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Antisemitic Incidents on the Rise in Toronto in Recent Months

June 16, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – May and June of 2017 have yielded an uptick in antisemitic incidents in the Greater Toronto Area, including three separate incidents near a Jewish elementary school. B’nai Brith Canada, which actively assists victims of antisemitic incidents, has discovered that the following incidents have …

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Stats Canada: Hate Crimes Up 5% in 2015, Jews Remain Most Targeted Group

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June 13, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada With figures consistent with B’nai Brith Canada’s 2015 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, Statistics Canada revealed this week that police-reported hate crimes rose by five per cent that year, with Jews remaining the most-targeted identifiable group. The report also showed an increase in incidents targeting Canada’s Muslim …

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B’nai Brith Canada Commends Niagara Region for Voting to Condemn BDS

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By Tony Stortz Equity & Diversity Researcher B’nai Brith Canada June 9, 2017 NIAGARA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada strongly commends the Niagara Regional Council after it voted to condemn the antisemitic boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement. On Thursday night, the Council voted 21-2 in favour of the motion to condemn BDS after hearing deputations …

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B’nai Brith Denounces MP Niki Ashton for Standing in ‘Solidarity’ with Terrorists

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May 18, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada strongly denounces federal NDP leadership candidate Niki Ashton for attending a rally this week in support of Palestinian terrorists and for questioning Israel’s right to exist in a Facebook post. On Tuesday, the MP for Churchill – Keewatinook Aski wrote that she …

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Toronto Student Unions Whitewash Terrorism Against Israelis

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A rally on May 13, 2017 in solidarity with Palestinian terrorists staging a hunger strike in Israeli prisons was endorsed by the York Federation of Students (YFS) and the University of Toronto Mississauga Students’ Union (UTMSU), B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Hammam Farah, one of the organizers of the rally, described its purpose as “supporting the demands of our heroic prisoners.” Chief among those prisoners is Marwan al-Barghouti, who …

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What B’nai Brith’s Audit Tells Us About Antisemitism in Quebec

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May 12, 2017 MONTREAL – When B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights announces the details of its annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents at a Montreal press conference, the room is traditionally full. This year’s setting was in the heart of downtown, at the Place du Canada offices of Fuller Landau Charted Accountants, courtesy of firm partner and B’nai Brith Canada senior statesman …

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Canadian Labour Congress Must Retract its Resolution on Palestinian Hunger Strike

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Thursday, May 11, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing its strong disappointment after the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) passed an emergency resolution yesterday proclaiming its support of Palestinian prisoners currently engaged in a hunger strike in Israeli prisons. Titled, “CLC Supports Palestinian Prisoners’ Dignity Strike,” the resolution falsely accuses Israel of “illegally detaining” Palestinian …

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2016 A Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds

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May 9, 2017 TORONTO – The year 2016 was a record-setting year for antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents has found. Now in its 35th year, the Audit is the definitive and authoritative resource on antisemitism in Canada, cited regularly by law-enforcement agencies, government bodies, and human rights organizations around the world. According to the Audit, …

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WATCH: Canadians Celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut Across the Country!

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May 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is proud to have taken part in flag-raising ceremonies and similar events in Canada today in honour of Yom Ha’atzmaut, celebrating 69 years of Israeli independence, and thousands of years of Jewish history. Across the country, B’nai Brith representatives were joined by Canadian citizens, community leaders, and politicians …

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B’nai Brith Honours Jewish Man Who Saved Hundreds from Nazi Persecution

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VANCOUVER – Last week, B’nai Brith World Centre – Jerusalem and B’nai Brith Canada bestowed the Jewish Rescuers Citation to Dora Aftergood, 94, in honour of her father Dr. Assaf Atchildi, who put his own life at risk to ensure the survival of over 300 Jews in Nazi-occupied France. The Citation is a project initiated in …

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