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Holocaust-denying Professor Back in Classroom Thanks to Government of Alberta

Nov. 23, 2017 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – B’nai Brith Canada is outraged that Professor Anthony Hall has returned to work at the University of Lethbridge, after he was suspended for promoting antisemitism in October of 2016. Hall’s return was facilitated by Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP Government, which passed two bills in mid-2017 that strengthened the position of Hall’s faculty association. In …

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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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Say NO to Antisemitism and Incitement on Mississauga City Property

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Nov 13, 2017 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the City of Mississauga to enforce its bylaws against protestors who have threatened violence against Jews and encouraged children to engage in terrorism. In July, B’nai Brith exposed a rally in Mississauga’s Celebration Square, in which hundreds of people chanted in Arabic, “Remember Khaybar, oh you Jews, the …

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B’nai Brith Canada Condemns Neo-Nazi Posters at UBC

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 12, 2017 B’nai Brith Canada utterly condemns a series of antisemitic incidents at the University of British Columbia last week, including neo-Nazi posters found at the site of the campus Remembrance Day ceremony. On Nov. 11, The Ubyssey, UBC’s student newspaper, reported that entrances to the War Memorial Gym were plastered …

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B’nai Brith Canada Celebrates Victory for Religious Freedom

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Nov. 9, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce that, following its own advocacy efforts and those of other faith groups, a section of the Criminal Code that protects religious services will be preserved. On Oct. 30, on behalf of …

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Canadian Anti-Israel Groups Resort to Fake News

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Nov. 7, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Having lost nine votes in a row on Canadian university campuses, anti-Israel forces have now stooped to inventing fake news stories in an attempt to promote their cause. On Monday, in what it hailed as a “major win,” …

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Surprise BDS Vote Fails at University of Ottawa

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Nov. 5, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is congratulating Jewish and pro-Israel students at the University of Ottawa for defeating an anti-Israel motion on very short notice. On Sunday, the SFUO’s Board of Administration considered but ultimately rejected a motion …

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Antisemitic Posters Appear at University of Victoria

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 2, 2017 VICTORIA, B.C. – Students at the University of Victoria arrived on campus last week to find posters promoting antisemitism and white supremacy scattered around the area. The posters proclaimed that “(((Those))) who hate us will not replace us,” …

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Vancouver Imam Urges Congregants to Finance Palestinian Terrorism

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Oct. 31, 2017 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is calling for a Vancouver imam to be dismissed after urging his congregation to give Palestinians “money, weapons and expertise” and that it was “an individual duty that we all share their Jihad and their struggle against the Zionists.” B’nai Brith is also demanding that an inquiry be held …

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B’nai Brith Lauds Federal Agency for Upholding Ruling on Israeli Wines

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Oct. 26, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of The League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to announce that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has rejected a bid by a disgruntled consumer to remove wines from two Israeli companies – Shiloh and Psagot – from store …

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