With branches in seven Canadian cities, CFHU has instigated a number of other initiatives to support the apartheid state\u2019s military. In 2018 the CFHU branch in the nation\u2019s capital \u201claunched<\/a>\u00a0the Ottawa Scholarship Fund in support of reserve duty soldiers studying at The Hebrew University.\u201d At the event, according to CFHU\u2019s annual report, \u201cfour students shared their inspiring stories from their military service and explained what it means to be a reserve duty soldier in the IDF.\u201d<\/p>\n A 2019 story on the website of an organization set up by famed liquor bootlegger Alan Bronfman in 1944 noted, \u201cHelp CFHU<\/a>\u00a0send former IDF combat soldiers to university\u201d while an ongoing funding pitch says, \u201cDonate<\/a>\u00a0in support of CFHU\u2019s scholarship campaign for soldiers studying at Hebrew University\u201d. In July 2021 wealthy Calgarian Lenny Shapiro financed a number of CFHU \u201cscholarships<\/a>\u00a0for students who have served in the IDF.\u201d CFHU and Hebrew University (HU) matched a portion of Shapiro\u2019s unspecified contribution.<\/p>\n CFHU has partnered with the Duvdevan Foundation on a number of scholarships and public relations initiatives. According to the Duvdevan Foundation, \u201cthe Duvdevan<\/a>\u00a0Unit was established in June 1986, with the understanding that a specific and intelligent warfare method needed to be developed to deal with Judea and Samaria\u2019s [West Bank] security incidents.\u201d CFHU has\u00a0organized<\/a>\u00a0a number of fundraisers centered on presentations by former soldiers in a unit that regularly kills Palestinians.<\/p>\n To get a sense of how deeply the \u201ccharity\u201d is enmeshed with the Israeli military, CFHU meetings have begun with\u00a0message<\/a>s from top Israeli Generals.<\/p>\n Beyond instigating initiatives that assist the Israeli military, CFHU funnels many millions of dollars in tax deductible donations to a university that has significant and long-standing ties to the occupation force.\u00a0A month ago it launched an \u201cEnhanced<\/a>\u00a0Extensive Aid Package to HU students serving in the IDF\u201d and a few weeks earlier released a video “message from some our students who are on the front lines” killing Palestinians. During Israel\u2019s violent outburst in 2002 the Jerusalem based school awarded\u00a0scholarships<\/a>\u00a0to students who signed up for IDF combat units and it operates a\u00a0training centre<\/a>\u00a0for military intelligence officers. To maintain the IDF\u2019s technological edge, cadets have studied for degrees in physics, math or computer science at HU for\u00a0over 40 years<\/a>. The university provides the IDF with academic information on students enrolled in the Talpiot program. In a story on Talpiot Jason Gewirtz writes, \u201cthe opening<\/a>\u00a0years of the program saw the students first and foremost as soldiers\u2026. They wore uniforms to their classes at Hebrew University and took shifts guarding Talpiot\u2019s section of the Hebrew University campus.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2019 HU began offering a three-year training for future IDF intelligence officers. Students in the\u00a0Havatzalot program<\/a>\u00a0live in a former university residence only accessible by biometric identification. Regular university employees need advanced permission to enter the area.<\/p>\n Assisting a foreign military violates Canada Revenue Agency rules. According to CRA guidelines, \u201cincreasing the effectiveness and efficiency of Canada’s armed forces is charitable, but supporting the armed forces of another country is not.\u201d<\/p>\n Yet between 2017 and 2021 CFHU raised\u00a0$75 million<\/a> in tax deductible donations. According to Bloomberg\u2019s list of Canadian<\/a>\u00a0charities with the \u201clargest assets in 2019\u201d CFHU had $77 million.<\/p>\n The Canada Revenue Agency must revoke Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University\u2019s charitable status. The public shouldn\u2019t be subsidizing a group illegally supporting a military slaughtering tens of thousands.<\/p>\n This post was originally published on Dissident Voice<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Critics say Israel is an army with a country, but it is the apartheid state\u2019s supporters who confirm it. Canadian Friends of the Hebrew University has once again launched an initiative to promote the Israeli military even though it violates charity regulations and risks the group\u2019s special tax status. 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