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Metro Responds to BDS Stickers: ‘This Does Not Reflect Our Opinions’

Oct. 11, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – Metro Ontario Inc., the corporation that oversees the chain of Metro grocery stores across the province, is decrying the anti-Israel, pro-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) stickers that were recently discovered at two of its Toronto locations. “This signage was […]

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Toronto Jewish Day School Vandalized with Palestinian Terror Slogans

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Oct. 9, 2018 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – A Jewish day school in Toronto was vandalized with pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas slogans over the long weekend, B’nai Brith Canada learned after receiving a call to its Anti-Hate Hotline. On Tuesday, staff arrived at the Leo Baeck Day School,

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Iroquois Lacrosse Team Defies BDS to Reach Israel

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July 12, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – The Iroquois National Lacrosse Team has touched down in Israel for the World Men’s Lacrosse Championships, defying the protests of anti-Israel campaigners. The Iroquois Team, composed of players from the indigenous Haudenosaunee Confederacy, founded centuries before the European

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Dutch Parliament Cuts Funding for Israel Boycott Supporters

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada After weeks of divisive debates, the Dutch government passed a motion this week to cut funding to organizations promoting the Boycott and Sanctions movement against Israel. The Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal, Netherland’s parliament, passed a non-binding motion calling on the government to deny funding to organizations calling for a boycott of

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BDS Posters Targeting Aroma, Israeli Products Surface in Toronto

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June 4, 2018 By Sara Gruszczynski Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is urging residents of the Greater Toronto Area to be on the lookout for posters promoting the antisemitic boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign after several were spotted in the Annex neighbourhood of downtown Toronto. The posters encourage Canadians to

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BDS Fails at University of Ottawa for Third Time in a Row

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March 25, 2018 By Aidan Fishman National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is applauding students at the University of Ottawa for defending human rights and defeating a third anti-Israel motion within the span of five months. On Sunday, the Board of Administration of the Student Federation

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University of Ottawa Students Reject BDS – Again

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March 13, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is congratulating Jewish and pro-Israel students at the University of Ottawa for defeating a second anti-Israel motion within the span of four months. On Tuesday, a vote to add the boycott, divestment and

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An Open Letter to McGill Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier

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Dear Principal and Vice-Chancellor Suzanne Fortier, On Monday night, three students were removed from the Board of Directors of the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU), McGill’s main student government. All three were targeted for removal either because they are Jewish or have vocally opposed anti-Jewish discrimination on campus. This episode is utterly unacceptable, and

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University of Winnipeg Sponsors Anti-Israel Event on Purim

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March 1, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada WINNIPEG – The University of Winnipeg provided support for a one-sided, anti-Israel event held during a Jewish holiday. The panel discussion, which took place on Wednesday night during Purim, was sponsored by several local groups holding anti-Israel positions, including the Canadian

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Massive Defeat for Anti-Israel Forces as Pro-BDS Resolution Stalls at NDP Convention

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Feb. 16, 2018 By Aidan Fishman Interim National Director, League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – In a massive setback for Canada’s anti-Israel camp, a resolution aiming to eliminate Israel as a Jewish State will not be voted on by NDP members at this weekend’s national convention in Ottawa. The resolution, which would have opened the door for economic warfare against Israel – including

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