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B’nai Brith Anti-terrorism Petition Introduced in Ontario Legislature

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November 21, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A formal petition by B’nai Brith Canada has been presented in the Ontario legislature. Gila Martow, MPP for Thornhill, introduced the petition to her parliamentary colleagues on Monday, Nov. 18. The petition addresses the issue of Joel Harden, the MPP for Ottawa Centre who B’nai Brith recently exposed for having made statements demanding the release of […]

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Sign Our Petition – Politician Doubles Down on Support for Terror Leader

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November 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath to publicly disavow the pro-terrorist comments made by a member of her caucus. On Monday of this week, B’nai Brith drew attention to a tweet by Joel Harden, NDP Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre, in which he called for

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Ontario Politician Goes to Bat for Terrorist Leader

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November 4, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – An Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament has called on Canada to secure the release of a senior member of a Palestinian terrorist group. In a series of tweets issued last Wednesday and Thursday, NDP MPP Joel Harden, who represents Ottawa Centre, said he was “Saddened, sickened and disgusted” by Israel’s arrest

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The Lessons of Pittsburgh, One Year Later

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October 29, 2019 By Jakob Glogauer TORONTO – The world recently marked the first anniversary of the tragic Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, which killed 11 peaceful worshipers and injured another seven simply because they were Jewish. In the year that has passed since, the issues of white supremacy and far-right extremism have

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Parliamentarians and Human Rights Activists Release Action Plan

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September 15, 2019 TORONTO – Major initiatives to hold the Iranian regime to account were proposed Sunday by representatives of Justice 88, B’nai Brith Canada, and The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. At an event commemorating the Iranian regime’s brutal massacre of thousands of political prisoners in the summer of ’88, parliamentarians and human rights activists called on

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Toronto Church Cancels Event Honouring Terrorist

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July 7, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A Toronto church has cancelled a previously scheduled event that would have honoured a Palestinian terrorist, following a campaign by B’nai Brith Canada. On July 13, Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church was set to provide space for the “Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Scholarship Launch,” organized by the Palestinian

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Toronto Church to Host Event Honouring Terrorist

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July 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Canadians to condemn a downtown Toronto church for facilitating an event glorifying a Palestinian terrorist. On July 13, Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church is set to provide space for the “Ghassan Kanafani Resistance Arts Scholarship Launch,” organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM).

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Time for IRGC to be Listed as Terrorist Group

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June 28, 2019 By Jakob Glogauer and Marty York B’nai Brith Canada It has been a productive and rewarding week for B’nai Brith Canada and human rights in our country. As you undoubtedly are aware, the federal government announced its intention to adopt the International Holocaust Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The adoption of the IHRA definition

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A Comprehensive Look at Palestinian Payments to Terrorists in 2018

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Dec. 10, 2018 OPINION | By Yossi Kuperwasser The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. JERUSALEM – The detailed Palestinian Authority budget for 2018 that was published recently has new details about the allocations to arrested terrorists and the families of those who died or were

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B’nai Brith Canada Commemorates Victims of AMIA Bombing

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July 18, 2017 By Hailey Kobrin Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is marking the 23rd anniversary of the attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentine (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, which occurred July 18, 1994. Taking place two years after the bombing of the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 people, it left 85

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