Cliquez ici pour le français September 28, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada applauds Albania for standing up to Iranian terror by severing diplomatic relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in response to malicious cyberattacks launched against it in July and earlier this month. B’nai Brith also has sent a letter to the Albanian Embassy encouraging …
CLIQUEZ ICI pour le français July 19, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to open its airspace to flights heading to and from Israel. The move is a major step toward full normalization of relations between the two countries, furthering the isolation of Iran and its Palestinian terrorist proxies. The announcement made …
CLICK HERE for English 19 juillet 2022 B’nai Brith Canada se réjouit de la décision de l’Arabie saoudite d’ouvrir son espace aérien aux vols à destination et en provenance d’Israël. Cette décision constitue un pas important vers la normalisation complète des relations entre les deux pays et contribue à isoler l’Iran et ses mandataires terroristes …
May 23, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply troubled by information that Canada Soccer will fund the Iranian Football Federation $400,000 to cover the team’s expenses for an exhibition match in Vancouver on June 5, 2022. Canada Soccer, which is largely subsidized directly by the Canadian Government and therefore by Canadian taxpayers, has agreed to the …
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March 21, 2022 MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is urging McGill University to withdraw funding from the university’s Students’ Society after it voted to adopt an extreme “Palestine Solidarity Policy,” ignoring its own Judicial Board’s ruling against holding the vote. Members of the Students’ Society at McGill University (SSMU) were asked to endorse a document accusing …
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March 18, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of veteran criminal lawyer Sam Goldstein as Director, Legal Affairs. In this role, Sam will be involved in B’nai Brith’s legal matters, including helping to grow the Matas Law Society, Canada’s national Jewish activist legal group. An Ottawa native, Sam looks forward …
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March 15, 2022 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada has formally asked Bob Rae, Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, to help remove the highly biased Chair of the “Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories” of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). B’nai Brith urged Rae to raise Navi Pillay’s lack of …
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March 14, 2022 OTTAWA – The Federal Court has granted intervener status to B’nai Brith of Canada League for Human Rights for an upcoming case about a Jewish judge, rejecting opposition from parties who sought to exclude the Jewish human rights organization from the legal process. The case concerns Justice David Spiro. Justice Spiro …
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March 11, 2022 Dear Friends, We have been watching the Russian invasion of Ukraine with horror and grave concern. To demonstrate our support for our Ukrainian-Canadian neighbours and the people of Ukraine, B’nai Brith Canada, The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) …
March 09, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada supports an important speech given recently in the Senate by Senator Leo Housakos, who urged the Government to call on democratic countries in the “international community” to supervise free and fair elections in the Palestinian Territories. Housakos’ speech, delivered March 2, was the first and only time a …
