B’nai Brith sent an open letter to Irwin Cotler, Canada’s Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism. The letter calls for a four-point plan that: Encourages legislation to be tabled in Parliament in the coming weeks to combat a disturbing increase in online hate; Invites the Special Envoy to promote implementing the …
Many were upset by the decision of Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling ice cream in the West Bank. This is another example of Israel being unfairly singled out because the company has no plans of halting its sales in other countries riddled by conflict. B’nai Brith did not just deplore Ben & Jerry’s decision …
Version anglaise | English Version Crédit photo : The Jewish Link 6 août 2021 TORONTO – Le 19 juillet, Ben & Jerry’s, un fabricant de crème glacée appartenant à Unilever, a publié une déclaration selon laquelle il cessera de vendre de la crème glacée dans les territoires qui font actuellement l’objet d’un différend entre l’État …
Dites à votre épicier local : Ben & Jerry’s a dépassé sa date limite de consommation. Read More »
Version française | French Version Photo Credit: The Jewish Link August 6, 2021 TORONTO – On July 19th, Ben & Jerry’s, an ice cream producer owned by Unilever, issued a statement that they will stop selling ice cream in territories that are currently under dispute between the democratic State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority. …
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Pour le français, voir ci-dessous April 29, 2021 OTTAWA – People all over the world have spoken out this week to demand justice for Sarah Halimi. B’nai Brith Canada wants to help turn these calls for justice into action. CLICK HERE to add your name to a petition that we will be officially presenting to …
CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THIS PETITION The Honourable Karina Gould Minister of International Development House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Minister Gould, As concerned citizens, we call for the Government of Canada to immediately suspend its funding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), in light of …
December 10, 2020 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the public to demand justice for the Uyghur people, including an end to the Chinese government’s persecution of the Uyghurs and other minorities. In a virtual event Thursday, Ran Ukashi, National Director of B’nai Brith’s League for Human Rights, moderated a panel discussing the …
Rhonda Lenton Office of the President 1050 Kaneff Tower 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Dear President and Vice-Chancellor Lenton, We, the undersigned, demand that Associate Professor Faisal Bhabha no longer teach any “human rights” courses at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. As you acknowledged in your letter of June 2, antisemitism remains a …
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February 18, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the federal government to speak out forcefully against the recruitment and use of Palestinian child soldiers in advance of Palestinian Child Soldiers Week (Feb. 18-21). TO SIGN OUR PETITION, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Canada has been at the forefront of tackling the international problem of …
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November 21, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A formal petition by B’nai Brith Canada has been presented in the Ontario legislature. Gila Martow, MPP for Thornhill, introduced the petition to her parliamentary colleagues on Monday, Nov. 18. The petition addresses the issue of Joel Harden, the MPP for Ottawa Centre who B’nai Brith recently exposed for having made statements demanding the release of …
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