Middle East Archives - B'nai Brith Canada

B’nai Brith Canada Submits Analysis in Advance of UN Commission Report

March 02, 2022 B’nai Brith Canada is standing up against anti-Zionism and antisemitism by submitting a detailed report addressing the root causes of continued attacks on Israel to a United Nations body dominated by anti-Zionist countries. These countries seek to delegitimize and demonize the Jewish State through the latest so-called United Nations Commission of Inquiry on […]

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B’nai Brith Canada CEO in Toronto Star: Learn Jewish History

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE OP-ED Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, just penned an important op-ed for the Toronto Star. It urges Canadians, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, to learn about the long and fascinating history of the Jewish nation and our origins in the land of Israel. Too often, contemporary political discourse erases this history and makes faulty

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Toronto Sun: Mostyn: There are no two sides when standing against terror

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Our CEO, Michael Mostyn, just wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Sun about the conflict in the Middle East. CLICK HERE to read it.

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Major Jewish Groups to PM: Return to Principled Voting at UN

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November 16, 2020 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center have joined the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) in formally writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, urging the Government of Canada to return to its principled and unequivocal opposition to the annual United Nations General Assembly

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Ontario Arabic Newspaper Blames Jewish State for Beirut Port Disaster

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August 13, 2020 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – An Arabic-language newspaper distributed in the Greater Toronto Area accused Israel of having plotted last week’s devastating explosion in Beirut, despite clear evidence to the contrary. The Aug. 7 edition of al-Meshwar contains a half-page editorial by editor-in-chief Nazih Khatatba (page 5), entitled “Who Is Responsible for the Beirut Port Disaster?”

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Are Jews Indigenous to Israel?

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B’nai Brith Canada and the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) are proud to present “Are Jews Indigenous to Israel,” featuring prominent speakers discussing the connection the Jewish people have to Israel – as indigenous people to the land. The following three speakers will bring their unique perspectives and expertise on the matters. Ryan Bellerose

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A Rise in Housing Settlements is Not Akin to Practicing ‘Apartheid’

Opinions /

Nov. 2, 2017 The time has come to call the duck a duck. But what if the duck isn’t a duck at all? In an editorial published Oct. 24, 2017 by CBC Senior Correspondent Neil Macdonald, he charges Israel of being a colonial and apartheid state, citing former politicians and security experts who have warned that the Jewish state

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Israel opens new delivery point into Gaza for the first time in nine years

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By Reut Cohen B’nai Brith Canada On Thursday, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that a photographer had captured images of deliveries into the Gaza strip arriving through the Erez crossing, which has been closed for the past nine years. The Erez crossing has been restricted to individuals since 2007, with deliveries to Gaza arriving solely

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Turkey and Israel to Normalize Relations: Report

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By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Turkish and Israeli negotiation teams will normalize ties between the two countries after six years of severed relations, according to a Times of Israel report. The announcement will be made this month, on June 26, when the terms of agreement are finalized. “There is no reason this won’t happen”, a senior Israeli

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