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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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada It’s that time every two years where the entire world comes in harmony to participate in good-natured athletic competition. It’s the Olympics – where nations put aside petty conflicts with one another and “celebrate humanity.” And then of course, there’s Israel. The exception. That exception was on …
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By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada It took more than 40 years, but the victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre have finally received the commemoration they deserved. The 11 Israeli victims of the massacre were honoured in an official Interantional Olympic Committee (IOC) ceremony Thursday at the site of this year’s Summer Olympic Games …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The United States and Israel are expected to sign a new 10-year military aid package that will take effect in 2018, as reported by Reuters. The three day long, closed door discussions ended on Wednesday, August 3. The discussions included Jacob Nagel, acting head of Israel’s national security council and …
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By Reut Cohen B’nai Brith Canada Intsights, an Israeli cybersecurity start-up, claims it has managed to hack the communications of ISIS and has uncovered a list of the terror group’s next targets. The company, which is based out of Herzliya and run by former IDF intelligence officers, says it has gained access to a Telegram …
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About a dozen people protested Tuesday outside the Israel Pavilion at Shalom Square, targeting crowds attending Folklorama, Winnipeg’s annual celebration of multiculturalism. This is the third year in a row in which demonstrators protested outside the Asper Jewish Community Campus, Winnipeg’s main Jewish hub, at Folklorama. This comes in a city where public antisemitism and anti-Israel activity …
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By Tevy Pilc and Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Even with the Rio Summer Olympics coming closer to starting, it was basketball in Israel that was making the loudest noise in this week’s top hoops headlines. It began with NBA veteran Amare Stoudemire announcing he is leaving the NBA and joining Israeli team Hapoel Jerusalem. And …
By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Yeshiva students in Israel have earned lower public transit rates from Israel’s Ministry of Transportation, BeHadrei Haredim is reporting. This week, students in yeshiva, as well as those who travel to Israel to study traditional Jewish texts, have been granted the same discounted rates on public transit as regular Israeli students. …
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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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