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Assault charge laid, arrest made related to incident near the U of T encampment—while its president speaks in Ottawa on antisemitism, and the school seeks a removal injunction (The Canadian Jewish News)

Toronto Police have arrested and charged a man for assault over an incident May 9 near the protest encampment at the University of Toronto’s King’s College Circle on its downtown campus.

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May 29, 2024

Motion pour reconnaître l’État palestinien: Québec solidaire accusé de prendre «le parti des terroristes» (Le Journal de Montréal + syndication QMI)

Un organisme de défense des droits des Juifs accuse Québec solidaire de se ranger dans le camp de l’organisation terroriste du Hamas en proposant de reconnaître l’État palestinien.

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May 29, 2024

Israel says Rafah blaze caused by a hidden store of Hamas weapons rather than the airstrike (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The IDF said it had been tracking Hamas commanders Yassin Rabia and Khaled Najjar, who were killed in the strike

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May 29, 2024

Jewish school struck by gunfire in Montreal, police investigating (CityNews Vancouver)

"It's scary," says Catherine Sinchak, who lives near a Montreal Jewish school recently hit by gunfire. The Jewish community is calling on Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante to take action to combat anti-Semitism.

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May 29, 2024

Will U of T’s convocation overlap with the encampment protest? A judge holds the answer in his hands (Toronto Star)

The University of Toronto class of 2024 might have tents in the background of some of their graduation photos.

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May 29, 2024

Court deliberates U of T injunction as graduates face possibility of sharing convocation with encampment (Toronto Star)

The University of Toronto class of 2024 might have tents in the background of some of their graduation photos.

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May 29, 2024

'Targeted again': Montreal police investigate after gunshot fired at Jewish school (CTV News Montreal)

Montreal police (SPVM) said they received a 911 call Wednesday afternoon and responded to the Belz school on Hillsdale Road, near Van Horne Avenue, in the Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

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May 28, 2024

York police bolster security outside Jewish schools in response to Toronto shooting (YorkRegion.com)

Police stated it’s too early to determine the nature of the incident, but Jewish groups called the shooting targeted.

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May 28, 2024

University of Manitoba president responds to an anti-Israel speech by a medical school valedictorian drawing widespread condemnation—including from its biggest donor (The Canadian Jewish News)

A newly minted doctor from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg sparked outrage—including from the medical school’s primary charitable donor—when he used his valedictory speech to his fellow Max Rady College of Medicine graduates to disparage Israel.

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May 27, 2024