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On Israel, the International Criminal Court Has Lost its Way – Canada Must Say So

Feb. 8, 2021 OTTAWA – On Feb. 5, the International Criminal Court decided, in a 2-1 split vote, that its Chief Prosecutor has jurisdiction to investigate possible war crimes involving Israel in “Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.” This decision is wrong and Canada must stand strong against the overt politicization of international bodies. In […]

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Statement on Helmut Oberlander Case

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Feb 8, 2021 B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn provided the following statement to members of the media this morning on the deportation case of ex-Nazi Helmut Oberlander: “Today’s news of the stay of proceedings against ex-Nazi Helmut Oberlander until March 19, 2021, after more than a quarter of a century of legal wrangling, is

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U of T Student Union Ordered to Abandon BDS

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February 5, 2021 TORONTO – In a landmark ruling – the first of its kind in Canada – the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU) has been told by a university panel to stop using student fees to promote the anti-Israel BDS movement. In the ruling released Thursday, the Complaint and Resolution Council for Student Societies (CRCSS),

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B’nai Brith CEO, Professors, Raise Concerns in Toronto Star About U of T Antisemitism

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Feb. 2, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada and the Jewish community are loudly sounding the alarm about the University of Toronto’s failure to meaningfully address persistent complaints about the hostile atmosphere of antisemitism on its campus. In a co-authored op-ed for the Toronto Star Tuesday morning, this point was addressed by Michael Mostyn, our

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Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression Listens to B’nai Brith Canada

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Feb. 1, 2021 OTTAWA – A new report from the Canadian Commission on Democratic Expression captures key points from a submission by B’nai Brith Canada. B’nai Brith Canada’s submission to the Commission – one of fourteen from interested civil society organizations – focused on the harm to the Jewish community and Canadians generally of online antisemitic hate speech.

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B’nai Brith Standing Up for Jewish Students in Court

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Jan. 29, 2021 TORONTO – B’nai Brith of Canada League for Human Rights has been granted intervener status for an important case at the Ontario Court of Appeal. The case involves the provincial government’s Student Choice Initiative policy, which permits Ontario postsecondary students to opt out of paying incidental fees for non-essential services at their schools.

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Montreal Borough Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism

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For English, see below. Un arrondissement de Montréal adopte la définition de l’antisémitisme de l’AIMH MONTRÉAL – Un arrondissement de la ville de Montréal s’est joint à la liste croissante de juridictions qui adoptent formellement la définition largement acceptée de l’antisémitisme par la communauté juive. L’arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges — Notre-Dame-de-Grâce a approuvé mercredi une motion

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Second Student Leader Resigns amid Antisemitism Controversy

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Jan. 26, 2021 TORONTO – A second University of Toronto graduate student executive has resigned over fallout from opposition to a campaign to increase access to kosher food on campus. In a resignation letter dated Jan. 19, 2021, Ben Hjorth, the Executive-at-Large of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (UTGSU), lamented an ongoing investigation into “an

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B’nai Brith Troubled by Antisemitism Resolution at Carleton Academic Union

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Jan. 25, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on academic staff at Carleton University to reject a resolution targeting the internationally accepted definition of antisemitism. On Jan. 28, 2021, the Carleton University Academic Staff Association (CUASA) will be considering a resolution put before it condemning the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition

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Canada’s Exciting New Legal Network

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Now is a very exciting time for the Jewish legal community in Canada. We’ve been regularly hearing from legal professionals asking how they can help contribute to fighting antisemitism and standing up for human rights. That’s why we are presenting a wide variety of opportunities for those who join our newly established law society. The group

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