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Housefather, Mendicino raise concerns about UNRWA amid reports feds to restart funding (iPolitics)

Housefather told iPolitics that he and Mendicino released the statement to express “publicly the opinions that we’ve provided internally,” and to combat misinformation on social media about whether funding has restarted.

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March 07, 2024

Liberal MP voices support for NDP motion calling for Gaza ceasefire, Canadian recognition of Palestine

Salma Zahid, who represents Scarborough Centre, has been outspoken in her call for an end to hostilities in Gaza and recently visited West Bank and Jordan to see first-hand the challenges facing Palestinians in the region.

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March 07, 2024

Jewish organizations granted injunction against protesters in Montreal (The Globe and Mail)

A Montreal synagogue and the Federation CJA, a Jewish community organization, have obtained an injunction from the Quebec Superior Court barring protesters from within 50 metres of their buildings.

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March 07, 2024

Un organisme appelle les élus à dénoncer l'« escalade » de l'antisémitisme (La Presse)

(Québec) La Cour supérieure interdit à des regroupements pro-Palestine de manifester à proximité de bâtiments de la communauté juive à Montréal. Mis à jour hier à 16h17

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March 06, 2024

Liberal government reportedly poised to resume UNRWA funding (National Post)

Canada paused funding to the contentious UN agency after allegations that UNRWA employees took part in the Oct. 7 attacks

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March 06, 2024

Montreal synagogue, Jewish group granted injunction against protesters (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The injunction was sought after protesters surrounded a Jewish community centre on Monday, blocking people inside and chanting antisemitic slogans

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March 06, 2024

Open Letter Regarding MLA Selina Robinson’s Resignation from the BC NDP Caucus

We are profoundly saddened by the news that Selina Robinson, the MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville and former Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, will be leaving the BC NDP Caucus...Read More

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March 06, 2024

Anti-Israel 'hate' mobs mass outside Montreal Holocaust Museum (National Post)

On March 4, the centre was the site of Israeli Perspective: Coming to Life, a public talk by three reservists with the Israel Defense Forces

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March 05, 2024

Concordia wouldn’t let a student group hold an Israel-related event on campus, so it moved to Federation CJA’s building—where protesters blocked the entrances (The Canadian Jewish News)

Two men were arrested and charged with assault after a pro-Palestinian protest took place outside Montreal’s Federation CJA building during an event hosted by a Concordia University group on March 4.

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March 05, 2024