February 26, 2016, TORONTO — B’nai Brith is condemning an editorial by Mohammed Hisham Khalifeh, published in Windsor’s Arabic language Al Forqan newspaper, reported as lauding the ongoing spree of attacks against civilians in Israel as a ‘sacred duty of jihad’. “A number of community newspapers, such as Windsor’s Al Forqan, are directly contributing to […]
On Tuesday, February 22, the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU) voted in favour of a motion to support the anti-Israel Boycott and Sanctions movement on campus. However, with only 2% of the student body voting, the motion will not be ratified until all McGill students have the opportunity to vote, by online ballot, in
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B’nai Brith Canada has been urging Amazon to better monitor the types of products being offered for sale on their website. Amazon is the world’s largest online marketplace, and as such, the defacto choice for many holiday shoppers. Those shoppers deserve not to be confronted with items bearing messages of hate, racism and antisemitism while
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By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman issued a statement today (Friday, Jan. 6) denouncing an ugly act of antisemitism that has left the entire city pretty shaken up. On New Year’s Eve, a Winnipeg family returned home to find a gift bag containing a rock painted with swastikas and antisemitic
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December 3, 2015, TORONTO — More than two years after B’nai Brith first notified Amazon about the sale of disturbing hate paraphernalia on its online store, the retail giant continues to ignore its corporate moral and ethical responsibility to Canadian consumers. “B’nai Brith brought this issue to Amazon’s attention more than two years
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Arthur Topham, 68, of British Columbia has been convicted of promoting hatred against the Jewish people through his website. B’nai Brith was among the first complainants to reach out to the RCMP regarding Topham’s postings which have been replete with racist attacks against the Jewish community. For years Topham has focused his outlandish conspiracy theories
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Sheila Mostyn of Toronto Elected B’nai B’rith International Senior Vice President (Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2015)—Sheila Mostyn of Toronto was elected senior vice president of B’nai B’rith International, the world’s oldest and most widely known Jewish humanitarian, human rights and advocacy organization, by the Board of Governors at its annual meeting. Mostyn currently serves as
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B’nai Brith congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on winning a majority government October 20th, 2015, TORONTO — B’nai Brith congratulates Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on winning a majority government. As the country’s most senior Jewish human rights and social service organization, B’nai Brith hosted a national debate
B’nai B’rith Delegation to World Leaders: You Can No Longer Condone Palestinian Incitement October 13, 2015 — During the opening of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a B’nai B’rith International delegation met with numerous visiting presidents, prime ministers, foreign ministers and other senior officials. The delegation, led by
NDP candidate Alex Johnstone promises to learn more about Holocaust The NDP candidate who reportedly told a newspaper this week that she hadn’t heard of the Auschwitz concentration camp is reaching out to local and national Jewish leaders. Alex Johnstone, NDP candidate for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, is reaching out to rabbis, community leaders and the president of
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