“Taxpayer-subsidized charitable donations may well be Canada’s most important contribution to Palestinian dispossession”, begins a parliamentary petition drawing attention to an underappreciated phenomenon. Registered Canadian charities send over a quarter billion dollars a year to projects in Israel. Since the federal government introduced deductions for charities in 1967 around $6 billion in subsidized donations have... Continue Reading →
Campaign to revoke Jewish National Fund charitable status important
Last week the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), under pressure from Palestine solidarity activists, began an audit of the Jewish National Fund. The audit is significant. Beyond weakening the oldest Israel-focused charity in the country, it will put other Israeli charities in Canada on notice and reflects the growth of Palestine... Continue Reading →
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