B’nai Brith Canada Honours the Stockholm Declaration Principles
A poster by Derek Michael Wasylyshen (Canada.ca)
January 19, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – Today, B’nai Brith Canada honours the principles enshrined in the 2000 Stockholm Declaration on the Holocaust - the foundational document of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA).
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Federal Government Put on Notice by Canadian Jewish and Iranian Groups
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (New York Times)
January 13, 2020
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA – Leaders from Canada's Iranian and Jewish communities have given the federal government 30 days' notice to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
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Sign Our Petition to List the IRGC as a Terrorist Organization within the Next 30 Days
Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
Nineteen months have elapsed since the House of Commons passed a bipartisan motion calling on the government to “immediately” list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in its entirety, as a terrorist organization.
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B’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Swastika Hate Incidents
A swastika drawn on an elderly man's head (Ynet)
January 9, 2020
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is sounding the alarm after two particularly brazen hate incidents involving swastikas were revealed this week.
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B’nai Brith Condemns U of T Labour Union over Antisemitic Tweets
A recent tweet from the account of CUPE 3902 (Twitter)
January 5, 2020
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is taking a labour union at the University of Toronto (U of T) to task over a series of anti-Israel and antisemitic tweets issued by its official Twitter account.
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B'nai Brith Canada's 2019 Year in Review
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Dec. 23, 2019
Dear Friends,
As we celebrate the happy holiday of Chanukah, we also illuminate the year 2019. It was long, tumultuous and at times horrifying and unfathomable for the Jewish world.
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B'nai Brith Student Initiative Wins Recognition in Manitoba
December 20, 2019
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WINNIPEG – The organizers and winners of a B'nai Brith Canada initiative have been named to 2019's "Fascinating Manitobans" list.
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Radical Speakers on Agenda for Toronto Islamic Conference
Siraj Wahhaj, named as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is scheduled to speak this week at an Islamic conference in Toronto (YouTube)
December 19, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO - B’nai Brith Canada is disturbed by the scheduled appearances of extremist figures at a major Islamic event, set to begin this Friday (Dec. 20) in Canada’s largest city.
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B'nai Brith Outraged by Canada's Anti-Israel UN Vote
The headquarters of the United Nations in New York City (Globe & Mail)
December 18, 2019
B'nai Brith Canada
OTTAWA - B'nai Brith Canada is outraged that Canada has maintained its vote in favour of an anti-Israel resolution at the United Nations (UN).
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Letter to Canada's New Foreign Minister
15 Hove Street
Toronto, Ontario
M3H 4Y8
December 2, 2019
TO: The Honourable François-Philiipe Champagne, P.C., M.P.
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Lester B. Pearson Building
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0A2
FROM: B’nai Brith Canada
SUBJECT: Your Mandate to Combat Antisemitism and Protect the Interests of Canada’s Jewish Community
Dear Minister,
The scourge of antisemitism is global in nature as are the increasing threats of Holocaust denial and distortion and attempts to isolate Israel internationally. Canada’s international policy, including its development assistance activities, should be geared to combatting these threats. As you assume your responsibilities, we look to your leadership on the key issues. In this same vein, we have written both the Prime Minister and the Minister of Canadian Heritage.
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