Israel at War

B’nai Brith Canada Denounces Hateful Faculty-Sponsored “Teach-In” at TMU

Cliquez ici pour le français October 27, 2023 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada was shocked to discover that the Faculty of Arts and Faculty Association Equity Committee at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) sponsored an on-campus event Thursday where the actions of Hamas were condoned. This comes in the wake of a recent scandal involving students at TMU’s […]

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‘A great soul’: Funeral for Montrealer killed in Israel during Hamas attack

City News October 26, 2023 ‘A great soul’: Funeral for Montrealer killed in Israel during Hamas attack   A final goodbye for Montrealer Alexandre Look, a 33-year-old vacationing in Israel on Oct. 7 when he was killed in the Hamas attack at an outdoor festival. Friends and loved ones paying their respects on Thursday at

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While it’s unclear if ‘Bikers for Hamas’ ride is real, no chances are being taken

The Toronto Sun October 27, 2023 https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-while-its-unclear-if-bikers-for-hamas-ride-is-real-no-chances-are-being-taken   It’s billed as a motorcycle ride in support of Hamas to ride through Jewish communities to intimidate them. It doesn’t sound legitimate at first look. It’s such a heinous social media posting that it’s difficult to believe it could possibly be true. But with a view of taking no chances, and just in case a

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Writer who said ‘Jews’ can stay but ‘Zionist ideology’ can’t, no longer with CTV

The Toronto Sun October 26, 2023 https://torontosun.com/news/national/warmington-writer-who-said-jews-can-stay-but-zionist-ideology-cant-no-longer-with-ctv?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&Echobox=1698342748&s=09   Yara Jamal can still hold her opinion that the “Zionist” state of Israel “cannot” exist, but it won’t be as an employee of CTV. Word came Thursday that a staffer listed on the CTV Atlantic web page as a “web writer and production assistant” who said “Zionist

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No need to hide your religion, police chief tells Montreal’s Jewish community

Montreal Gazette Published Oct 24, 2023 https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/no-need-to-hide-your-religion-police-chief-tells-montreals-jewish-community Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher addressed members of Montreal’s Jewish community directly Monday, reassuring them that despite local tensions caused by the Israel-Hamas war, they have no reason to hide their religion or change their behaviour in this city. In a 30-minute information meeting attended via Zoom by

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‘Lines have been crossed’: Groups condemn protests at Jewish businesses, event

Times Colonist Published Oct 23, 2023 https://www.timescolonist.com/national-news/lines-have-been-crossed-groups-condemn-protests-at-jewish-businesses-event-7723843 OTTAWA — The leaders of two prominent Canadian Jewish groups are questioning the approach police and Crown prosecutors are using when it comes to protests that have been condemned for targeting a Jewish business in Toronto and an antisemitism conference in Ottawa. Videos shared on social media showed

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Heckling Torontonians heading into Jewish community centre crosses a line

The Toronto SunPublished Oct 20, 2023https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-heckling-torontonians-heading-into-jewish-community-centre-crosses-a-line                                                     Some may call it protesting. But when you are heckling people in front of a Jewish community centre, waving hurtful signs and shouting

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Jewish businesses in city targeted like in Berlin during 1930s

The Toronto Sun Published Oct 22, 2023 https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-jewish-businesses-in-city-targeted-like-in-berlin-during-1930s When Toronto has Jewish businesses being vandalized or targeted with a boycott, it’s clear these protesters have gone too far. But how far will Toronto let this go? If the city allows protesters to intimidate a restaurant with Jewish roots, history may offer a glimpse of what

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Take Action: Letter-Writing Campaign Urges Universities to Condemn Terrorism

Cliquez ici pour le français October 19, 2023 B’nai Brith Canada is urging the public to join its new letter-writing campaign directed to persuade universities across the country to condemn Hamas and its terrorism. Hamas is a listed terrorist entity in Canada. Yet, since the terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7 — murdering some 1,400 Israelis as well as raping,

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Stop pro-Hamas rallies – Winnipeg Free Press

The Winnipeg Free Press Published Oct 18, 2023 https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2023/10/18/stop-pro-hamas-rallies Canada needs to respond in Canada to the terrorist attacks in Israel. In Canada, there are rallies in support of these attacks. They should not be happening. The current Canadian law on terrorism exempts from the definition of terrorist activity the expression of a political, religious

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