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Feminism’s Newest ‘Hero’ is a Convicted Terrorist Who Murdered Two Israelis

Over the last few years, the conversation surrounding racial identity politics – once exclusive to the domain of academia – has broken into the mainstream Western conscience, a trend unmistakably visible in the recent widespread culture of protest sparked by the rise of U.S. President Donald Trump. In response to the perceived misogyny and racism […]

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‘An Attack on One Faith Group is an Attack on All of Us’

Opinions, Quebec /

The day after the deadly shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec, I was at the B’nai Brith Canada Quebec Region office with senior leaders Eric Bissell and Ted Greenfield, executive director Harvey Levine, and B’nai Brith House director Eileen Katz. We were waiting to meet with D’Arcy McGee Liberal MNA David Birnbaum to

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Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation of Jewish Community Centre in London, Ont.

Advocacy, Press Releases /

January 31, 2017 (London, Ont.) The London Jewish Community Centre in London, Ont. was evacuated Tuesday morning after an unidentified person called in a bomb threat. Police were alerted to the threat at approximately 10:20 a.m. Emergency responders helped clear the community centre while paramedics stood by as a precaution, Const. Sandasha Bough told the London

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B’nai Brith Canada Condemns Quebec City Mosque Shooting

Advocacy, Press Releases /

In response to the deadly shooting at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec on Sunday night, B’nai Brith Canada Chief Executive Officer Michael Mostyn has issued the following statement: “As a human rights organization, we denounce last night’s act of terrorism in the strongest terms and send our heartfelt condolences to the families of the

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B’nai Brith Condemns Canadian Government’s Decision to Fund UNRWA

Advocacy, Press Releases /

B’nai Brith Canada is outraged that the Government of Canada has committed $25-million in funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) – an organization previously criticized for its ties to the Hamas terrorist organization – without addressing the agency’s long history of incitement. “UNRWA has a track record of problematic behaviour

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Sept. 11 Lawsuit Bill Offers Justice for Grieving Families

Advocacy /

The United States Congress has formally passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) into law, which will allow the families and victims of terrorism, such as those of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, to bring legal action against state sponsors of terrorism. While Saudi Arabia was not directly labelled in the bill, it has

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Terrorist Who Stabbed Yeshiva Student Arrested

Community /

By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada The Arab man who admitted to stabbing a yeshiva student last week in a Jerusalem neighbourhood has been found, arrested and discovered to be a dangerous terrorist. On August 11, a yeshiva student was attacked on his way back from praying at the Mount of Olives cemetery in A-Tur,

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IDF Demolishes Home Of Palestinian Terrorist Who Murdered 13-Year-Old Girl

Community /

By Jordan Zaitchik B’nai Brith Canada Israeli forces have demolished the family home of the Palestinian assailant who murdered a 13-year-old Israeli girl in June. A large military force, including the Combat Engineering Corps, razed the family home of Muhammad Nasser-Tarayrah early Monday morning. Last week, Israel’s Supreme Court approved the demolition of the terrorist’s family’s home.

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Munich Olympic Massacre Victims Officially Honoured in Rio

Community /

By Tevy Pilc Staff Writer/Researcher B’nai Brith Canada It took more than 40 years, but the victims of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre have finally received the commemoration they deserved. The 11 Israeli victims of the massacre were honoured in an official Interantional Olympic Committee (IOC) ceremony Thursday at the site of this year’s Summer Olympic Games

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Government-Partnered Conference Spreads Antisemitism in Montreal

Advocacy, Press Releases /

By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada The World Social Forum (WSF), a government-partnered event set to take place in Montreal on Aug. 9 through 14, is promoting antisemitism and the anti-Israel boycott movement (BDS). The WSF is an annual conference aimed at uniting various far-left and anti-globalization civil society groups. The “Partners” page on

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