The old adage is true: history does tend to repeat itself. At Toronto’s Ryerson University, members of its resident anti-Israel club (Students for Justice in Palestine) have found themselves perpetuating Nazi-era propaganda, despite all claims to the contrary that the group is not antisemitic, but anti-Zionist. It would behoove members of SJP Ryerson to acknowledge […]
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Canadian Jews, as do all minority ethnic groups, possess the right to work together as an identifiable group to build and advance a community. In an advanced multicultural democracy like Canada, one would imagine that such a right would never come under attack. Yet, this is exactly the purpose of Montreal “activist” Yves Engler’s op-ed,
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights hosted a conference call on Tuesday, Dec. 20 featuring B’nai Birth Canada’s Campus Advocacy Coordinator Aidan Fishman, who briefed League volunteers and members (including both students and professors) on the situation of antisemitism on Canadian campuses and B’nai Brith’s role
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For a first-time visit to Montreal, Artists 4 Israel made a fairly good impression last week on McGill and Concordia university campuses. Artists 4 Israel was established in 2009 as a non-profit initiative to promote artists’ rights and the right of Israel to exist in peace and security. Based in New York City, its artists are talented
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I’ve often reported on anti-Israel activities at the downtown campus of Concordia University and the incident that stands out most vividly for me occurred in 2002, when Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to speak there. At the time, he was the former Prime Minister of Israel. His speech was cancelled after several hundred demonstrators got into
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Universities Canada is an organization that, according to its website, provides “university presidents with a unified voice for higher education, research and innovation.” The group aims to “foster collaboration among universities and governments, the private sector, communities and international partners to help build a better world” and to “find solutions to the most pressing challenges
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I used to believe that Zionism was ingrained in Judaism. Every Jewish group I interacted with seemed to be pro-Zionist. It’s logical: people are inclined to support their homeland. I am Jewish, therefore I support the state of Israel. My first interaction with anti-Zionist Jews came at a pro-Israel rally. I saw a couple of Neturei
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At the beginning of the school year, the pro-Israel club I belong to, Students Supporting Israel (SSI) at Ryerson University, tabled on the university’s Clubs Day. To our relief, we were ignored by anti-Israel and antisemitic hecklers and received a positive and welcome response from students. One distressing incident did occur, however, when a member of our
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Earlier this week, an Orthodox Jewish student at Montreal’s Concordia University was reportedly bullied by a peer over his decision to wear a kippah. The individual justified this statement by claiming that Concordia is an “Arabic university.” Unfortunately, this kind of incident isn’t entirely surprising. And, while this may not be the same Concordia University that
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On Sept. 20, Dr. Asher Grunis, former President of the Supreme Court of Israel, visited Windsor, Ont. to discuss the uniqueness of Israeli constitutional law. He was accompanied by Amanda Hohmann, Director of the League for Human Rights at B’nai Brith Canada. After receiving his law degree (LL.B.) in 1968 from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,
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