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University of Winnipeg Apologizes for Antisemitism at Anti-Israel Event

Oct. 24, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – A University of Winnipeg investigation has concluded that antisemitism was expressed at a faculty-sponsored event earlier this year, which was first denounced by B’nai Brith Canada as “anti-Israel propaganda.” On Thursday, after a review by its Human Rights and Diversity Officer, …

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B’nai Brith Questions Yet Another Round of UNRWA Funding from Canada

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Oct. 12, 2018 By Marty York Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is extremely concerned about a decision by the federal government to contribute another $50-million to the United Nations Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The new Canadian funding, announced Friday, comes shortly after the U.S. government chose …

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Metro Responds to BDS Stickers: ‘This Does Not Reflect Our Opinions’

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Oct. 11, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Metro Ontario Inc., the corporation that oversees the chain of Metro grocery stores across the province, is decrying the anti-Israel, pro-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) stickers that were recently discovered at two of its Toronto locations. “This signage was …

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Toronto Jewish Day School Vandalized with Palestinian Terror Slogans

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Oct. 9, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A Jewish day school in Toronto was vandalized with pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas slogans over the long weekend, B’nai Brith Canada learned after receiving a call to its Anti-Hate Hotline. On Tuesday, staff arrived at the Leo Baeck Day School, …

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B’nai Brith Canada Urges CAQ to Reconsider Banning Religious Symbols

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Oct. 5, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – As the controversy intensifies over the freshly elected Coalition Avenir Quebec’s (CAQ) proposed ban on religious symbols in public institutions across Quebec, B’nai Brith Canada is urging Premier-elect Francois Legault to reconsider adopting the discriminatory legislation. On Tuesday, shortly …

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PETITION: ICNA Must Remove Hateful Speakers from its Toronto Conference

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Sept. 26, 2018 Tahir Alvi, President Islamic Circle of North America – Canada 391 Burnhamthorpe Road East Oakville, ON L6H 7B4 Dear President Alvi, We, the undersigned, demand that you rescind the invitations for the following speakers at your upcoming annual convention, Carry the Light, taking place on Oct. 6-7, 2018 at the International Centre in …

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SIGN OUR PETITION: Demand Islamic Group Remove Hateful Speakers from Toronto Conference

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Sept. 26, 2018 By Daniel Koren & Ran Ukashi B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A bevy of figures who have engaged in homophobic, misogynistic or antisemitic rhetoric are scheduled to speak next week in Mississauga, Ont., at a convention run by the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Canada. To demand that the ICNA remove these speakers …

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Former Nazi Helmut Oberlander Finally Loses Appeal

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Sept. 27, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A former Nazi who illegally gained entry into Canada by lying about his past has lost his appeal to retain his Canadian citizenship. On Thursday, Justice Michael Phelan maintained that the federal government’s decision to revoke Helmut Oberlander of …

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B’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Antisemitic Attack on Canadian-Jewish MPs

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Sept. 9, 2018 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is denouncing an antisemitic slur levelled against Canadian Jewish elected officials by the chair of one of Canada’s largest anti-Israel groups. Dimitri Lascaris, Chair of the Board of Directors for “Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East” (CJPME), accused Liberal MPs Anthony Housefather and Michael Levitt on …

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Distributor Removes Antisemitic, Anti-Muslim Shirts After B’nai Brith Canada Complaint

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Sept. 4, 2018 By Amanda Attar Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A leading U.S. T-shirt distributor has pulled the plug on a selection of antisemitic, anti-Muslim and misogynistic clothing articles following demands to remove them from B’nai Brith Canada. Last week, B’nai Brith notified San Francisco-based company Teespring that several items available for …

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