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B’nai Brith Urges Canadian Government to Condemn Iranian Hijacking of Greek Tankers

May 31, 2022 OTTAWA – In the wake of the May 27 hijacking of two Greek oil tankers by Iran’s terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), B’nai Brith Canada is urging the Canadian Government to take concrete action. B’nai Brith has written to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Melanie Joly, calling on Canada to demand the …

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B’nai Brith Outraged over Reported Canadian Funding for Iranian Soccer Team

May 23, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply troubled by information that Canada Soccer will fund the Iranian Football Federation $400,000 to cover the team’s expenses for an exhibition match in Vancouver on June 5, 2022. Canada Soccer, which is largely subsidized directly by the Canadian Government and therefore by Canadian taxpayers, has agreed to the …

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Two Years Later, We Renew Quest for Justice in Downing of Ukrainian Airliner

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Jan. 07, 2022 OTTAWA – On the second anniversary of the destruction of a Ukrainian airliner by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), B’nai Brith Canada reiterates its solidarity with the families of the victims and Iranian-Canadian organizations that are demanding justice. On Jan. 8, 2020, the IRGC – the armed forces of the Islamic Republic …

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B’nai Brith Demands Action after “Death to America” Vigil

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Jan. 06, 2022 Toronto – B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that a federal corporation be dissolved after it organized a vigil endorsing terrorist groups and calling for death to Canada’s southern neighbour. Last Sunday evening, a small group gathered in front of the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto to mark the death of Qasem Soleimani, …

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Jews from Arab Countries & Iran / Juifs des pays arabes et d’Iran

TO VIEW THE EVENT PLEASE CLICK HERE Since 1948, more than 850,000 Jews have left Arab countries and Iran. Jewish communities of more than 2,500 years old were uprooted, and their members were forced to flee with only a few belongings. They were forced to leave their properties behind. There has never been any redress …

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B’nai Brith Stands with Iranian-Canadians

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Sept. 1, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada stands in solidarity with Canada’s Iranian community in commemorating the mass murder of thousands of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 at the hands of the Iranian regime. In 2013, the House of Commons unanimously passed a motion declaring the premediated killings a crime against humanity. We commend …

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Three Years Later, B’nai Brith Canada Not Backing Down on IRGC

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An image of IRGC members (Washington Post) June 11, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is baffled and disturbed that the Canadian government has failed to comply, three years after the fact, to a parliamentary motion to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the House of …

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Ontario Sheikh Uses Antisemitic Canard to Attack Canadian Politicians

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May 11, 2021 TORONTO – An Ontario Muslim cleric with a history of controversial remarks has accused Canadian elected officials of serving Israel rather than Canada. Sheikh Shafiq Hudda made the remarks during Saturday’s online al-Quds Day event, amidst a weekend of rising tensions and political unrest in Jerusalem. All of these developments have B’nai Brith Canada and …

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One Year Later, Iran Still Needs to Be Held to Account

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Jan. 8, 2021 TORONTO/OTTAWA – On the one year anniversary of the shooting down of Flight PS752 by an Iranian surface to air missile, Canada’s grassroots Jewish and Iranian communities are jointly calling on the federal government to take concrete action against the Iranian regime. On Jan. 8, 2020, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down a …

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Write Your MP: The IRGC Must Be Listed As A Terrorist Organization

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Dec. 1, 2020 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is calling on members of the public to contact their local Members of Parliament and demand that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) be immediately listed as a terrorist group in its entirety. B’nai Brith held a virtual event Monday night to commemorate a tragic but little-known chapter in …

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