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Quebec Politician Promotes Antisemitic Tropes in Documentary

Oct. 17, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Amir Khadir, a politician in the National Assembly of Quebec, to apologize to the Jewish community after using antisemitic tropes in an interview (page doesn’t exist) for a pro-Palestinian documentary. Khadir, the Quebec …

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Montreal Premiere of ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’ Sold Out; Tickets Selling Fast in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver

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Oct. 11, 2017 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Following a sold-out world premiere in Toronto and a successful screening in Ottawa, tickets for the Montreal premiere of Wish You Weren’t Here on Oct. 16, 2017 are officially sold out. Tickets are still available for screenings in Winnipeg on Oct. 22, Edmonton on Oct. 25 and Vancouver on Oct. 29 but act now …

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By Popular Demand, Vancouver Screening Added to ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’ Tour

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Oct. 4, 2017 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – Fresh off the heels of a successful, sold-out world premiere in Toronto and due to greater-than-anticipated demand, B’nai Brith Canada is adding a Vancouver screening of Wish You Weren’t Here by award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin. The film, exploring how Roger Waters’ support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions …

Islamophobia Definition Promoted by Toronto School System Prompts Concern from B’nai Brith

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October 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is raising concerns about an overly broad definition of Islamophobia adopted by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), which would prohibit staff and students from criticizing “Islamic politics”. The TDSB’s Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook, which will be used in schools across Toronto this October, defines Islamophobia as “fear, …

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UPDATE: In Response to B’nai Brith, TDSB Removes Islamophobia Definition

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October 2, 2017 TORONTO – Just a few hours after concerns were raised by B’nai Brith Canada, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has pledged to replace its definition of Islamophobia and recall all copies of its Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook until the changes are complete. Earlier on Oct. 2, B’nai Brith Canada had expressed alarm at an …

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Win Free Tickets to the Premiere of ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Sept. 26, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce that college and university students across Canada are now eligible to win free tickets to screenings of #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin’s new movie, Wish You Weren’t Here. The film’s world premiere will take place …

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Toronto Palestine Film Festival Rejects BDS

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Sept. 24, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is recognizing that the Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) has defied the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. This year’s edition of TPFF, which took place on Sept. 20-24, featured no fewer than five Israeli films, …

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Invictus Games, WLU Apologize for Scheduling Events on Yom Kippur

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September 20, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Following letters of concern from B’nai Brith Canada, apologies have been issued by both the Invictus Games and Wilfrid Laurier University for scheduling major events on Yom Kippur.In an email to B’nai Brith, James Eaton, Chairman of the Invictus Games, acknowledged that scheduling the …

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School Teacher Nadia Shoufani Publicly Praises Terrorists – Again

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Sept. 14, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada has submitted a formal complaint to both the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) and a local school board after a Mississauga school teacher once again (page doesn’t exist) praised Palestinian terrorists, this time in …

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Say NO to Publicly-Funded Anti-Israel Hatred

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Sept. 13, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada EDMONTON – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for action in response to an Edmonton event that used taxpayer dollars to spread false claims about the State of Israel and antisemitism. On Aug. 22, as part of the Ignite Change …

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