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BCTF removes online presence of committee allied with pro-Hamas rallies (Vancouver is Awesome)

A BC Teachers Federation committee had been promoting anti-Israel rhetoric, according to Jewish groups who are equally concerned with a lack of Holocaust education mandate and resources from the union.

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June 13, 2024

B.C. United missteps divide Muslim community, strategist claims (CBC News British Columbia)

Party dropped Asad Gondal following online backlash to his previous Gaza, 2SLGBTQ+ comments

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June 12, 2024

Opinion: Words are not enough; time for decisive action on antisemitism (Montreal Gazette)

We cannot continue to watch as the right to freedom of expression is confused with an obligation to provide a platform for those sowing hate and division.

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June 12, 2024

BC Teachers’ Federation declines to fund Holocaust education group, while funding pro-Palestinian group (The Globe and Mail)

The BC Teachers’ Federation has denied specialist recognition of a Holocaust education group, making it ineligible for the same funding for curriculum development that the union provides to some three dozen other associations, including one promoting pro-Palestinian resources.

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June 12, 2024

Concerns about newly announced BC United candidate running in Surrey (Global News)

There are concerns about a newly announced, BC United candidate running in the Surrey North riding for the next election. As Keith Baldrey reports, this controversy stems from two letters written by the candidate Muhammad Asad Gondal as president of the BC Muslim Association.

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June 11, 2024

CIJA Disappointed by TDSB Failure to Address Antisemitism in Proposed Strategy for Combating Hate and Racism

Toronto, ON – June 11, 2024 – On June 5, the TDSB Program and School Services Committee met to discuss an update to the TDSB’s Student Learning Strategy for Combatting Hate...Read More

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June 11, 2024

B.C. Jewish Community Troubled by Past Comments of Surrey North BC United Candidate

Vancouver, B.C. – June 11, 2024 – Last night, media shared a letter signed by Mohammad Asad Gondal, the BC United candidate for Surrey North, which accuses the Israeli government...Read More

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June 11, 2024

Après son enquête sur Charkaoui, la GRC lance un débat sur l’incitation à la haine (ICI Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau)

La police fédérale suggère de moderniser le Code criminel à l’ère de la polarisation du débat public.

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June 11, 2024

RCMP official calls for debate on hate speech law after probe of controversial imam ends without charges (CBC News)

Adil Charkaoui gave a speech calling for the deaths of 'the enemies of the people of Gaza'

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June 11, 2024