Honduras Confirms Jerusalem Embassy Move
Jan. 2, 2019
BRASILIA – Honduras will be moving ahead with plans to open its Israel embassy in Jerusalem, and Israel is in talks to open its Honduran embassy in Tegucigalpa, following a meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo on Tuesday.
Read moreB’nai Brith Canada Applauds CPC Resolution on Jerusalem
Jews celebrate outside Damascus gate to celebrate Jerusalem Day on May 17, 2015 (Photo Credit: Jerusalem Post)
Aug. 26, 2018
By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is applauding a Conservative Party of Canada resolution to move Canada’s embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people.
Read moreThere’s No Two-State Solution with a Partner That Doesn’t Want Peace
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The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B'nai Brith Canada.
Jan. 3, 2018
In his recent op-ed, “Is the two-state solution still possible?,” a University of Prince Edward Island professor notes he won’t pore over the “various proposals” for peace in the Middle East or on the “status of Jerusalem.”
UNGA Resolution Against Jerusalem Unhelpful to Peace Process: B’nai Brith Canada
Orthodox Jews pray at the Kotel (Western Wall) in Jerusalem
By Daniel Koren
Media Coordinator
B'nai Brith Canada
Dec. 21, 2017
Thursday’s resolution by the United Nations General Assembly is unhelpful to the peace process, B’nai Brith Canada has concluded.
Read moreThis Chanukah, Let's Rededicate Ourselves to Jerusalem
Dear Friends,
Tonight marks the first night of Chanukah, an eight-day festival of lights synonymous with eating sufganiyot and latkes, playing ‘spin the dreidel,’ and lighting the menorah.
Read moreVancouver 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.
Read moreThe Globe and Mail Must Also Apologize for Misleading Headline on Palestinian Terrorism
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June 18, 2017
After severe public backlash from officials across the political spectrum – both in Israel and abroad – the BBC apologized Sunday for running a headline that grossly misinformed its readers about Friday’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem.
CONTEST: Celebrate Jerusalem Day with Your Favourite Zionist Heroes!
May 17, 2017
Fifty years ago, facing Arab armies mobilizing against it, the Israel Defence Forces staged a preemptive strike leading to the 1967 Six-Day War, which resulted in the reunification of Jerusalem and instituting the freedom of religion for all faiths to gain access to the Kotel (Western Wall).