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Toronto al-Quds Organizer Promotes Antisemitic Content Online

May 30, 2019 TORONTO – An official organizer of Toronto’s annual al-Quds Day hatefest has spread antisemitic conspiracy theories online, a B’nai Brith Canada investigation has revealed. Siraj Sabowala, using the Facebook name “Siraj Ali,” publicly posted an image depicting ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi with a Star of David photoshopped onto his head. The image accuses the […]

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B’nai Brith réitère son opposition au projet de loi 21 présenté à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec/B’nai Brith Reiterates Opposition to Bill 21 in Proposal to Quebec National Assembly

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QUEBEC – Alors que la province de Québec se prépare à adopter une nouvelle loi interdisant les employés de la fonction publique d’afficher des symboles religieux, B’nai Brith Canada réitère son opposition dans des mémoires détaillés à la Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec. La soumission est disponible en ligne. Pour le lire

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‘We Take Direction from Palestinian Leadership,’ IJV Representative Admits

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May 21, 2019 TORONTO – A representative of the “Independent Jewish Voices” (IJV) fringe group admitted Saturday that the organization takes its direction from Palestinians and not members of Canada’s grassroots Jewish community. At an anti-Israel protest at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, an IJV spokesperson concluded her speech by saying: “I’m really grateful that Palestine House is rejuvenating

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Canadian ‘Human Rights’ Group Promotes Antisemitism, Invites Terror Supporters to Anti-Israel Protest

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May 15, 2019 TORONTO – After promoting an antisemitic video at a local synagogue, a Mississauga, Ont.-based group that refers to itself as the “Canadian Defenders for Human Rights” (CD4HR) has invited at least two Americans with a history of supporting terror groups to speak at its anti-Israel protest in Toronto on Monday. Yisroel Dovid

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B’nai Brith Reiterates Call for Government to Work with Euro-Atlantic Allies to Fight Antisemitism

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May 14, 2019 By Josh Aziza Research Associate B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – In the wake of several antisemitic protests in Poland last weekend, B’nai Brith Canada is reiterating its call for Canada’s federal government to work with its Euro-Atlantic allies to combat antisemitism. On April 25, 2019, B’nai Brith submitted a brief to the House of

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Court Grants B’nai Brith Canada Intervener Status in Israeli Wines Case

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May 14, 2019 TORONTO – The League for Human Rights, B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, has been granted intervener status in an upcoming court case concerning the labelling of Israeli products in Canada. The case will take place next week in a Toronto courtroom. In July 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) briefly removed two

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Terror Groups Clash over Toronto-Area Palestinian Election

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May 8, 2019 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A recent election for control of a Palestinian community centre in Mississauga, Ont., was reportedly contested by slates backed by two separate terror organizations. The election has received attention in Palestinian media. According to sources, the “al-Quds bloc,” supported by the Democratic Front for the Popular Liberation of Palestine (DFLP),

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B’nai Brith Canada Proposes Outline to House of Commons on How to Better Combat Online Hate

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May 2, 2019 OTTAWA – Recommendations on how to better combat online hatred were made Thursday by B’nai Brith Canada representatives to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights. David Matas (Senior Legal Counsel) and Brian Herman (Director, Government Relations) submitted oral and written proposals on the subject. As revealed in our 2018 Audit

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A New Normal? Antisemitism in Canada Sets Record for Third Consecutive Year

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April 29, 2019 OTTAWA – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada. The 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, produced by B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, the League for Human Rights, recorded 2,041 incidents of antisemitism, a 16.5 per cent increase over the previous year. Incidents of antisemitism included: A

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Attack on Jewish Cafe in Winnipeg was ‘Staged,’ Police Say

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April 24, 2019 Dear Friends, On behalf of B’nai Brith Canada, I would like to convey how shocked and disturbed we were to learn that police concluded Wednesday the recent attack at BerMax Caffé in Winnipeg, initially described as antisemitic, was staged. If the allegations of Winnipeg police are true, we condemn this fabrication of a hate crime

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