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OSCE Report on Canada Cites B’nai Brith Recommendations on Combating Antisemitism

April 19, 2019 OTTAWA – The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the world’s largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization, published a review of work on antisemitism in Canada last week, citing several recommendations from B’nai Brith Canada, and resources such as the Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents. The report summarizes the findings of Rabbi Andrew Baker, …

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B’nai Brith Canada Honours the Stockholm Declaration Principles

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January 19, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – Today, B’nai Brith Canada honours the principles enshrined in the 2000 Stockholm Declaration on the Holocaust – the foundational document of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Welcoming the adoption by IHRA members of a special statement on the 20th anniversary of the Stockholm Declaration, B’nai Brith continues to emphasize the Declaration’s principles through its …

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B’nai Brith Urges Action Plan to Fight Antisemitism, Anti-Hate Strategy to Ministerial Forum on Anti-Racism

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Dec. 13, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is continuing its push for municipal, provincial and federal governments to adopt the measures listed in its Eight-Point Plan to Tackle Antisemitism, including that Canada adopt a national action plan to combat antisemitism, that dedicated hate crimes …

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An Open Letter to Chrystia Freeland: Promoting Religious Freedom Means Combating Antisemitism

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July 23, 2018 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C., M.P. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lester B. Pearson Building 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 Dear Minister Freeland, This coming week, United States Secretary of State Pompeo will host a critical Ministerial meeting on religious freedom. This meeting offers Canada an opportunity to reaffirm its commitment …

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B’nai Brith Canada to Minister Freeland: Promoting Religious Freedom Means Combating Antisemitism

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July 23, 2018 By Violet Levin Government Relations Associate B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – With the U.S. State Department serving as host of the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom this week, B’nai Brith Canada has penned an open letter to Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland asking Canada to restate its opposition to antisemitism and racism. B’nai Brith …

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An Open Letter to PM Trudeau: Canada Must Counter the Glorification of Nazis in European NATO Countries

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July 4, 2018 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, B’nai Brith Canada has always been a strong supporter of Canada’s membership in the North Atlantic Alliance. We favour a robust Canadian contribution to security of the Euro-Atlantic region, including …

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B’nai Brith Canada Supports UNESCO Bid to Combat Antisemitism, Urges Reconsidering Anti-Israel Resolutions

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June 22, 2018 By Violet Levin Government Relations Associate B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is supporting a new initiative to combat antisemitism from UNESCO and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. At the same time, B’nai Brith strongly urges UNESCO to reconsider politicized …

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B’nai Brith International: U.S. Withdrawal from UNHRC an Opportunity for Reform

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June 20, 2018 The following is a press release issued by B’nai Brith International. GENEVA – The United States’ decision to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) presents the international organization with an important opportunity for dramatic and urgently needed reform, as the steady politicization of the body has rendered it largely irrelevant …

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B’nai Brith Canada Calls on Ottawa to Follow U.S. Lead on Jerusalem

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 6, 2017 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Ottawa to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and make plans to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce a similar move later today. …

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An Open Letter to Mayor Crombie and Mississauga City Councillors

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Dear Mayor Crombie and Mississauga City Councillors, Mississauga is known as one of the most diverse and multicultural cities in Canada – but its reputation is under threat. On July 22 and again on Nov. 4 of this year, protesters affiliated with the Palestine House organization have commandeered Celebration Square, your city’s most iconic public …

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