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Premier David Eby acknowledges antisemitism within the public service (Vancouver Sun)

Premier David Eby met with Jewish leaders on Friday who have called for an investigation into antisemitism within the NDP and public service

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March 08, 2024

Former NDP chief says Jewish members are feeling uncomfortable in the party (The Globe and Mail)

Former NDP chief says Jewish members are feeling uncomfortable in the party

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March 08, 2024

Canada to resume funding for UN Palestinian relief agency (The Globe and Mail)

Canada to resume funding for UN Palestinian relief agency

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March 08, 2024

Eby meets Jewish leaders and vows to 'root out' antisemitism in B.C. public service (CityNews Toronto, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Eby met with leaders of several Jewish groups on Friday and said afterwards that antisemitism “exists in schools, in civil society, in private employers, and I believe that people have had antisemitism experiences within the government of B.C. public service.”

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March 08, 2024

A protest directed at an Israeli real estate expo at a Thornhill synagogue brought on a Jewish counter-demonstration—and the chaos led to three arrests (The Canadian Jewish News)

Hundreds of people taking one side or another in the Israel-Hamas war faced each other across a suburban street on Thursday, creating a scene that involved blasting music at ear-splitting volumes and chanting for hours in front of the Beth Avraham Yoseph Synagogue (BAYT) of Toronto in Thornhill, Ont.

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March 08, 2024

Open Letter Regarding Meeting with Premier David Eby

We thank Premier David Eby for meeting with us today to hear our concerns about systemic antisemitism in his government and across our province, particularly in the public service and...Read More

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March 08, 2024

Montreal: Protesters say 'fake' Jews have no home, colonized Germany (The Jerusalem Post)

Pro-Palestinian protesters hurl antisemitic and sexist abuse at Jewish counterprotesters at a Montreal synagogue during an antizionist rally.

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March 07, 2024

B.C. Jewish leaders call on Premier Eby to address anti-Semitism in NDP (Victoria News)

Eby is meeting with rabbinical leaders Friday following Selina Robinson’s departure from caucus

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March 07, 2024

Protesters clash at Thornhill synagogue event billed as promoting West Bank land sales (Toronto Star)

Three arrests as hundreds of protesters and counterprotesters confronted each other at the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto (BAYT) synagogue.

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March 07, 2024