Advocacy

Vancouver Is Awesome: Disturbing graffiti comparing Dr. Bonnie Henry to Nazi ‘Angel of death’ sparks outrage

April 27, 2021 The website “Vancouver Is Awesome” just reported on a shocking graffiti incident in Vancouver, citing our newly-released Audit of Antisemitic Incidents and quoting our CEO, Michael Mostyn. CLICK HERE to read the article.

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More Than Seven Acts of Antisemitism a Day, New Audit Reveals

Pour le français, voir ci-dessous April 26, 2021 On average, more than seven antisemitic incidents occurred per day in Canada in 2020. This is one of several disturbing facts revealed in the 2020 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, released today. The Audit is produced by B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, the League for Human Rights.

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Ontario Government Pulls Ads from Antisemitic Newspaper

April 22, 2021 TORONTO — The Government of Ontario has cancelled its advertisements in a newspaper with a long history of anti-Jewish incitement, and B’nai Brith is calling on private businesses to follow suit. In response to advocacy from B’nai Brith, the Government has ceased placing COVID-19 safety ads in al-Meshwar, published and edited by Nazih Khatatba

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Concordia Student Union Abandons BDS

Pour le français, voir ci-dessous April 20, 2021 MONTREAL – The student union at Quebec’s largest anglophone university has formally abandoned its support for the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, B’nai Brith Canada has confirmed. On April 6, the Concordia Student Union (CSU) posted a lengthy apology to the Jewish community over antisemitism, making

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NDP Rejects Anti-IHRA Resolution, but Unfairly Targets Israel

April 11, 2021 OTTAWA – The federal New Democratic Party did not adopt a resolution that would have committed it to opposing the internationally-accepted definition of antisemitism. However, B’nai Brith Canada remains concerned by ongoing efforts within the party to attack the Jewish State, as demonstrated by a decidedly one-sided resolution adopted yesterday during the

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