By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada The mayors of Canada’s largest metropolises are heading to the Holy Land. In an announcement made at Montreal city hall this week, Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre said he will lead an economic mission to Israel in the fall. He will be joined by Toronto Mayor John Tory. …
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada Major League Baseball is no stranger to Jewish baseball superstars, from revered Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, former all-stars Shawn Green and Kevin Youkilis and current active all-stars Ryan Braun and Ian Kinsler. But when it comes to Israeli baseball players in the majors, …
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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Earlier this week, the Knesset passed new and expanded anti-terrorism legislation. The new laws penalize convicted terrorists, supporters and organizers of terror harsher and more effectively than ever before. Punishments range from heavy fines to life sentences. The goal of the legislation is to ”set legal guidelines in criminal …
By Jordan ZaitchikB’nai Brith Canada Flag burners in Israel are about to get burned in the third degree. The Knesset issued a press release on June 13 stating the Internal Affairs Committee approved the first reading of a bill that would hand out harsher punishments for desecrating the Israeli flag. The new bill would …
Knesset Committee Proposes Mammoth Punishments for Israeli Flag Burning Read More »
By Simon Pelsmakher B’nai Brith Canada The first week of June this year marks the anniversary of several important events in Jewish and Israeli History. Although many of these events are often celebrated on the Hebrew dates, listed below are when they occurred on the English calendar. On June 5th marks the 49th Anniversary of …
Another Al-Quds Day Speaker in Toronto Calls for Israelis to be Shot B’nai Brith Canada, which is on the record as warning that the 2016 al-Quds Day rally would once again descend into open support for terrorist organizations and antisemitic incitement, has called for a criminal investigation into hate speech at the event. One keynote …
By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada While speaking at the Ambassadors Against BDS International Summit at the UN on May 31, Sodastream CEO Daniel Birnbaum delivered a beatdown on the movement – implying that instead of hurting the popular soda-making company, it actually resulted in massive profits. When asked about whether the movement …
Sodastream CEO: Boycotts actually helped our company Read More »
Dear B’nai Brith Supporter, This week, the House of Commons passed a motion condemning the anti-Israel Boycott and Sanctions movement, a great first step in recognizing the movement for what it truly is, another form of antisemitism. As we all know, boycott activists have no interest in actively helping Palestinian Arabs. They seek only to …
B’nai Brith Insider: Understanding the House of Commons Vote on Boycott & Sanctions Read More »
February 22, 2016, TORONTO — The House of Commons voted today to pass a motion introduced by MPs Tony Clement and Michelle Rempel condemning the Boycott and Sanctions movement. “The House of Commons vote is a great first step in recognizing the anti-Israeli Boycott and Sanctions Movement for what it is, another form of antisemitism,” …
Parliamentary Motion to Condemn BDS a Step in the Right Direction – B’nai Brith Canada Read More »
