“Now is the time for all of us to stand firm for a strong and united Canada, and push back against hate together.” -Michael Mostyn As Jewish Heritage Month comes to a close, we think we know how you’re feeling. Rather than enjoying this month by celebrating our rich history and culture as we had intended, […]
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May 28, 2021 WINNIPEG – B’nai Brith Canada is seeking hate-crimes charges and a political response to a video showing protesters in Winnipeg playing an antisemitic song composed by a band linked to the Hamas terrorist group. To watch a video of the incident, CLICK HERE On May 15, hundreds of people joined an anti-Israel
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May 27, 2021 OTTAWA – As organizations around the globe mark today as a Day of Action Against Antisemitism, Canada’s mayors are about to hold their annual meeting. Once again we ask: Where is the response to confronting increasing antisemitic attacks in Canada? The response to our repeated calls for action has been deafening in its
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May 26, 2021 CALGARY – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for charges and a political response after protesters in Calgary called for violence against Jews during protests over the recent Israel-Hamas engagement. On May 16, thousands of people took part in an anti-Israel protest in Alberta’s largest city. The Calgary Police Service issued around 100
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May 25, 2021 TORONTO – For the third week in a row, antisemitism and support for terrorism were on display Saturday at a massive protest in downtown Toronto. Over a thousand anti-Israel demonstrators marched from Yonge-Dundas Square to the Israeli consulate at Yonge and Bloor, shouting repeatedly for an “intifada.” In the Israeli-Palestinian context, an intifada means a
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THE FIGHTING IN THE MIDDLE EAST MAY BE HALTING. BUT VIOLENCE AGAINST JEWS AT HOME CANNOT CONTINUE. Canada’s Jewish community continues to endure a massive outburst of antisemitism in the wake of recent fighting between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. Over the past week, B’nai Brith Canada’s Anti-Hate Hotline has been ringing off the
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May 16, 2021 In the past week, Israel has been under attack, facing thousands of Hamas rockets, rioters burning synagogues, and much more. Canada’s Jewish community also has been under attack, albeit in a different way – a massive outpouring of antisemitic hate, much of it online, but also at schools, businesses and even in
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May 16, 2021 TORONTO – Saturday, antisemitic violence erupted at a protest organized by Palestinian activists at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto. Shocking video and eyewitness accounts confirm that a group of protestors bearing a Palestinian flag swarmed and brutally assaulted a small number of pro-Israel demonstrators. Vicious, antisemitic statements were voiced by the
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May 12, 2021 TORONTO & VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for public health orders to be enforced consistently as illegal mass gatherings are being planned across the country in opposition to the Jewish State. On Monday, more than 100 individuals, many not wearing masks, crowded onto the pavement in downtown Toronto, calling for the destruction of
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