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Missouri Church Association Condemns Black Lives Matter Statement On Israel

By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The bishop of a large African-American church association in Missouri penned an open letter to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement that has rejected the notion that Israel is an apartheid state and dismissed the call for boycott and sanctions of the Jewish state. On Sunday, August 14, President …

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Green Party Sends Email to Members Questioning Anti-Israel Boycott Endorsement

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By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Green Party of Canada members have received an email from one of their highest-ranking officials asking them to reconsider the party’s adoption of the anti-Israel boycott movement (BDS) at last Sunday’s convention in Ottawa. The email, distributed Thursday afternoon and obtained by B’nai Brith Canada, is …

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Sobey’s Investigating BDS Sticker Found on Sabra Hummus Container in Thornhill

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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada A supermarket north of Toronto was the victim of antisemitic vandalism this weekend. A sticker containing the words “Boycott Israeli Apartheid” was found on a Sabra Hummus container at a Sobey’s supermarket in Thornhill at the corner of Bathurst Street and Rutherford Road (not to be confused …

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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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Former Green Party President Reacts to Party Endorsement of BDS: “It’s Sickening”

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By Reut Cohen B’nai Brith Canada Paul Estrin, the former president of the Green Party of Canada, expressed severe concerns over the party’s endorsement of the boycott movement against Israel at its convention this past weekend. “The BDS movement has duped yet another organization into supporting hate and acts of segregation,” said Estrin in an …

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Israel Looks To Deport Boycott And Sanctions Activists

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The Public Security Ministry of the Knesset has launched a task force that’s aiming to deport advocates for the boycott and sanctions movement against Israel, as reported by Jerusalem Post. “Boycotting Israel must have a price,” said Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan a press conference announcing the task force. Public Security, …

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B’nai Brith, JNF Irate over Green Party’s Anti-Israel Policy

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During its weekend convention in Ottawa, the Green Party of Canada added support for the anti-Israel boycott movement (BDS) to its official roster of policies. “With the Green Party’s support for unfairly singling out the world’s only Jewish state for contempt, it has firmly entrenched itself beyond the fringe of mainstream Canadian politics,” said Michael …

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Black Lives Matter Endorses Boycott And Sanctions Of Israel

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The Black Lives Matter (BLN) movement has come out encouraging people to boycott Israel as well as calling on the American federal government to end all military aid to Israel. On Monday, BLN released its expanded political platform; its “Invest-Divest” section includes the organization’s calls to action on Israel. This section …

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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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Boycott and Sanctions Movement Obliterated in Three Spanish Cities

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By Reut Cohen B’nai Brith Canada The Boycott and Sanctions movement has suffered major legal setbacks in three Spanish municipalities: Olesa, Rivas Vaciamadrid, and La Guardia, The Jerusalem Post is reporting. A judge in Olesa (pop. 24,000) responded to a report commissioned by members of the Solidarity Network Against the Occupation of Palestine, which had proposed a …

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