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This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, March 31, 2024

This week we encouraged safety “bubble” zones around critical community infrastructure and supported efforts to take a serious and in-depth look at the growing phenomenon of antisemitism across the country.  ...Read More

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March 31, 2024

MPs, Jewish groups seek to end religious hate-speech defence in online harms bill (The Globe and Mail)

The federal online harms bill needs to be changed to stop religion from being used as a defence for hate speech, say the Bloc Québécois, Jewish groups and members of the LGBTQ community, who fear it could be exploited as a loophole for promoting homophobia, racial abuse and antisemitism.

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March 29, 2024

Canadian Jews facing rising antisemitism in Trudeau’s Canada (West Observer)

Antisemitism in Canada has grown to alarming levels, with a significant increase in hate crimes targeting Jews. Statistics from Toronto show that 56% of registered hate crimes were motivated by antisemitism.

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March 29, 2024

Amid hostility and kosher restrictions, Canadian Jews fear their 'golden age' is over (The Times of Israel)

The community is mounting a legal fight against restrictions that coincide with Israel-skeptic policies and expressions of antisemitism

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March 29, 2024

Jews ‘under siege’ in Trudeau's Canada amid soaring antisemitism (Fox News)

Canada is experiencing an unprecedented spike in antisemitic incidents

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March 29, 2024

Two days of anti-Israel protests shut down buildings at McGill University (The Canadian Jewish News)

Montreal police made at least one arrest as anti-Israel demonstrators mobilized at McGill University on March 28 and 29, impacting classes and occupying common areas. Crowds blocked access to three buildings targeting professors and programs perceived to be connected to Israel.

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March 28, 2024

UN head, a Catholic, accused of artifice for fasting in Gazan solidarity (Cleveland Jewish News)

António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general who is Catholic, fasted during the Muslim month of Ramadan during a recent visit to Egypt in solidarity with Gazans.

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March 26, 2024

Jew-hate and 'inquisitions' in Canada (Jewish News Syndicate)

With few exceptions, Canadian lawmakers are willing to issue only half-hearted statements and do virtually nothing to fight the explosion of hatred against Jews.

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March 25, 2024

LAWTON: Why Canada shouldn’t turn its back on Israel (True North)

As we continue to witness pro-Hamas celebrations across the country following the Oct. 7 attacks, the need to back Israel seems more apparent than ever. So why have Liberal and NDP politicians turned their backs on one of Canada’s most important allies?

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March 24, 2024