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Beryl Wajsman: CRA must reject attempts to weaponize charitable law against Jewish schools

Anti-Israel groups are attempting to strip Jewish day schools of their charitable status

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A complaint was recently lodged with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that should concern anyone who values civil liberties, minority rights and the rule of law.

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According to details published on the website of Just Peace Advocates, an anti-Israel group, it and three other organizations — Palestinian and Jewish Unity, the Ontario Palestinian Rights Association and the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute — are seeking to strip 11 Jewish schools (mainly in Toronto) of their charitable status, alleging that their educational programming improperly supports the Israeli military.

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These complaints are not merely legal manoeuvres. They appear to be part of a broader effort to delegitimize Jewish institutions by recasting identity, history and cultural education as something suspect — or worse, unlawful. This effort must be firmly rejected.

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