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Violence Promoted to Children at Mississauga Solidarity Event

December 4, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A recent Palestinian solidarity event in Mississauga featured children dancing to songs glorifying violence, a B’nai Brith Canada investigation reveals. On Sunday, the Arab Palestine Association of Ontario (APAO) hosted a commemoration for the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,” featuring outgoing Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and Mississauga Centre MP Omar […]

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More U of T Professors Sign Letter Demanding Kosher Food on Campus

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December 1, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has intensified its demand that the University of Toronto (U of T) address concerns raised by a large number of faculty members about antisemitism on campus. In the aftermath of last month’s kosher food debacle, efforts by a group of nearly 60 faculty members to work

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Sign Our Petition to Revoke SAIA York’s Club Status

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Rhonda Lenton Office of the President 1050 Kaneff Tower 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Dear Professor Lenton, We, the undersigned, demand that the York University administration immediately revoke the club status of Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) York, pending a full investigation into the events of Nov. 20, 2019. Swift remedial action should be taken against

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York Must Take Action against Anti-Israel Rioters

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November 26, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that York University act against the student club that organized last week’s riot against a pro-Israel event – but we need YOUR help to make it happen. On Nov. 20, an enraged mob tried to prevent a panel featuring Israeli reservists from taking place on campus.

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Canadian Iranian & Jewish Communities Unite to Protest Iranian Regime

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November 25, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – More than 300 Torontonians came out to the city’s Mel Lastman Square on Sunday to protest the Iranian regime’s ongoing brutality against its own citizens. The attendees included members of both the Iranian and Jewish communities, as well as Canadians of all backgrounds who wanted to make their voices

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Protest the Brutality of the Iranian Regime This Sunday

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November 22, 2019 TORONTO – Solidarity for a Democratic Iran, Council of Iranian Canadians, Justice 88 and B’nai Brith Canada invite you to join us at an urgent public rally to show your support for the people of Iran this coming Sunday, Nov. 24 in Toronto. What: Rally to Support Iranian Protesters Where: North York’s Mel Lastman Square When: This Sunday, Nov. 24, 2-3 pm

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B’nai Brith Anti-terrorism Petition Introduced in Ontario Legislature

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November 21, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A formal petition by B’nai Brith Canada has been presented in the Ontario legislature. Gila Martow, MPP for Thornhill, introduced the petition to her parliamentary colleagues on Monday, Nov. 18. The petition addresses the issue of Joel Harden, the MPP for Ottawa Centre who B’nai Brith recently exposed for having made statements demanding the

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B’nai Brith Anti-terrorism Petition Introduced in Ontario Legislature

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Anti-Israel Mob Fails to Block Event at York University

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November 20, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – An attempt to shut down a pro-Israel event on a Toronto university campus has failed. Members of Reservists on Duty, an organization that tours North American campuses “to speak with knowledge and confidence on behalf of Israel,” were hosted by Herut Canada at York University’s main campus on Wednesday evening. Earlier in

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B’nai Brith and U of T Faculty Push Back against Kosher Food Rejection

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November 19, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Following B’nai Brith Canada’s press release on Sunday, multiple University of Toronto (U of T) faculty members reached out to B’nai Brith seeking to work together in achieving equality for Jewish students in need of kosher food on campus. On Sunday, B’nai Brith exposed the U of T Graduate Students’ Union

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