Advocacy

BDS Fails at University of Ottawa for Third Time in a Row

March 25, 2018 By Aidan Fishman National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is applauding students at the University of Ottawa for defending human rights and defeating a third anti-Israel motion within the span of five months. On Sunday, the Board of Administration of the Student Federation […]

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Antisemitic Vandalism Rocks Chabad Synagogue in Thornhill, Ont.

March 21, 2018 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada THORNHILL, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is appalled after learning Wednesday morning that a synagogue in Thornhill, Ont. has been targeted by antisemitic vandalism. On Wednesday at about 9:40 a.m., a vandal smashed the glass doors of Chabad at Flamingo with a rock, according to Chabad

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B’nai Brith Canada Questions UNRWA Spending

March 15, 2018 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – The Canadian government announced Thursday that it will transfer an extra $10-million to Palestinian refugees via the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). While acknowledging the important humanitarian nature of Canada’s contribution, B’nai Brith Canada continues  to question UNRWA’s activities in the important field of education

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Canadian Women’s March Condemns Farrakhan

March 13, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The Canadian branch of the Women’s March movement has strongly denounced Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, in stark contrast to its American counterpart. In a statement (page doesn’t exist) issued Monday, Women’s March Canada said it “deeply

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University of Winnipeg Sponsors Anti-Israel Event on Purim

March 1, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – The University of Winnipeg provided support for a one-sided, anti-Israel event held during a Jewish holiday. The panel discussion, which took place on Wednesday night during Purim, was sponsored by several local groups holding anti-Israel positions, including the Canadian

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McGill Admits Mistakes in Antisemitism Report; B’nai Brith Demands New Investigation

Feb. 21, 2018 MONTREAL – Administrators at McGill University are acknowledging that a recent antisemitism report contains factual errors, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Please click here to sign our petition demanding a new investigation. In a letter sent by a high-ranking McGill official to B’nai Brith, an admission was made that a part of the report was “inaccurate,” but that “this element does not effectively change

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Massive Defeat for Anti-Israel Forces as Pro-BDS Resolution Stalls at NDP Convention

Feb. 16, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director, League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – In a massive setback for Canada’s anti-Israel camp, a resolution aiming to eliminate Israel as a Jewish State will not be voted on by NDP members at this weekend’s national convention in Ottawa. The resolution, which would have opened the door for economic warfare against Israel – including

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Vancouver Imam Rails Against “Malevolent Jews” in Public Prayer Session

Feb. 15, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – A Vancouver imam is in hot water once again after he was caught condemning “the malevolent Jews” and calling for the destruction of “the enemies of Islam” at a downtown anti-Israel protest. After a rally that took place outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on July

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