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Anti-Israel Hate Group Sanctioned From University of California Irvine Campus

By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The University of California’s Irvine (UCI) campus has sanctioned pro-Palestinian group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) for disrupting a film screening and intimidating Jewish students. The pro-Palestinian group protested the screening of Israeli film Beneath The Helmet, which was hosted by Students Supporting Israel (SSI) and Hillel. The students were swarmed by …

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Vandal Refuses To Stop Painting Antisemitic Imagery On D.C. Crosswalk

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada For the fifth time this month, the busiest intersection of Washington D.C.’s Chinatown has been vandalized with antisemitic graffiti. On Monday, police officers found ‘Jew’ scrawled over an image of a rat, accompanied by swastikas nearby. The word ‘Jew’ has overlaid the image of the rat four times prior to it …

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NDP Deputy Leader Facilitates Pro-Shoufani Press Conference at Queen’s Park

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The Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP booked space for a press conference held last Wednesday at Queen’s Park that was aimed at defending controversial teacher Nadia Shoufani, B’nai Brith Canada has learned. Sources told B’nai Brith that Jagmeet Singh booked the Queen’s Park Media Studio for the unusual press conference, which was intended to galvanize support …

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A Tisha B’Av Call to Canadian Jewry

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On Sunday, Canadian and world Jewry will observe the fast of Tisha B’Av, which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem. Throughout the centuries, Tisha B’Av has also become a day for commemorating the Crusader massacres, the expulsion from Spain, and the countless other waves of antisemitic persecution that have affected …

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Vandal Overlays ‘Jew’ On Art Of Rat

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada For the fourth time in nine days, vandals have scrawled ‘Jew’ on an image of a rat in Chinatown, Washington D.C., as reported by the DCist. DowtownDC, a private non-profit, encourages businesses in the city centre to create works of outdoor art. Chinatown, located in the northwestern quadrant of the …

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Taxpayer Dollars Fund Antisemitic Conference

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The World Social Forum (WSF), which is set to begin in Montreal on August 9th, is being used as a platform to promote antisemitism using public funds, reports B’nai Brith Canada. The WSF is an annual conference aimed at uniting various far-left and anti-globalization civil society groups. The “Partners” page on its website highlights the logos …

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Four Reasons the Olympics Were Unfriendly to Israel During Opening Weekend

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada It’s that time every two years where the entire world comes in harmony to participate in good-natured athletic competition. It’s the Olympics – where nations put aside petty conflicts with one another and “celebrate humanity.” And then of course, there’s Israel. The exception. That exception was on …

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Government-Partnered Conference Spreads Antisemitism in Montreal

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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada The World Social Forum (WSF), a government-partnered event set to take place in Montreal on Aug. 9 through 14, is promoting antisemitism and the anti-Israel boycott movement (BDS). The WSF is an annual conference aimed at uniting various far-left and anti-globalization civil society groups. The “Partners” page on …

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Antisemitism Sharply Rises In UK: Report

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada According to a new report on antisemitism in the United Kingdom,, antisemitic incidents rose by 11% In the first half of 2016. The Community Security Trust (CST) released a report that revealed a total of 557 antisemitic incidents that took place in the UK between January and June of 2016. CST is an organization …

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Anti-Israel Protesters Attempt to Disrupt Multicultural Festival in Winnipeg

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About a dozen people protested Tuesday outside the Israel Pavilion at Shalom Square, targeting crowds attending Folklorama, Winnipeg’s annual celebration of multiculturalism. This is the third year in a row in which demonstrators protested outside the Asper Jewish Community Campus, Winnipeg’s main Jewish hub, at Folklorama. This comes in a city where public antisemitism and anti-Israel activity …

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