Vancouver Mayor Responds to Flag-Burning at Anti-Israel Protest
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
Dec 12, 2017
By Tevy Pilc and Aidan Fishman
B'nai Brith Canada
VANCOUVER – In a statement provided to B’nai Brith Canada and its supporters on Monday, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson denounced the burning of an Israeli flag at a protest Saturday, along with a number of other recent incidents in the city.
Read moreB’nai Brith Canada Outraged After Protesters Burn Israeli Flags in Vancouver
Pro-Palestinian protesters burn Israeli flags in Vancouver (Photo Credit: Facebook)
By Aidan Fishman
Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights
B'nai Brith Canada
December 10, 2017
VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is outraged and calling for action after anti-Israel protests took place in Vancouver Friday and Saturday, when children were encouraged to chant terrorist slogans and protesters stole and destroyed Israeli flags.
Read moreB'nai Brith Canada Calls on Ottawa to Follow U.S. Lead on Jerusalem
By Aidan Fishman
Interim National Director of the League for Human Rights
B'nai Brith Canada
Dec. 6, 2017
OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is calling on Ottawa to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and make plans to relocate its embassy from Tel Aviv, as U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce a similar move later today.
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Full disclosure – I personally am not a supporter of U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump. But in recent weeks I’ve come to realize that, in one way at least, we owe him some gratitude.
Read moreStop Blaming Trump for Canadian Antisemitism
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Last week, a series of incidents involving antisemitic graffiti made headlines in Canada, with many pundits attempting to tie them to the U.S. election of Donald Trump and the apparent rise of right-wing extremist elements in the United States.
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