Latest updates from CIJA

McGill says security concerns forced the dismantling of encampment (Montreal Gazette)

McGill students who participated in the encampment will face penalties that could include expulsion, according to the university's administration.

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July 11, 2024

New online platform launched in Quebec to help combat antisemitism in schools (CityNews Montreal)

The solution starts with education,” says Eta Yudin of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, launching a new platform in Quebec to help teach youth how to identify, unlearn, and stand against antisemitism. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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July 11, 2024

Canada: University of Windsor reaches agreement with anti-Israel protesters (Israel National News)

Canadian Jewish groups dismayed over the agreement which appears to capitulate to the demands of the protesters.

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July 11, 2024

‘Bubble zones’ limit protests outside communities of faith in Vaughan, Ont. Are they a good idea? (Broadview)

While some see them as a necessary step to protect faith communities from hate, others raise freedom-of-speech concerns

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July 11, 2024

CIJA Unveils New Resource to Combat Antisemitism in Schools

July 11 – 11:15 a.m. | Federation CJA Building, Montreal Montreal, QC – July 11, 2024 – Media representatives are invited to a press briefing by Eta Yudin, Vice-President – Quebec,...Read More

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July 11, 2024

Week of antisemitic incidents includes posters and cemetery vandalism (The Suburban)

A dozen posters with swastikas seen in Outremont saying the federal Conservatives and Liberals, and provincial CAQ, and Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather, are aligned with Nazis because of their support of Israel, have been roundly condemned.

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July 10, 2024

Live updates: Heavy police presence as McGill begins dismantling encampment (Ottawa Citizen)

The development comes after a Pro-Palestinian protest on Friday ended with windows broken, a university security guard assaulted and one man arrested. Protesters recently denied entry to fire department inspectors.

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July 10, 2024

Movement 'will not end with the encampments,' pro-Palestinian protester says (Montreal Gazette)

McGill says the encampment was a "magnet for violence and intimidation" organized largely by individuals who are not part of the university.

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July 10, 2024

Controversy over new human rights chief threatens support for online harms bill (The Globe and Mail)

Justice Minister Arif Virani is facing fresh pressure to split the online harms bill in two as the controversy surrounding the appointment of Canada’s new human rights chief threatens to undermine support for a key plank of the bill designed to combat hate.

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July 10, 2024