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‘It’s not enough’: Israeli official calls on Canada to be a more steadfast ally (Toronto Star Toronto Star, + Metroland Media Syndication)

Ronen Gilor was a featured speaker at an Ottawa event Thursday to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Canada and Israel, sponsored by the embassy and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.

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May 23, 2024

Israël déplore le changement de ton du Canada à son égard (Le Devoir)

Israël se sent injustement visé quand le gouvernement Trudeau insiste sur l’importance de respecter le droit international dans le conflit armé à Gaza, déplore l’ambassadeur israélien au Canada.

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May 23, 2024

An arrest was made in connection with one of the November 2023 shootings directed at Yeshiva Gedola in Montreal (The Canadian Jewish News)

Montreal Police (SPVM) have arrested a man in connection with shots being fired at Yeshiva Gedola elementary school last November.

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May 23, 2024

Canada’s Crackdown on Digital Hate: Effective, or Just Loud? (The Tyee)

The Online Harms Act is an important first step. But we have a long way to go, say advocates.

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May 23, 2024

Un suspect arrêté en lien avec les coups de feu tirés sur une école juive (La Presse)

Un homme âgé de 20 ans vient d’être arrêté par la police de Montréal en lien avec les coups de feu qui avaient été tirés sur l’école juive Yeshiva Gedola, dans l’arrondissement de Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, en novembre dernier.

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May 23, 2024

An emotional remembrance (Jewish Independent)

Members of ZAKA identification, extraction and rescue team search through the destruction in a Gaza Envelope community following the Oct. 7 attacks.

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May 22, 2024

CIJA and Federation CJA applaud the arrest and indictment of the alleged perpetrator of the attacks on a Jewish school on November 12, 2023

Montreal, QC - May 22, 2024 - The Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and Federation CJA applaud the arrest and indictment of the alleged perpetrator of the attacks...Read More

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May 22, 2024

Suspect charged in shooting on Jewish school in Montreal (Montreal Gazette)

Abdirazak Mahdi Ahmed, 20, was charged with intentionally discharging a firearm at a location knowing that a person might be inside.

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May 22, 2024

Pushing back against antisemitism (Jewish Independent)

With antisemitism rising in British Columbia, professionals from three sectors – health care, post-secondary education and K-12 schools – have started organizing so incidents of hatred in their workplace are challenged at every opportunity.

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May 22, 2024