government call for an immediate ceasefire of all hostilities in Israel-Palestine and an end to the blockade of Gaza and for the restoration of humanitarian aid and access to the basic necessities of life.

Last week, a bipartisan group of 33 MPs came together to urgently call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Noor Kids in partnership with Ruqaya's Bookshelf presented "Talking to Kids about Palestine" for children ages 6 to 12 on October 18, 2023.

October 18, 2023

Chair of the Canada-Palestine Parliamentary Friendship Group, Member of Parliament Salma Zahid, worked with vice-chairs Alexandre Boulerice and Elizabeth May to send a letter from 33 MPs to the Prime Minister demanding Canada support a cease fire to save innocent civilian lives in Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid.

October 17, 2023

Canadian leaders must take action NOW to ensure an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian corridor to Gaza.

October 14, 2023, Ottawa, Ontario

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip:

Toronto, Ontario, October 10, 2023

Salaam/Peace be upon you:

In the heart of Herat, Afghanistan, the earth trembles, and hearts ache.

Asalamu alaikum / Peace be upon you 

Today, we find ourselves in unprecedented territory. 

Oct 7 2023

The Coalition of the Canadian Palestinian Organizations expresses profound concern regarding the continuing violence in Palestine and Israel. We firmly object to statements that unconditionally support the Israeli government, as they perpetuate a troubling trend of overlooking the underlying causes of this violence. We firmly assert that the loss of civilian lives is never acceptable. Nevertheless, the violence we are witnessing today underscores the daily hardships faced by Palestinians, whether due to Israel's severe blockade of Gaza, persistent attacks on Palestinian civilians by settlers, or the unlawful occupation of Palestinian territories.