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Jewish Organizations Deplore Canada’s Decision to Support Biased UN Resolution

OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada joined with The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) in expressing deep disappointment with the Canadian government’s decision today to vote in favour of a U.N. General Assembly resolution that affirms Palestinian self-determination, while failing to affirm Jewish self-determination in the indigenous and ancestral […]

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Israelis Dubbed “Thieves and Murderers” at Virtual Toronto al-Quds Event

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May 18, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic blocked the Toronto al-Quds Day Committee from conducting its customary occupation of downtown Toronto, but did not prevent it from spreading hate on the internet. Ironically, though al-Quds Day is supposedly held for the benefit of the Palestinians, not a single one of the 12

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Nazi-Named Street To Be Renamed Following B’nai Brith Advocacy

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November 17, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada AJAX, Ont. – Following B’nai Brith Canada and community advocacy, a street named after a Nazi battleship captain will be renamed. At yesterday’s Town Council meeting in the municipality of Ajax, Ontario, Councillor Lisa Bower and Regional Councillor Sterling Lee formally moved to initiate the renaming process. B’nai Brith has

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Major Jewish Groups to PM: Return to Principled Voting at UN

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November 16, 2020 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center have joined the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) in formally writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, urging the Government of Canada to return to its principled and unequivocal opposition to the annual United Nations General Assembly

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What We Told the Interparliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism

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November 13, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada welcomed the opportunity to testify Tuesday on the essential need to counter online hate before the newly created Interparliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism. The Task Force, which includes influential Canadian parliamentarians from the major parties as well as partners from Israel, Australia, the United Kingdom

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B’nai Brith Backs Motion to Rename Street Honouring Nazi Captain

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November 11, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada AJAX, Ont. – As the nation marks Remembrance Day, B’nai Brith Canada is lending its full support to an upcoming motion by councillors in Ajax to rename a street dedicated to a Nazi battleship captain who fought in the Second World War. At next Monday’s Town Council meeting in the

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Inter-Parliamentary Task Force on Online Antisemitism to Hear First Expert Testimony

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November 9, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – On Tuesday, the Inter-Parliamentary Task Force to Combat Online Antisemitism will host its first hearing with leading community organizations from Canada, Australia, and the United States of America. The testimony will cover the state of online antisemitism, how prominent advocacy groups are responding, and provide recommendations for what

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Foodbenders Faces Municipal Prosecution Following B’nai Brith Campaign

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November 1, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The City of Toronto has filed charges against a local establishment that has used antisemitic smears and supported terrorists on social media, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Foodbenders, located in Toronto’s west end, became a lightning rod for controversy in July when it told its Instagram followers: “#zionistsnotwelcome.” Other posts by

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Setting the Record Straight on the IHRA Definition in Ontario

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October 30, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is setting the record straight about Ontario’s adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism, following a disingenuous letter written by Palestinian-Canadian groups. Ontario became the first province to adopt the IHRA Definition on Tuesday. The next day, four Palestinian-Canadian groups sent a letter to Premier

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Mississauga Protesters Must Identify “Jews Are Our Dogs” Chanters

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October 28, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the organizers of an anti-Israel rally in July live up to their commitments and identify attendees who chanted hateful slogans against Jews. In a July 4 rally at Mississauga’s Celebration Square, attendees were filmed chanting in Arabic, “Palestine is our country, and the Jews are our

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