February 24, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada wholeheartedly supports Ontario Bill 168, committed to combating antisemitism, as it is poised for its Second Reading at Queen’s Park this Thursday, Feb. 27. B’nai Brith is proud to have endorsed this Bill since its early stages. Confronting antisemitism in Canada requires a whole-of-government approach, rooted in […]
B’nai Brith Canada Supports Ontario IHRA Bill Read More »
B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A violent antisemitic slogan was proudly displayed at a recent Tehran rally organized by an infamous Iranian militia, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. On Feb. 5, the Basij, one of five branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), held a massive gathering at the Grand Imam Khomeini Mosalla, as documented by an
We Are Jew-Killers: Slogan at IRGC Rally Read More »
February 7, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Officials just west of Toronto have belatedly admitted that city policy was breached at an event held by a Palestinian group at a local community centre. On Feb. 2, the Arab Palestine Association of Ontario (APAO) held an event at the Mississauga Valley Community Centre to celebrate “the 55th Anniversary of
Ontario City Admits Issues with Terror-Glorifying Event on City Property Read More »
January 30, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Facebook has shut down at least two Canadian-linked pages that have publicly sympathized with the Islamist Regime in Iran, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Last Friday, CNN profiled the “American Herald Tribune” website, revealing that Facebook had deleted its page on the social media website in August of 2018 because it
Canadian Pro-Tehran Holocaust Denier Shut Down by Facebook Read More »
January 9, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is sounding the alarm after two particularly brazen hate incidents involving swastikas were revealed this week. In Toronto, an elderly man with Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and diabetes was reported by his family on Wednesday to have had a swastika drawn on his head with black marker. The man resides
B’nai Brith Deeply Disturbed by Swastika Hate Incidents Read More »
January 5, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is taking a labour union at the University of Toronto (U of T) to task over a series of anti-Israel and antisemitic tweets issued by its official Twitter account. On Friday, CUPE 3902 lashed out at Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, lamenting the fact that his “recent rejection
B’nai Brith Condemns U of T Labour Union over Antisemitic Tweets Read More »
December 19, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is disturbed by the scheduled appearances of extremist figures at a major Islamic event, set to begin this Friday (Dec. 20) in Canada’s largest city. “Reviving the Islamic Spirit,” Canada’s largest Islamic conference, will feature American preachers Yasir Qadhi, Siraj Wahhaj and Omar Suleiman among
Radical Speakers on Agenda for Toronto Islamic Conference Read More »
By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – A major survey of Jews in Europe has painted a harrowing account of what it’s like to be Jewish in the European Diaspora. Conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the survey, the largest in history conducted of Jewish people worldwide, shows
December 9, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada congratulates Canada’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs, François-Philippe Champagne, as he takes up his new role. While the ministerial mandate letter will be released soon, we believe any such mandate must include various key responsibilities for the sake of protecting Canada’s Jewish community, combating the
B’nai Brith Canada to New Foreign Minister: Lead Way in Fighting Antisemitism Read More »
December 5, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada welcomes publication of new education materials by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). IHRA’s Recommendations for Teaching and Learning about the Holocaust were published Dec. 4, 2019. In commending IHRA’s latest steps to strengthen Holocaust awareness, counter-denial and distortion, B’nai Brith believes IHRA member countries must seize
B’nai Brith Canada Welcomes New IHRA Education Materials Read More »
