Trudeau’s ‘IHRA handbook’ will foster persecution of Palestine activism, must be withdrawn: CJPME
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Montreal, October 31, 2024 — Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME) warns that the pro-censorship ‘IHRA handbook’ released today by Canadian Heritage will have a chilling effect on pro-Palestine speech and activism and demands it to be withdrawn immediately. Civil society, human rights groups, and faculty associations broadly oppose the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism (known as “IHRA”) because it purposefully conflates criticism of Israeli policy with antisemitism and is frequently deployed by supporters of Israel to unfairly shut down Palestinians perspectives. CJPME warns that this seemingly innocuous handbook will result in public institutions persecuting people who criticize systemic racism within Israel, rather than fighting discrimination.
  • masterofn001@lemmy.ca
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    14 days ago

    Imagine if we all voted NDP next election. (No way I’m voting Pierre Putinfever’s party)

    Take everything away from the LPC.

  • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    (I added the bold)

    Civil society, human rights groups, and faculty associations broadly oppose the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition of antisemitism (known as “IHRA”) because it purposefully conflates criticism of Israeli policy with antisemitism and is frequently deployed by supporters of Israel to unfairly shut down Palestinians perspectives.

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    The handling of the genocide in Gaza has lost any chance the Liberal party had at my vote. And they’ve had plenty over the decades, it’s a loss not a missed gain.

    Wish one of them was reading this.

    • Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      14 days ago

      Another reason why they lost my vote is because they voted against a citizens’ assembly thereby halting electoral reform.