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Maxime Bernier Owes Canadians Some Honest Answers

Feb. 26, 2019 By Marty York Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Maxime Bernier has brought his credibility into question after his recent efforts to dismiss a B’nai Brith Canada revelation that his top advisor defended Nazi sympathizers and promoted conspiracy theories, among other things. Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, has suggested inaccurately in …

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Top Bernier Advisor Defends Nazi Sympathizers, Promotes Conspiracy Theories

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Feb. 6, 2019 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – The Canadian government is a “mafia” cartel. A previous U.S. administration engaged in “torture” and “state terrorism,” and former President Barack Obama was “on the trail of fascism.” Members of the media are “parasites.” These are just a sampling of public …

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Islamic Charity Directly Linked to Institute Promoting Antisemitism and Homophobia, B’nai Brith Investigation Finds

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Jan. 29, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada Staff This is part one of a B’nai Brith Canada investigation into Imam Zafar Bangash. To read part two, click here. RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – A B’nai Brith Canada investigation has led to our conclusion that a local Islamic leader is abusing his platforms to promote antisemitism and homophobia through an international newsmagazine, which …

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Malaysia Stripped Of Hosting World Para Swimming Championships

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Jan. 27, 2019 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – Thanks to a mounting worldwide campaign, including a petition from B’nai Brith Canada that garnered more than 1,500 signatures, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced today that Malaysia will be stripped of its role as host of the World Para Swimming …

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Editor, Publisher of “Your Ward News” Found Guilty of Promoting Hatred Against Jews, Women

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Jan. 24, 2019 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – James Sears and Leroy St. Germaine, the editor and publisher of racist, antisemitic and misogynistic newspaper Your Ward News, have been convicted of wilful promotion of hatred against Jews and women. On Thursday, the two men were found guilty in …

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B’nai Brith Canada Urges Paralympic Bodies to Take Action Against Malaysian Antisemitism

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Jan. 22, 2019 By Marty York Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the Canadian and International Paralympic Committees to reject rabid and blatant antisemitism from the Prime Minister of Malaysia, who is barring Israeli athletes from competing in the World Para Swimming Championships in his country this July. Mahathir …

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On the Legal Status of Jewish Refugees from Islamic Countries

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Jan. 15, 2019 NEW YORK – Last month, human rights expert David Matas, who serves as B’nai Brith Canada’s senior legal counsel, delivered an address to the International Conference on Displacements of Jewish Communal Life in Islamic Lands and Cultural Reconstruction in Israel. Future Middle East peace negotiations will require the discussion of financial reparations to …

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Europe Must Follow Canada’s Example in Labelling Hezbollah a Terrorist Organization

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Dec. 18, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – As the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) prepares to discuss Wednesday the recent Hezbollah terror tunnels attempting to infiltrate Israel, B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the European Union to follow Canada’s example in listing both Hezbollah’s political and …

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Hamas Has Praised the Murder of an Infant Child. Is the UN Ready to Condemn Now?

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Dec. 12, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – On Sunday evening, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a crowded bus station, wounding a 21-year-old pregnant woman, her husband (a Canadian-Israeli citizen) and five others. Within hours of this vicious attack, Hamas – the terrorist organization that rules …

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Despite Support from Canada, U.S., UN Fails to Pass Anti-Hamas Resolution

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Dec. 7, 2018 This article was originally published on JNS.org. NEW YORK – The United Nations rejected a resolution on Thursday that required a two-thirds majority to pass condemning the terrorist group Hamas for launching rockets from Gaza into Israel in addition to its infrastructure such as building tunnels to infiltrate and attack the Jewish …

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