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B’nai Brith Condemns Canadian Government’s Decision to Fund UNRWA

B’nai Brith Canada is outraged that the Government of Canada has committed $25-million in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) – an organization previously criticized for its ties to the Hamas terrorist organization – without addressing the agency’s long history of incitement. “UNRWA has a track record of problematic behaviour […]

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U of T Graduate Students Reject Permanent BDS Committee

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On Tuesday, Nov. 15, the General Council of the University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) rejected a proposal to transform its “BDS Ad Hoc Committee” into a permanent fixture of the organization. The vote needed a ⅔ majority in order to pass, but was defeated by a decisive margin of 34-17, with 11 abstentions.

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Antisemitic Vandals Target Jewish Sites in Montreal, Ottawa

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Over the past few days, Jewish sites in both Montreal and Ottawa have been targeted with an unusually heavy barrage of antisemitic vandalism. On Monday morning, a swastika was discovered on the wall of Hof Kelsten, an iconic Jewish bakery on Boulevard Saint-Laurent, just a block away from the memorial site for the late Jewish-Canadian

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B’nai B’rith Decries UN For Batch Of Rote Resolutions Against Israel

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B’nai B’rith International decries the United Nations for moving to adopt yet another ten resolutions against Israel. Members of the UN General Assembly met yesterday at the committee level to vote on several partisan resolutions claiming that the State of Israel violates the human rights of Palestinians. One resolution mirrors two that UNESCO (the United

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York U Vows to Stop Circulation of Antisemitic Publication

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York University has vowed to stop the circulation of Your Ward News – a publication deemed by various human rights groups as antisemitic, racist and homophobic – after copies of it were widely distributed on York’s Keele campus. A spokesperson at the York University President’s Office told B’nai Brith Canada that it “will take appropriate steps to

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BDS Stickers Deface Sodastream Products in Winnipeg

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – Stickers supporting and encouraging the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement (BDS) against Israel have been discovered defacing products in two department stores in one of the largest malls in Winnipeg. The stickers were found on Sodastream products by two customers shopping at the Hudson’s Bay

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Message to U of T: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

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By Marty York Chief Media Officer B’nai Brith Canada In response to recent antisemitic vandalism on campus, the University of Toronto reiterated in a news release Thursday that it deplores “abhorrent acts” of antisemitism and will support those affected. The question, however, is what will the university do to prevent further acts of antisemitism on campus? B’nai Brith

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Proof Positive: Professor Anthony Hall Teaches Holocaust Denial and Jewish Conspiracies

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What you’re about to see is footage from a webinar orchestrated and delivered by Professor Anthony Hall in his Globalization Studies class at Lethbridge University. It is a conversation between Hall and noted 9/11 and False Flag conspiracist Kevin Barrett. Hall has recently been suspended without pay for allegedly teaching Holocaust denial and antisemitic conspiracy

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UNESCO Resolution Falls into Trap of Palestinian Incitement

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) voted Thursday in favour of a draft decision on “Occupied Palestine,” which ignores the Jewish connection to Jerusalem and Jewish holy sites, referred to throughout the resolution only by their Islamic names. By weighing in on security concerns that have nothing to do with cultural or educational issues, UNESCO

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B’nai Brith Canada Applauds Halifax Pride for Voting Against Anti-Israel Resolution

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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada B’nai Brith Canada is lauding the Halifax Pride Society after its members voted to defeat a resolution aiming to oust a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event at its annual general meeting Wednesday. The resolution to remove Size Doesn’t Matter, which promotes LGBTQ life in Israel

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