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Surprise BDS Vote Fails at University of Ottawa

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

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

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

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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Anti-Israel BDS Movement Fails at University of Winnipeg

Oct, 25, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of The League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – The anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement appears to have entered a death spiral on Canadian campuses. The latest victory for the pro-Israel camp came today, as students at the University of Winnipeg voted to reject

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Quebec Politician Promotes Antisemitic Tropes in Documentary

Oct. 17, 2017 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Amir Khadir, a politician in the National Assembly of Quebec, to apologize to the Jewish community after using antisemitic tropes in an interview (page doesn’t exist) for a pro-Palestinian documentary. Khadir, the Quebec

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Montreal Premiere of ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’ Sold Out; Tickets Selling Fast in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Vancouver

Oct. 11, 2017 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Following a sold-out world premiere in Toronto and a successful screening in Ottawa, tickets for the Montreal premiere of Wish You Weren’t Here on Oct. 16, 2017 are officially sold out. Tickets are still available for screenings in Winnipeg on Oct. 22, Edmonton on Oct. 25 and Vancouver on Oct. 29 but act now

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By Popular Demand, Vancouver Screening Added to ‘Wish You Weren’t Here’ Tour

Oct. 4, 2017 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada VANCOUVER – Fresh off the heels of a successful, sold-out world premiere in Toronto and due to greater-than-anticipated demand, B’nai Brith Canada is adding a Vancouver screening of Wish You Weren’t Here by award-winning filmmaker Ian Halperin. The film, exploring how Roger Waters’ support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions

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Islamophobia Definition Promoted by Toronto School System Prompts Concern from B’nai Brith

October 2, 2017 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is raising concerns about an overly broad definition of Islamophobia adopted by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), which would prohibit staff and students from criticizing “Islamic politics”. The TDSB’s Islamic Heritage Month Resource Guidebook, which will be used in schools across Toronto this October, defines Islamophobia as “fear,

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