Anti-Israel Mob Fails to Block Event at York University
An image from outside Wednesday night's event at York University (Facebook)
November 20, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – An attempt to shut down a pro-Israel event on a Toronto university campus has failed.
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B'nai Brith and U of T Faculty Push Back against Kosher Food Rejection
University of Toronto's University College Building (The Varsity)
November 19, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – Following B'nai Brith Canada's press release on Sunday, multiple University of Toronto (U of T) faculty members reached out to B'nai Brith seeking to work together in achieving equality for Jewish students in need of kosher food on campus.
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Kosher Food Drive Violates “Will of the Membership,” Student Union Suggests
University of Toronto's University College Building (The Varsity)
November 17, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – A Toronto student union has refused to support a drive to make kosher food accessible on campus because its backers are “pro-Israel.”
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BDS “Campaign Posters” Enrage Montreal Resident
Griffintown resident Steve Frischman
November 8, 2019
QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen
MONTREAL - The trendy Montreal district of Griffintown, just blocks away from downtown, has become a popular destination in recent years for members of the Jewish community to reside. One such individual is Steve Frischman, the son of Holocaust survivors and a gentleman with no tolerance for acts of antisemitism.
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Sign Our Petition - Politician Doubles Down on Support for Terror Leader
MPP Joel Harden maintains his support for a convicted PFLP terrorist (Twitter)
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.
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Ontario Politician Goes to Bat for Terrorist Leader
PFLP members display a poster calling for the release of Khalida Jarrar (National News Agency of Lebanon)
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.
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The Lessons of Pittsburgh, One Year Later
A vigil outside of Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue (NBC News)
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.
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Mosque-Based Publication Runs Hateful Article by Holocaust Denier
Holocaust denier Kevin Barrett speaking at a 2017 anti-Israel event in Toronto (YouTube)
October 31, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – A monthly news magazine published from a Toronto-area mosque is alleging that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism is “a racist, genocidal lie.”
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B'nai Brith Canada Disturbed by Federal Funding for Anti-Israel “Voting Guide”
Canadian Muslim Voting Guide: Federal Election 2019 (Sociology Faculty Publications, Wilfred Laurier University)
October 25, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply concerned after learning that a federal grant was used to produce a guide instructing Canadian Muslims on how to vote in last Monday's national election.
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