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Canada’s Largest Labour Group Flouts Rules on Anti-Israel Resolution

June 23, 2021 OTTAWA — Canada’s central labour organization appears to have violated its own constitution by purportedly adopting an anti-Israel resolution last week. The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), an umbrella group including most of the country’s labour unions, held its annual convention virtually with over 4000 delegates. On Friday, the final day of the […]

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More Must Be Done to Combat Online Hate

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June 22, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is reminding the government and the public that something must urgently be done about the persistent threat posed by pernicious and ever-growing online hate. The digital world has created a lawless wasteland in which hatred, racism and misinformation of all kinds spread much faster, much wider, much

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B’nai Brith Urges Canada to Fight Hatred

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June 18, 2021 OTTAWA — B’nai Brith Canada is calling for a change to the way hatred is dealt with in this country — namely, that hate crimes against all minorities must be fought together in a united effort. B’nai Brith has just issued a policy paper detailing steps that can bring this ideal about. This battle has been

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Anti-Israel Blockade Vanquished on Second Try at B.C. Port

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June 17, 2021 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – A vessel owned by an Israel-based company managed to unload its cargo at a northern British Columbia port last night, following an ultimately unsuccessful blockade effort by anti-Israel extremists. The ship in question is the Volans, a Liberian-flagged container ship carrying cargo for ZIM, a Haifa-based shipping company that

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Un restaurant casher de Montréal attaqué dans le cadre d’un possible crime haineux

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15 juin 2021 MONTRÉAL – Un restaurant casher local ramasse les morceaux après avoir subi des dommages lors d’une attaque récente qui, selon la police de Montréal, pourrait être un crime haineux. Dans la nuit de dimanche à lundi, des inconnus ont fracassé la porte d’entrée de Chez Benny à Saint-Laurent avec une pierre, puis

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Montreal Kosher Restaurant Attacked in Possible Hate Crime

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June 14, 2021 MONTREAL – A local kosher restaurant is picking up the pieces after suffering damage in a recent attack that Montreal police are investigating as a potential hate crime. On Sunday night, unknown assailants shattered the front door of Chez Benny in Ville Saint-Laurent with a rock, then attempt to light a fire,

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Boycotters Fail to Block Israeli Shipping in Vancouver

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June 14, 2021 VANCOUVER – An attempt by anti-Israel activists to obstruct Israel-linked shipping off Canada’s west coast has failed, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. On Tuesday, a coalition of anti-Israel groups gathered at Woodland Park, just south of the Port of Vancouver, and marched to the Port in an attempt to obstruct the Northern Julie, a cargo ship

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Three Years Later, B’nai Brith Canada Not Backing Down on IRGC

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An image of IRGC members (Washington Post) June 11, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is baffled and disturbed that the Canadian government has failed to comply, three years after the fact, to a parliamentary motion to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the House of

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B’nai Brith Canada CEO in Toronto Star: Learn Jewish History

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE OP-ED Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, just penned an important op-ed for the Toronto Star. It urges Canadians, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, to learn about the long and fascinating history of the Jewish nation and our origins in the land of Israel. Too often, contemporary political discourse erases this history and makes faulty

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B’nai Brith Condemns Horrific London Attack

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June 8, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms what appears to be a hate-motivated mass murder that killed four members of a Muslim Canadian family in London, Ont. this weekend. It is reported that the family was specifically targeted because they were identifiably Muslim. The sole survivor of the

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