Advocacy

B’nai Brith Canada Urges Paralympic Bodies to Take Action Against Malaysian Antisemitism

Jan. 22, 2019 By Marty York Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Canadian and International Paralympic Committees to reject rabid and blatant antisemitism from the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who is barring Israeli athletes from competing in the World Para Swimming Championships in his country this July. Mahathir […]

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Europe Must Follow Canada’s Example in Labelling Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization

Dec. 18, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prepares to discuss Wednesday the recent Hezbollah terror tunnels attempting to infiltrate Israel, B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the European Union to follow Canada’s example in listing both Hezbollah’s political and

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Hamas Has Praised the Murder of an Infant Child. Is the UN Ready to Condemn Now?

Dec. 12, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – On Sunday evening, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus station, wounding a 21-year-old pregnant woman, her husband (a Canadian-Israeli citizen) and five others. Within hours of this vicious attack, Hamas – the terrorist organization that rules

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Despite Support from Canada, U.S., UN Fails to Pass Anti-Hamas Resolution

Dec. 7, 2018  This article was originally published on JNS.org. NEW YORK – The United Nations rejected a resolution on Thursday that required a two-thirds majority to pass condemning the terrorist group Hamas for launching rockets from Gaza into Israel in addition to its infrastructure such as building tunnels to infiltrate and attack the Jewish

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WATCH: MPs Pay Tribute to Jewish Refugees in House of Commons

Nov. 30, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – MPs David Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook, Conservatives) and Marco Mendicino (Mount Royal, Liberals) both made statements in the House of Commons Friday to commemorate the Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from Arab Countries and Iran, also known

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Adopt Our Action Plan, B’nai Brith Canada Urges in Response to StatsCan Hate-Crimes Report

Nov. 28, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Statistics Canada has released its dossier on police-reported hate crimes for the year 2017 – and the results confirm a worrying trend highlighted in B’nai Brith Canada’s 2017 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, the authoritative document on antisemitism in Canada. In response, B’nai

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This Giving Tuesday, Help B’nai Brith Canada Support Our Community

Dear Friends, Today is Giving Tuesday, when we support charitable causes that are near and dear to our hearts. That’s why we’re asking you to consider making a donation to Canada’s oldest independent and self-funded Jewish organization: B’nai Brith Canada. Whether it means defending the State of Israel from demonization and slander, identifying and bringing to justice

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PETITION: Demand Rescinding of Antisemitic Resolution by Canadian Federation of Students

Nov. 20, 2018 On Friday, Nov. 15, 2018, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), representing some 530,000 Canadian university students across Canada, voted to endorse the antisemitic boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement, and has even pledged to provide in-kind support and funds up to a maximum of $500 dollars towards organizations engaged in BDS

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Montreal Police Issue Warrant for Alleged Neo-Nazi and Hate Propagandist

Nov. 12, 2018 By Janna Minikovich and Ran Ukashi B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to learn that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Gabriel Sohier Chaput, a Montreal-area man alleged to be a neo-Nazi and hate propagandist. B’nai Brith complained about Chaput to the Service de Police de la Ville de

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