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Ontario Politician Goes to Bat for Terrorist Leader

November 4, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada OTTAWA – An Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament has called on Canada to secure the release of a senior member of a Palestinian terrorist group. In a series of tweets issued last Wednesday and Thursday, NDP MPP Joel Harden, who represents Ottawa Centre, said he was “Saddened, sickened and disgusted” by Israel’s arrest …

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B’nai Brith to Intervene in Canadian Federation of Students Court Case

October 8, 2019 B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has been granted intervener status in another important court case. On Oct. 11, B’nai Brith will argue in defense of an Ontario government policy that allows post-secondary students to opt out of non-essential supplemental fees when paying tuition. Some of these previously mandatory fees include funding …

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B’nai Brith Canada Celebrates Small Towns, Big Stories

        B’nai Brith Canada community members enjoying a walking tour of Midland, Ontario. June 14, 2019 TORONTO – More than 200 people recently joined B’nai Brith Canada in Midland, Ont., for a day of learning. The topic of discussion: Jewish and Indigenous contributions to small towns, particularly Midland. The trip consisted of a walking tour of the main downtown core of Midland, a …

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Toronto-Area Imam Suggests “Zionists” Behind New Zealand Mosque Massacre

June 4, 2019 TORONTO – The imam of a Richmond Hill, Ont., mosque has alleged there is a “Zionist connection” to the devastating terrorist attack against two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, describing it as the work of “right-wing crazies following a script written in Israel.” Zafar Bangash is the founder and leader of the Islamic Society …

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Terror Groups Clash over Toronto-Area Palestinian Election

May 8, 2019 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – A recent election for control of a Palestinian community centre in Mississauga, Ont., was reportedly contested by slates backed by two separate terror organizations. The election has received attention in Palestinian media. According to sources, the “al-Quds bloc,” supported by the Democratic Front for the Popular Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), …

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WATCH: B’nai Brith Canada Continues Push Against al-Quds Day, Hateful Rallies

March 26, 2019 TORONTO – A City of Toronto report on preventing hate rallies has been sent back to the drawing board. On March 21, 2019, B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn gave his deputation to a Toronto Executive Committee on why the Administrative Inquiry on Hate Sponsored Rallies report does not address issues we have previously raised regarding …

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Join Us in Calling on the Government to Deport Helmut Oberlander

March 5, 2019 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada WATERLOO, Ont. – Why is Helmut Oberlander still in Canada? Last November, after the former Nazi lost his fourth appeal against the government’s decision to strip him of his Canadian citizenship, B’nai Brith Canada launched a petition urging Minister of Public …

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Islamic Charity TV Show Promotes Hateful, Antisemitic Content

Feb. 27, 2019 By Daniel Koren Manager, Media Relations & Communications B’nai Brith Canada This is part two of a B’nai Brith Canada investigation into Imam Zafar Bangash. To read part one, click here.    RICHMOND HILL, Ont. – A recent B’nai Brith Canada investigation revealed that the Islamic Society of York Region (ISYR), a Canadian …

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Maxime Bernier Owes Canadians Some Honest Answers

Feb. 26, 2019 By Marty York Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Maxime Bernier has brought his credibility into question after his recent efforts to dismiss a B’nai Brith Canada revelation that his top advisor defended Nazi sympathizers and promoted conspiracy theories, among other things. Bernier, leader of the People’s Party of Canada, has suggested inaccurately in …

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