Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

As a longtime humanitarian who has battled famines and hunger crises, I fear that starvation in Gaza has now passed the tipping point and we are going to see mass-scale starvation mortality. A thread on famine momentum, famine response, and what it means for Gaza today.

Our government still hasn't gone beyond the level of issuing statements as Israel starves Gaza. Global Affairs Canada told @TheGrindTO they are "considering a range of options for further action" but gave no specifics or timelines. My latest. thegrindmag.ca/no-new-action-…

We call on @MarkJCarney to join @EmmanuelMacron in recognizing the State of Palestine. Unlike the text below, however, it must be done immediately and without conditions. The ICJ has clearly stated that the right of Palestinians to self-determination is inalienable and cannot…

NEW: No New Action from Canada as Israel Starves Gaza Canada maintains a free trade agreement with Israel, allows weapons exports, and has not imposed widespread sanctions. thegrindmag.ca/no-new-action-…

An Israeli minister says his “government is racing ahead for Gaza to be wiped out,” & will make it Jewish. This is a horrific admission of genocidal intent that echoes the worst crimes of the last century. This regime won’t be persuaded by statements, we need sanctions now!

INVESTIGATION: The Israeli army is routinely attacking Palestinian rescue teams, paramedics, and other civilians in ‘double tap’ bombings designed to prevent them from saving the wounded after airstrikes. By @yuval_abraham @mekomit 972mag.com/double-tap-isr…

The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber has found that Hungary failed to comply with its obligations under the ICC Statute by not arresting Benjamin Netanyahu when he was in Hungary. The Court refers the matter of Hungary’s non-compliance to the Assembly of States Parties.

Let’s say it more clearly: Israel’s policy of starving Palestinians in Gaza is an act of genocide.

CMPAC, alongside over 45 organizations from across Canada’s humanitarian, faith-based, health, and human rights sectors, sent an urgent joint letter today to Prime Minister @MarkJCarney @CanadianPM and Foreign Affairs Minister @AnitaAnandMP. The letter calls on the Canadian…

Major news agencies Agence France-Presse (AFP), the Associated Press, BBC News and Reuters issued a joint statement warning that their journalists in Gaza face starvation and are “increasingly unable to feed themselves and their families” theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

NEW: The Canadian military is awarding 2 contracts worth a total of $169 million to an American company whose subsidiary a federal jury found legally responsible for the abuse of three Iraqi men at Abu Ghraib prison. readthemaple.com/canada-awards-…

Al-Haq warns that the proposed UN conference on a two-state solution must avoid repeating calamitous errors of prior international initiatives that marginalized Palestinian rights & neglected legal accountability for Israel #EndImpunity 🔗 Briefing paper: alhaq.org/advocacy/26619…

Israel won’t stop until there are consequences. Enough statements, we need sanctions to protect Palestinians from Israel’s genocidal violence.

🚨Israel is preventing the UN from collecting aid then complaining "why aren't they collecting the aid?" "[Israel] has refused [UN] requests for collection & distribution [of aid]" Israel regularly bars aid orgs "from transferring aid to warehouses & distribution sites"

Subsidizing The Occupation is a new project from The Maple. Click to find out how you and other Canadians have helped subsidize Israeli crimes. subsidizingtheoccupation.ca

The Israeli Knesset voted 71-13 for a non-binding motion in favour of officially annexing the occupied West Bank. Israel has claimed permanent control over Palestinian territory, and nothing short of sanctions is going to stop it. timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

Israeli forces shot and killed 15-year-old Ibrahim Majed Ali Nasr yesterday in the Palestinian town of Qabatiya in the northern occupied West Bank. Ibrahim is the 34th Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank in 2025. dci-palestine.org/israeli_forces…

🚨 The hunger crisis in Gaza has reached a breaking point. Sanctions are urgently needed to force Israel to end its genocidal, forced starvation policies. Send an urgent message demanding that @MarkJCarney and @AnitaAnandMP sanction Israel now: cjpme.org/tell_carney_to…

A few months ago I mentioned to a reporter that subjecting civilians to a subsistence diet can be a genocidal act according to the Rwanda Tribunal. They were perplexed so I explained that "slow death" can quickly turn into rapid mass death. I fear that's where we are.