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MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: Tell Meta No to Terrorist Incitement Online

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Cliquez ici pour le français March 31, 2023 TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is deeply concerned that Meta, parent company of Facebook, is considering removing from its algorithm content moderation surrounding an Arabic-language word used to incite violence and terrorism. The proposed policy, under consideration by Meta’s Oversight Board, an independent committee of advisors, will remove …

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Israel Justified in Closing Palestinian NGOs Argues Renowned Human Rights Lawyer

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CLIQUEZ ICI pour le français September 19, 2022 WINNIPEG – David Matas, B’nai Brith Canada’s Senior Legal Counsel and a world-renowned human-rights activist, recently penned an op-ed arguing that Israel’s closure of several Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) was justified. In October 2022, Israel closed six organizations – al‑Haq, Addameer, Defense for Children International ‑ Palestine, the …

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Germany’s Expulsion of Mousavifar Stands in Contrast to Canada’s Inaction on Barakat

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Cliquez ici pour le français June 27, 2022 VANCOUVER – B’nai Brith Canada applauds Germany for expelling an extremist Iranian cleric, while lamenting Canada’s lack of action on a terrorist residing in our country. Cleric Sayed Soleiman Mousavifar was given an expulsion order and also served with an entry and residence ban that would …

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EDI, Equal Rights and Antisemitism in the Workplace

Labour & Employment Law Perspectives With an increasing focus on EDI, Jews are not routinely seen as part of the struggle against discrimination. Some feel the teaching of diversity and development of equity departments is causing more discrimination against Jews. Find out what legal options are available to protect your clients from a labour and …

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UBC Must Not Host Terror-Glorifying Event

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Dec. 1, 2021 VANCOUVER — B’nai Brith Canada is demanding that the University of British Columbia (UBC) cancel a film screening intended to honour an unrepentant murderer and member of a designated terrorist entity. On Thursday, four groups intend to hold a viewing of the film “Fedayin, le combat de Georges Abdallah” in the Henry Angus …

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Extradition & Deportation Law in Canada

Analyzing Difficulties with Deporting and Extraditing Nazis and Terrorists Effective extradition and deportation laws are necessary to bring terrorists and war criminals to justice. As well, they are needed to protect the health and welfare of peoples of all states by combating and discouraging, through international co-operation, serious international and transnational crimes. How effective are …

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B’nai Brith Outraged by Impunity over Openly Pro-Terrorism School Emails

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July 16, 2021 TORONTO — B’nai Brith Canada is outraged by the apparent reinstatement without discipline of a Toronto school employee who sent materials to teachers justifying the murder of Israeli civilians. Javier Dávila, a Student Equity Program Advisor with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), sent two emails to a listserv comprised of TDSB educators in May, …

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Three Years Later, B’nai Brith Canada Not Backing Down on IRGC

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An image of IRGC members (Washington Post) June 11, 2021 OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada is baffled and disturbed that the Canadian government has failed to comply, three years after the fact, to a parliamentary motion to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity. Tomorrow will mark the third anniversary of the House of …

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OUR APPEAL TO CANADIANS: Stand with the Jewish Community in the Face of Antisemitism

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The past month has been extremely difficult for Canadian Jews. We have witnessed Jewish businesses boycotted, Jewish organizations targeted, Jewish students intimidated, and Jewish citizens assaulted, all ostensibly triggered by the recent conflict between Hamas, an organization long recognized by Canada as a terrorist entity, and Israel. What is most frightening is not the brazen …

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New Brunswick Green Leader Defends Attendance at Antisemitic Event

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June 2, 2021 FREDERICTON, N.B. – The leader of New Brunswick’s Green Party is doubling down on his attendance at an anti-Israel event, held in breach of provincial health orders, where attendees used antisemitic and pro-Hamas rhetoric. David Coon, whose party holds three out of the 49 seats in the provincial legislature, addressed an anti-Israel protest …

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