One of the most notable examples of JNF’s greenwashing and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people from their historical homeland is the infamous Canada Park, stretching over seven square kilometers. The area on which the park is now situated was captured and illegally occupied […] in the aftermath of the 1967 war. Under the orders of general Yitzhak Rabin, over ten thousand Palestinians were expelled from their land and their villages were demolished. In 1972, Bernard Bloomfield of Montréal and president of JNF Canada spearheaded a campaign, with the help of Canadian politicians, notably prime minister Diefenbaker, to establish what would become Canada Park. The campaign raised over fifteen million dollars.

This example is merely one of the egregious […] land grabs, actively supported by JNF Canada with their [Middle Eastern] counterparts in the JNF-KKL and financed by tax-exempt charitable donations. Palestinians, members of IJV and our allies have conducted several campaigns to denounce JNF Canada’s complicity in […] apartheid, colonization and violence against the Palestinian people. Thanks to those efforts the CRA audited the JNF, forcing them to promise to stop funding projects that were directly linked to the [IOF]. JNF Canada funded several projects for the [Zionist] military, air and naval bases and even issued a check directly to [Zionism’s] Ministry of Defense.

Despite all their promises to the CRA, CBC investigative reporter Evan Dyer reported that the JNF Canada continued to fund projects directly benefiting the [IOF] in violation of the CRA guidelines for a charitable organization. This reporting relied on the research provided by IJV’s Stop the JNF campaign! None of this would have been possible without the amazing work of the members and the staff of IJV Canada. We continue to apply the pressure to make sure that the CRA follows through on revoking JNF Canada’s charitable status. Make a donation today to help IJV continue this important campaign.

Recently, in its ruling on July 19th, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in favor of what Palestinians have been saying for decades: the […] occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza — including Canada Park and other JNF Canada projects — are illegal under international law. The ICJ also ruled that to honour their obligations under international law, all states must take concrete steps to ensure that they sever all ties that would make them complicit in […] occupation, colonization and apartheid.

Dear supporter, revoking the JNF Canada’s charitable status is the first step, but certainly not the last. Over 200 [Zionist] charities transfer about a quarter of a billion dollars to [Zionism’s régime] each year. One of those charities is Mizrachi Canada, which has been using the same loophole as JNF Canada to ensure the funneling of tax exempt donations towards illegal […] endeavors and violence against Palestinians. IJV will continue to work hard to ensure that no more Canadian charitable donations are used to fund [war] crimes.