I find the debate surrounding social media platforms’ ethical obligations to be fascinating. The conversation poses questions on whether sites like Facebook and Twitter should be monitored by some form of police in a similar manner to the physical world, which almost always ends in a heated discussion about the issue of free speech, and […]
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May 18, 2017 TORONTO – This week I did something extremely brave so that you didn’t have to – I read internet comments. Usually I avoid reading comments on online news stories at all costs, plagued as they are by internet trolls and just general ignorance. But after B’nai Brith released its 2016 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents last week, I
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TORONTO – Last month, the Toronto Police Service released its hate crimes report for 2016, and as has been the case for over a decade, Jews remained the single most-targeted group. In fact, almost 30 per cent of all reported incidents were aimed towards members of the Jewish community. This news has been met with different reactions. Toronto Sun columnist
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MONTREAL – Posters marked with the words “Passover Against Apartheid” were plastered around the Concordia University campus on Monday, shortly before the start of Passover, promoting an event being held Thursday, April 13 called – you guessed it – “Passover Against Apartheid.” It is being hosted by the groups Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights, the Fine Arts Student Alliance (FASA), and the Concordia Student Union. The four-hour-long event will feature an art exhibit and two discussion sessions. The first is titled
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Not too long ago, a Jewish centre in Umea, Sweden made the decision to close its doors indefinitely, putting a halt to any activities and use of its building. The move came as a result of multiple antisemitic threats in recent weeks in the form of both emails and vandalism. According to reports, the increase in threats intimidated parents
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Finally, some positive changes for Israel at the United Nations. For the first time in at least a decade, it appears that the UN is finally being led by a Secretary-General who is unafraid to publicly support Israel. In a recent interview with Israel Public Radio, Antonio Guterres said of the Temple Mount, currently home to
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In my time as a contributor for B’nai Brith Canada, I’ve written a lot about antisemitism and its implications. Last week, I penned a more personal story after finding a swastika drawn in the snow on my own front yard, discussing the myriad of emotions I felt that ranged from anger to sadness to anxiety.
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Conventional wisdom holds that the first step to resolving a conflict is admitting that there is a problem. Last week, in his final address to the UN Security Council, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon did just that when he conceded that, “Decades of political maneuvering have created a disproportionate number of resolutions, reports and committees against
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While making the rounds on my usual websites this week, I stumbled upon a couple of articles about a controversial new program in Germany: “Rent-a-Jew” (page does not exist). Organized by the European Janusz Korczak Academy in Munich, the program’s name and tagline – “You never forget your first” – are intentionally provocative, meant to spark
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Though the eyes of the public remain fixed on the United States and the actions of its President-elect (especially on Twitter), there is more happening in the world that is worth discussing. For example, the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement has declared the week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 3 the “International Week of
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