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Montreal’s Jewish Public Library moves books by local children’s author Elise Gravel to closed stacks in response to her series of illustrated messages criticizing Israel (The Canadian Jewish News)

UPDATE 2/15/24: The JPL announced its reversal of the decision with a statement about how it “recognizes that everyone has a fundamental right to access the full range of knowledge, creativity, ideas and opinions, and to formulate and express their thoughts in public.

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February 08, 2024

No Zionists:' Canada politician's office defaced after 'crappy land' row (The Jerusalem Post)

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-785806

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February 08, 2024

Plante won't act on complaint against anti-Israel barrage at Agglo, Norris cut (The Suburban)

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has decided that she and the island-wide agglomeration council will not act on B’nai Brith Canada’s complaint that the council broke its own rules in allowing a barrage of anti-Israel questions to be directed at Hampstead Mayor Jeremy Levi, in December and January.

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February 07, 2024

Quebec children's author rejects accusations of antisemitism as books removed from library's shelves (CBC News)

Élise Gravel says she has retained lawyer to deal with harassment

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February 07, 2024

Montreal library moves children’s books over author's Israel comments (The Montreal Gazette, + Postmedia Syndication)

CIJA says it wants to meet with award-winning Quebec writer Elise Gravel to discuss “how (her) comments contribute to the alarming rise in antisemitism" amid the Israel-Hamas war.

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February 07, 2024

FIRST READING: How anti-Israel pressure forced out a Jewish cabinet minister in B.C. (National Post)

Even after Selina Robinson resigned from cabinet and offered to undergo 'anti-Islamophobia' training, her offices were vandalized with graffiti reading 'Zionism is Nazism'

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February 07, 2024

British Columbia’s Jewish community is outraged after MLA Selina Robinson is removed from cabinet over remarks about Israel (The Canadian Jewish News)

al panel discussion hosted by B'nai Brith Canada on Jan. 30, 2024. Leaders of the British Columbia Jewish community have reacted with dismay to the decision by David Eby, the province’s premier, to remove Selina Robinson from her position as minister of post-secondary education and future skills on Feb. 5 due to remarks she made the previous week during an online discussion.

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February 06, 2024

Jewish groups decry Robinson's cabinet exit, as Eby slams 'hateful' office vandalism (Times Colonist, +The Canadian Press Syndication)

Nico Slobinsky, Pacific vice-president of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, says Robinson's removal signals that Jewish leaders are held to different standards than others.

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February 06, 2024

Ex-B.C. cabinet minister's office vandalized after she stepped down over Palestine comment (Ottawa Citizen, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

B.C.'s premier said the vandalism was 'hateful,' while a video showed the office covered in signs calling for 'intifada revolution' and her removal from the NDP caucus

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February 06, 2024