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Canadian Holocaust Denier Arrested in Germany Following B’nai Brith Complaint

Jan. 4, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Monika Schaefer, a German-Canadian Holocaust denier and former Green Party of Canada candidate, has been arrested in Munich. Supporters of Schaefer are explicitly blaming B’nai Brith Canada for her arrest. B’nai Brith had filed complaints against Schaefer with German […]

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UNGA Resolution Against Jerusalem Unhelpful to Peace Process: B’nai Brith Canada

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 21, 2017 Thursday’s resolution by the United Nations General Assembly is unhelpful to the peace process, B’nai Brith Canada has concluded. The resolution urges the United States to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. It was approved by 128 countries, with 35

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Montreal Synagogues Rocked by Hate Mail Calling for Jewish Genocide

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 18, 2017 MONTREAL – At least two synagogues in the Montreal area – Beth Ora and Shaare Zedek – received antisemitic hate mail Monday that advocated for the genocide of Jewish people, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. The letter, which strongly resembles Nazi propaganda, contained the phrase

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“We Must Not Tolerate Swastika Trail in Our Community”

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Dec. 14, 2017 On Dec. 20, B’nai Brith Canada will attend a Puslinch Township Council meeting to argue in support of changing a local street name called “Swastika Trail.” For months, B’nai Brith has been working with concerned citizens of the town just southeast of Guelph, Ont., citizens

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B’nai Brith Canada Calls on McMaster to Condemn Pro-Palestinian Students Praising Hitler on Social Media

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Dec. 13, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada HAMILTON, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on McMaster University to condemn a spate of antisemitic social media posts from members of the campus group “Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights” (SPHR). Earlier this week, a report by American watchdog group

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B’nai Brith Canada Outraged After Protesters Burn Israeli Flags in Vancouver

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada December 10, 2017 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is outraged and calling for action after anti-Israel protests took place in Vancouver Friday and Saturday, when children were encouraged to chant terrorist slogans and protesters stole and destroyed Israeli flags. The protests

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B’nai Brith Canada Calls for Removal of UN Palestinian Rapporteur

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ec. 4, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on the United Nations to strip Michael Lynk of his position as “Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” after he headlined a fundraiser for a radical anti-Israel group. B’nai Brith has sent letters to both United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and Canadian

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WATCH: The Silencing of Jewish Suffering in Syria

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By Tevy Pilc Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 30, 2017 Seventy years ago, before the establishment of the State of Israel, there were nearly 1-million Jews living in Egypt, Syria, Iran, Iraq, and throughout the Middle East. In the years leading up to and following Israel’s creation, however, these Jews – despite having a storied

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Rise in Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes Confirmed by Statistics Canada

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Nov. 28, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – A report released by Statistics Canada Tuesday reveals a significant increase in hate crimes targeting Canada’s Jewish population in 2016. According to Tuesday’s report, antisemitic hate crimes rose from 178 incidents in 2015 to 221 incidents in 2016 – an

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Group that Hosted Neo-Nazi Launches Campaign to Preserve Hate Rallies in Toronto

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By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada Nov. 27, 2017 TORONTO – A Toronto group that played host to a neo-Nazi speaker in April of 2016 is leading the charge against an effort by City Councillor James Pasternak to prohibit “hate-sponsored rallies” on public property. Beit Zatoun, which calls itself “a

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