We are calling on the Canadian government to sanction Israel for committing genocide, torture and crimes against humanity against Palestinians.Canadian Voice of Women for Peace
Boycott pledgePublic statement
A Toronto peace organization posted on its Facebook page on 2026-08-02 that it calls "on the Canadian government to impose sanctions on Israel for genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity", and is listed as a signatory of the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge.
Last reviewed October 19, 2026
Evidence
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Israel's deplorable and illegal wars against the people of Palestine, Lebanon and Iran demand that Canada sanction Israel and cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) and prohibit all trade with illegal Israeli settlements.
Pledge page (apartheid-free.org/pledge/): "WE PLEDGE to join others in working to end all support to Israel’s Apartheid regime, settler colonialism, and military occupation." [Signatory list: "Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, ON"]
Vote Palestine platform: "The Canadian government must impose a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel that includes ending military trade with Israel through the US or any other third party state." [Endorsing organizations list: "Canadian Voice of Women for Peace"]
VOW members continue to call for the release of illegally detained Palestinian healthcare workers, including Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. We mourn the tens of thousands of Palestinians killed and injured in Gaza and call on the Canadian government to impose sanctions on Israel for genocide, torture, and crimes against humanity.