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Court orders anti-Israel protesters to take down University of Toronto encampment (National Post, + Postmedia syndication)

The protesters, who previously said they would stay put until the school agrees to their demands, were ordered to clear out by Wednesday evening

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July 02, 2024

University of Waterloo sues encampment protesters for $1.5 million (Toronto Sun, + postmedia Syndication)

The university said in court documents that defendants have allegedly caused the plaintiff “significant harm and damages.” The university is also suing for expenses for property repairs, security upgrades and other safety measures to restore campus operations and ensure community safety.

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July 02, 2024

Shimon Koffler Fogel: The push to define anti-Palestinian racism is not about fighting discrimination (National Post)

Activists are using this as a means to paint Zionists as racists and stifle debate on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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July 02, 2024

University of Toronto is granted an injunction to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment that has been on campus for two months (The Canadian Jewish News)

The University of Toronto has received an injunction to dismantle the pro-Palestinian encampment on its property.

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July 02, 2024

U of T gets injunction to clear pro-Palestinian encampment (CBC)

Protesters must take down tents by 6 p.m. Wednesday; police can arrest anyone who doesn't comply

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July 02, 2024

'Apology not accepted': Behind Jewish groups' furor over Canada's new human rights commissioner (The Canadian Jewish News)

Birju Dattani is a Canadian human rights lawyer who worked in the Yukon and his home province of Alberta before being catapulted into the highest-profile human rights job in the country a few weeks ago. In mid-June, Canada’s justice minster announced Dattani’s appointment for a five-year term as chief commissioner at the federal human rights watchdog.

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July 02, 2024

B.C. Jewish Community Reacts to Human Rights Complaint Against BCTF

Vancouver, B.C. – July 2, 2024 - The Jewish community of Vancouver is grateful for the courageous efforts of a group of teachers who, earlier today, filed a human rights...Read More

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July 02, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | June 30, 2024

This week we strategized ways to leverage expertise in fighting antisemitism together at our Maspik! symposium. We asked you to add your voice in rejecting the government’s appointment of a...Read More

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June 30, 2024

SLOBODIAN: Another flawed Liberal human rights appointment? (Western Standard)

If Birju Dattani is wrongly accused of supporting “grotesque” antisemitism, then he’s an excellent choice to head the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC). Who better than someone who has endured persecution to understand the angst of the persecuted whose rights have been violated?

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June 29, 2024