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Arrest Warrant Issued in Montreal for Hate-Preaching Imam

July 16, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – A Quebec judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of Palestinian-Jordanian Imam Sheikh Muhammad ibn Musa Al Nasr following a B’nai Brith complaint. During a sermon, Al Nasr called Jews “the worst of mankind” and expressed his hope that Muslims would slaughter them on Judgment …

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Montreal Police Investigating ‘Death to Israel’ Rapper After B’nai Brith Complaint

July 14, 2017 By Aidan Fishman, G.S. Samra & Marty York B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Following an investigation and subsequent complaint by B’nai Brith Canada, the Hate Crimes Unit of the Montreal Police Service has launched an investigation of its own into a rapper who promotes antisemitism and spends much of his time in Montreal. …

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B’nai Brith Canada Commends Government for Pressuring Agency to Comply with Canadian Wine Regulations

July 13, 2017 By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has rescinded its disturbing and discriminatory decision to remove wines from two Israeli companies – Shiloh and Psagot – from store shelves. While advocating on behalf of the grassroots …

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York Region Police Charge Three in Vaughan School Antisemitic Graffiti Case

July 10, 2017 By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada York Regional Police (YRP) have charged three 17-year-olds following the discovery of antisemitic and racist hate graffiti on the walls of a Vaughan high school. According to police, the three male suspects turned themselves in and were subsequently charged with one account of mischief of over …

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B’nai Brith Canada Condemns Federal Funding for Anti-Israel Exhibit

July 10, 2017   By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada LONDON, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is strongly condemning an anti-Israel art exhibit on display at Western University’s McIntosh Gallery that received grants from a federal funding agency, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The display, entitled “Choreographies of Resistance,” glorifies …

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Hundreds of Ontario Schools Caught Teaching False Anti-Israel Propaganda

July 7, 2017 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the Ontario Ministry of Education issue both an apology and a corrected version of a Grade 6 Social Studies textbook that falsely accuses Israel of using “child soldiers.” About 800 elementary schools in Ontario have received the textbook. As of today, hundreds of …

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Antisemitic, Racist Graffiti Stains York Region High School

June 30, 2017  By Tevy Pilc and Dahlia Horlick Staff Writer/Researcher | Campus Advocacy Researcher B’nai Brith Canada June 30, 2017  TORONTO –  “Jews did 9/11.” That was one of the appalling, antisemitic graffiti messages scrawled this week onto the wall of a York Region high school north of Toronto. There was also a swastika drawn in place of a maple leaf on a Canadian flag. …

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CBC Radio Show Must Present A Balanced Argument on Israel

June 29, 2017 By Gabrielle Samra Cultural Development Researcher B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is urging ICI Radio-Canada Première (the French-language counterpart of CBC/Radio-Canada) to present a balanced argument on the Arab-Israeli conflict after historian Shlomo Sand promoted falsehoods about the Jewish state that went unchallenged during its morning radio show Dessine-moi un dimanche. …

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Mississauga Protesters Incite Hatred Toward Jews

Click the image above to watch footage from the protests By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada July 28, 2017 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that Peel Regional Police open an investigation into a July 22 protest in Mississauga, Ont., wherein participants incited violence and promoted hatred against the Jewish community. Videos recorded at a rally in …

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Keep Holocaust Denier Kevin Barrett Out of Canada

June 20, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Kevin Barrett, a notorious Holocaust denier from the United States, has accepted an invitation to address the Toronto al-Quds Day rally on June 24 at Queen’s Park, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. In a bid to protect Canada from foreign hate mongers, B’nai …

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