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Des policiers livrent du café à des manifestants pro-Palestine; le chef s’excuse (Radio-Canada)

Une vidéo publiée sur les médias sociaux et reprise des centaines de fois qui montre des policiers de Toronto qui livrent du café à des manifestants qui occupent un viaduc surplombant l’autoroute 401 a créé la controverse, samedi.

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January 07, 2024

Toronto police chief apologizes after officers hand coffee to protesters (CBC News)

Move was criticized by former federal public safety minister, among others

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January 07, 2024

Toronto police defends delivering coffee to anti-Israel activists (JNS)

"Police bringing food and coffee to demonstrators in the current context of the protests in Toronto was a very poor decision," said Anthony Housefather, a Jewish member of the Canadian Parliament.

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January 07, 2024

Aucun signe de paix après trois mois de conflit armé – Le Téléjournal (RDI)

Aucun signe de paix après trois mois de conflit armé

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January 07, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, January 7, 2024

This week, we solemnly brought in the New Year as we continued to monitor the war in Israel, advocate for the people of Israel and the 133 hostages still held in...Read More

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January 07, 2024

Que fait le gouvernement fédéral contre la haine en ligne ? (Le Devoir)

Lors de la campagne électorale de 2019, les libéraux se sont engagés à légiférer pour lutter contre la haine en ligne. Ils n’ont pas tenu cette promesse et l’ont réitérée pendant celle de 2021, allant jusqu’à promettre le dépôt du projet de loi dans les 100 premiers jours de leur troisième mandat. Cet échéancier est passé depuis longtemps et nous n’avons toujours pas vu l’ombre d’une législation en ce sens.

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January 06, 2024

Show goes on in Vancouver after Gaza tensions scrap play's Victoria run (Toronto Star, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Vancouver's PuSh Festival is sticking to theatrical tradition that the show must go on, and will stage "The Runner" this month despite the play being cancelled in Victoria over tensions linked to the war between Israel and Hamas, say festival officials.

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January 06, 2024

Suspected hate-motivated arson has 'full attention' of Toronto police, chief says (CBC News)

Toronto police's hate crime unit is investigating a fire at a Jewish-owned grocery store on Wednesday that was also spray-painted with the words "Free Palestine." Police Chief Myron Demkiw told reporters Thursday "no stone would be left unturned" as they look for suspects.

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January 05, 2024

Supporting an Unconditional Ceasefire is Supporting Hamas (Ottawa Life Magazine)

On December 12, Canadian foreign policy showed its hypocrisy, flip-flopping from a statement that clearly condemned Hamas and its role in perpetrating violence against both Israelis and Palestinians, to, just a few hours later, voting in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that failed to even name Hamas, let alone hold Hamas accountable for any of its war crimes.

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January 05, 2024