By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada A report from the largest Jewish organization in Scotland says Jews have in the past few years become increasingly less comfortable and more fearful living in the country. The findings of the Scottish Council of Jewish communities (ScoJeC) report showed that close to one-third of the 300 …
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Palestinian flags were prominently on display both inside and outside the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Monday night, according to reports and eyewitness accounts. One of those flags was raised right in the middle of the convention floor by activists who called themselves “Progressive for Palestine”. We at the …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Far-left, political activist group Gush Shalom and Palestinian official Jibril Rajoub have called on Israel to ban its soccer clubs in Judea and Samaria. Gush Shalom has threatened to get Israel expelled from Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) if it does not disband the clubs. On July 26, founding member of Gush …
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By Reut Cohen B’nai Brith Canada Malia Bouattia, president of the United Kingdom’s National Union of Students (NUS),has again been accused of antisemitism after voting for a measure that would take away the ability of Jewish students to choose their own representative to the Anti-Racism, Anti-Fascism (ARAF) committee. The ARAF committee allocates seats to a …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada A life peer (high ranked politician) in the United Kingdom claims that Israel’s treatment of Palestinians is a “major cause” of ISIS and the rise of Islamist terrorism. Baroness Jenny Tonge, a Liberal Democrat, said in the House of Lords that Israel is “creating a generation of terrorists who …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada It’s nice to see some universities actually applying some ‘higher learning.’ The Federal University of ABC in the Brazilian region of Sao Pualo came to its senses when it removed a course that had been planned for the purpose of teaching Zionism as a racist ideology comparable to apartheid …
By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The Republican National Convention disabled its live chat window/comment section after antisemitic postings ran rampant Monday night. Antisemitic comments such as “Press H for Hitler” and “BAN JEWS” were the only types of comments seen on the window. This occurred while Jewish former Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle was …
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Today marks the 22nd anniversary of of the worst terror attack in Argentina’s history. And at the center of it was the Jewish community of Buenos Aires. On July 18, 1994, the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentine (AMIA) was bombed, leaving 85 people dead and hundreds more injured. Unfortunately, …
By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Boulder District Court (Colorado) has sentenced a man who threatened a Jewish Community Center to a one-year work release and four years of probation. Jeffrey Thomas Klinkel sent hateful, handwritten letters to the center in envelopes containing a mysterious white powder. His work release involves him working during …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada In an interview with public broadcaster TVN, Polish Education Minister Anna Zalewska failed to acknowledge the two Polish-conducted massacres of Jews that took place during the Second World War, as reported by Ynetnews. The massacres referenced in the interview were the Jedwabne massacre of 1941, in which at least …
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