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Vancouver Police to Allow Kippahs for Officers Following B’nai Brith Recommendation

June 1, 2022 VANCOUVER – After a recommendation from B’nai Brith Canada, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) has decided to modify its policies to specifically allow Jewish officers to wear a traditional headcovering for Jews. Responding to B’nai Brith, Drazen Manojlovic, the VPD’s Director – Planning, Research and Audit Section, said the force will modify […]

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B’nai Brith Urges Canadian Government to Condemn Iranian Hijacking of Greek Tankers

May 31, 2022 OTTAWA – In the wake of the May 27 hijacking of two Greek oil tankers by Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), B’nai Brith Canada is urging the Canadian Government to take concrete action. B’nai Brith has written to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, calling on Canada to demand the

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Agatha Christie book banned by Upper Canada school board

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Our Director of the League for Human Rights, Marvin Rotrand was quoted in this article about a University banning Agatha Christie book for its alleged antisemitic content. CLICK HERE to read the article.

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Police charge man who allegedly showed up to North York Jewish school with weapon and said ‘I want to kill Jews

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Our Director of the League for Human Rights, Marvin Rotrand was quoted in this article about the latest hate crime incident. CLICK HERE to read the article.

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Canadian Senate holds hearing on Holocaust denial bill

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B’nai Brith Canada provided suggestions to a Senate Commission on how to improve proposed legislation that would make Holocaust denial and distortion illegal. CLICK HERE to read the article.

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B’nai Brith Calls on Ontario Party to Drop Holocaust-Distorting Candidate

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May 27, 2022 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Ontario Party to drop a candidate for next week’s provincial elections. The candidate, Nikolaos Balaskas, has claimed that Jews control the media, framed the Holocaust as a response to “Zionist partisans/resistance fighters” and described Zionists as “haters of God and His children.” Balaskas

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Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador répond à B’nai Brith et promet de faire plus pour combattre la haine

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30 mai ,2022 ST. JOHN’S – B’nai Brith Canada note le bon travail du gouvernement de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador pour combattre l’antisémitisme et d’autres formes de racisme et de haine. B’nai Brith a contacté le Premier ministre Andrew Furey dans le cadre du suivi de son Audit 2021 des incidents antisémites au Canada. B’nai Brith a fait

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Newfoundland and Labrador Government Responds to B’nai Brith, Vowing to Do More to Combat Hate

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May 30, 2022 ST. JOHN’S – B’nai Brith Canada notes the good work of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to confront antisemitism and other forms of racism and hate. B’nai Brith contacted Premier Andrew Furey, as a followup to its 2021 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents in Canada, alerting him that the number of incidents

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Victoire: Soccer Canada abandonne un match d’exhibition suite à une action en justice de B’nai Brith Canada

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26 mai 2022 VANCOUVER – La veille du jour où Soccer Canada a annulé le match d’exhibition du 5 juin entre les équipes nationales du Canada et de l’Iran, B’nai Brith a demandé à la Cour fédérale une ordonnance visant à interdire que des fonds canadiens soient versés à la Fédération iranienne de soccer. Le

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Victory: Soccer Canada Drops Exhibition Match Following Legal Action by B’nai Brith Canada

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May 26, 2022 VANCOUVER – The day before Soccer Canada pulled the plug on a June 5 exhibition game between the national teams from Canada and Iran, B’nai Brith filed in Federal Court for an order seeking to prohibit Canadian funds from going to the Iranian Soccer Federation. On Monday of this week, B’nai Brith

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