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B’nai Brith Denounces MP Niki Ashton for Standing in ‘Solidarity’ with Terrorists

May 18, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada strongly denounces federal NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton for attending a rally this week in support of Palestinian terrorists and for questioning Israel’s right to exist in a Facebook post. On Tuesday, the MP for Churchill – Keewatinook Aski wrote that she […]

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Toronto Student Unions Whitewash Terrorism Against Israelis

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A rally on May 13, 2017 in solidarity with Palestinian terrorists staging a hunger strike in Israeli prisons was endorsed by the York Federation of Students (YFS) and the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU), B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Hammam Farah, one of the organizers of the rally, described its purpose as “supporting the demands of our heroic prisoners.” Chief among those prisoners is Marwan al-Barghouti, who

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What B’nai Brith’s Audit Tells Us About Antisemitism in Quebec

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May 12, 2017 MONTREAL – When B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights announces the details of its annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents at a Montreal press conference, the room is traditionally full. This year’s setting was in the heart of downtown, at the Place du Canada offices of Fuller Landau Charted Accountants, courtesy of firm partner and B’nai Brith Canada senior statesman

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Canadian Labour Congress Must Retract its Resolution on Palestinian Hunger Strike

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Thursday, May 11, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing its strong disappointment after the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) passed an emergency resolution yesterday proclaiming its support of Palestinian prisoners currently engaged in a hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Titled, “CLC Supports Palestinian Prisoners’ Dignity Strike,” the resolution falsely accuses Israel of “illegally detaining” Palestinian

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2016 A Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds

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May 9, 2017 TORONTO – The year 2016 was a record-setting year for antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents has found. Now in its 35th year, the Audit is the definitive and authoritative resource on antisemitism in Canada, cited regularly by law-enforcement agencies, government bodies, and human rights organizations around the world. According to the Audit,

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WATCH: Canadians Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut Across the Country!

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May 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to have taken part in flag-raising ceremonies and similar events in Canada today in honour of Yom Ha’atzmaut, celebrating 69 years of Israeli independence, and thousands of years of Jewish history. Across the country, B’nai Brith representatives were joined by Canadian citizens, community leaders, and politicians

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B’nai Brith Honours Jewish Man Who Saved Hundreds from Nazi Persecution

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VANCOUVER – Last week, B’nai Brith World Centre – Jerusalem and B’nai Brith Canada bestowed the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Dora Aftergood, 94, in honour of her father Dr. Assaf Atchildi, who put his own life at risk to ensure the survival of over 300 Jews in Nazi-occupied France. The Citation is a project initiated in

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On Yom HaShoah, Join B’nai Brith Canada in Honouring and Remembering Our Fallen

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada April 23, 2017 TORONTO – Today, on the eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), B’nai Brith Canada pays tribute to the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the Romani, disabled, members of the LGBTQ + community, and countless others who lost

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Swastika Trail Dispute Heading to Court

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April 11, 2017 PUSLINCH, Ont. – Concerned residents of Puslinch, southeast of Guelph, Ont., have launched an application for judicial review of the local Council’s refusal to change an offensive street name. The application alleges that by following the results of an unfair and biased voting process conducted by residents on the street itself, Puslinch Township

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B’nai Brith Canada Lauds UBC Students For Rejecting BDS

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April 9, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – After a week-long referendum, students at the University of British Columbia voted against endorsing the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, with 48 per cent for and 52 per cent against. Turnout in the referendum also fell well short of the eight

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