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B’nai Brith Urges Western Nations to Demand Dissolution of Biased Commission of Inquiry

CLIQUEZ ICI pour le français September 12, 2022 OTTAWA – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), whose already tarnished image hit rock bottom under the stewardship of former Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet, begins its 51st Session today. B’nai Brith Canada sees the Session as an opportunity for western nations to reclaim the moral …

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B’nai Brith Outraged by Impunity over Openly Pro-Terrorism School Emails

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July 16, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is outraged by the apparent reinstatement without discipline of a Toronto school employee who sent materials to teachers justifying the murder of Israeli civilians. Javier Dávila, a Student Equity Program Advisor with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), sent two emails to a listserv comprised of TDSB educators in May, …

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OMNI Cuts Ties with Arabic-Language Program following B’nai Brith Complaint

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June 30, 2021 TORONTO – Canada’s largest multicultural television channel has pledged to no longer broadcast an Arabic-language program after B’nai Brith exposed antisemitic rhetoric used by the program online. Lama TV, founded and produced by Lama Aggad, describes itself as “the largest Canadian Arabic TV show that airs on OMNI and OMNI 2 National Television channels.” OMNI, in turn, …

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B’nai Brith Canada CEO in Toronto Star: Learn Jewish History

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE OP-ED Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, just penned an important op-ed for the Toronto Star. It urges Canadians, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, to learn about the long and fascinating history of the Jewish nation and our origins in the land of Israel. Too often, contemporary political discourse erases this history and makes faulty …

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OUR APPEAL TO CANADIANS: Stand with the Jewish Community in the Face of Antisemitism

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The past month has been extremely difficult for Canadian Jews. We have witnessed Jewish businesses boycotted, Jewish organizations targeted, Jewish students intimidated, and Jewish citizens assaulted, all ostensibly triggered by the recent conflict between Hamas, an organization long recognized by Canada as a terrorist entity, and Israel. What is most frightening is not the brazen …

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Winnipeg Anti-Israel Protesters: “Get Lost, You Son of a Jew!”

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May 28, 2021 WINNIPEG – B’nai Brith Canada is seeking hate-crimes charges and a political response to a video showing protesters in Winnipeg playing an antisemitic song composed by a band linked to the Hamas terrorist group. To watch a video of the incident, CLICK HERE On May 15, hundreds of people joined an anti-Israel …

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Israelis Dubbed “Thieves and Murderers” at Virtual Toronto al-Quds Event

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May 18, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic blocked the Toronto al-Quds Day Committee from conducting its customary occupation of downtown Toronto, but did not prevent it from spreading hate on the internet. Ironically, though al-Quds Day is supposedly held for the benefit of the Palestinians, not a single one of the 12 …

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Foodbenders Faces Municipal Prosecution Following B’nai Brith Campaign

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November 1, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The City of Toronto has filed charges against a local establishment that has used antisemitic smears and supported terrorists on social media, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Foodbenders, located in Toronto’s west end, became a lightning rod for controversy in July when it told its Instagram followers: “#zionistsnotwelcome.” Other posts by …

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Mississauga Protesters Must Identify “Jews Are Our Dogs” Chanters

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October 28, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the organizers of an anti-Israel rally in July live up to their commitments and identify attendees who chanted hateful slogans against Jews. In a July 4 rally at Mississauga’s Celebration Square, attendees were filmed chanting in Arabic, “Palestine is our country, and the Jews are our …

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Ontario Arabic Newspaper Blames Jewish State for Beirut Port Disaster

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August 13, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – An Arabic-language newspaper distributed in the Greater Toronto Area accused Israel of having plotted last week’s devastating explosion in Beirut, despite clear evidence to the contrary. The Aug. 7 edition of al-Meshwar contains a half-page editorial by editor-in-chief Nazih Khatatba (page 5), entitled “Who Is Responsible for the Beirut Port Disaster?” …

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