Posts Tagged: Canada
Canadian Senate Report on Antisemitism Calls for Hate Crime Units Nationwide, Guarding Synagogues From Protesters
Canada's Senate on Tuesday released a report which offered a comprehensive roadmap for countering rising Jew-hatred across the country, urging multiple reforms including an expansion...
McGill University Law School Adviser Resigns Over Referendum Endorsing Academic Boycott of Israel
McGill University's law school in Montreal, Canada lost the chair of its advisory board on Sunday, when he resigned from the position over what he...
Community Leaders Slam Campaign in Canada Targeting Accreditation of Jewish Summer Camps
Jewish community leaders across Canada are pushing back against a campaign by anti-Zionist activists that seeks to pressure accrediting bodies to reconsider recognition of several...
Canadian Jewish Civil Rights Group Implores Prime Minister to Open Antisemitism Inquiry
Canadian Jews have been hit by a wave of antisemitic incidents, with at least 32 reported across five provinces in just the past week alone,...
Ex-Yale Law School Professor Dismisses Iran Protests Over ‘Zionist’ Backing, Justifies Regime Oppression
A former Yale University professor who was fired over her connection to a fundraising front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a...
Antisemitic Graffiti Painted on the Facade of Canada Synagogue
i24 News - The Winnipeg police in central Canada have opened a hate crime investigation after the discovery of swastikas and antisemitic messages spray-painted on...
Toronto’s Mayor Encourages Antisemitic and Anti-Israel Harassment — as She Struggles to Govern the City
A ceasefire is holding in Gaza. In places like Ypsilanti, Michigan, and Bridgeport, Connecticut, where the mayor’s tenure was interrupted by a seven-year prison stint, local governments will...
Brandeis Center Seeks Anonymity for Jewish Victim in Antisemitism Lawsuit
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has asked a US federal court to allow a whistleblower of antisemitism at the Fashion...
Canada Issues First-Ever Jail Sentence for Holocaust Denial
Canada has handed down its first-ever jail sentence for Holocaust denial. A court in North Bay, Ontario, sentenced Kenneth Paulin, 51, to nine months behind bars...
New Zealand Says Not Joining Push for Palestinian Statehood
i24 News - New Zealand will not join the push to recognize Palestinian statehood, though it remains committed to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian...
Israel to Close West Bank Crossing to Jordan Indefinitely
Israel will indefinitely close the only crossing between the West Bank and Jordan from Wednesday, days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two...
‘Performative’: US Officials, Lawmakers Slam Western Allies for Recognizing Palestinian State
Trump administration officials and lawmakers in the US Congress are largely lambasting the decision by allies the UK, Canada, Portugal, and Australia to recognize a...
UK, Australia and Canada Recognize Palestinian State, Israel Condemns Decision
Britain, Canada and Australia all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to...
Canada Bans Irish Rap Group Kneecap Over Alleged Support for Terrorist Groups
Canada has barred Irish rap trio Kneecap from entering the country ahead of its scheduled concerts next month, accusing the band of promoting hate and violence and supporting terrorist groups, a member of the...
