Latest updates from CIJA

TDSB trustees vote to adopt 'anti-Palestinian racism' term (CBC Toronto)

Trustees on the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) are set to vote on whether to update its Combating Hate and Racism Student Learning Strategy to include the term 'anti-Palestinian racism' after Palestinian and Jewish community members pushed for the board to name and recognize the discrimination at its schools.

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June 19, 2024

Hundreds rallied outside Toronto school board offices to protest a racism report that doesn’t mention antisemitism (The Canadian Jewish News)

Hundreds of people filled the lawn in front of the Toronto District School Board (TSDB) to oppose a proposed anti-discrimination policy set to be voted on by trustees that would include recognizing anti-Palestinian racism—while failing to acknowledge rising antisemitism in schools.

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June 19, 2024

'Wake up Canada' truck playing 'Islamaphobic' video under investigation in Toronto (CTV News)

Toronto police say their hate crimes unit is investigating after a cube van was seen driving around the city playing what they call an "Islamophobic" video.

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June 19, 2024

Montreal mayor denounces antisemitism after restaurant allegedly targeted (Global News)

Politicians are denouncing violence and intimidation against Montreal’s Jewish community after bullet-shaped holes were found in a restaurant window.

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June 19, 2024

Rebel News admits it owns truck displaying anti-Muslim ads (CityNews Toronto)

Rebel News has taken ownership of a truck displaying Islamophobic messages in Toronto. As Tina Yazdani reports, the admission came after Toronto police launched an investigation and a local businessman offered a cash reward.

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June 19, 2024

Les Gardiens de la révolution islamique au registre des entités terroristes (La Presse)

Après avoir longtemps résisté, le gouvernement Trudeau a inscrit le Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (CGRI) à la liste des entités terroristes du Canada. Tout en se disant soulagé de voir enfin les libéraux sévir, un représentant de la communauté iranienne avertit que les paroles ne suffiront pas – les résultats devront suivre.

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June 19, 2024

• Canada designates Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist entity (The Globe and Mail, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Canada is designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the Iranian armed forces, as a terrorist organization under this country’s Criminal Code, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced.

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June 19, 2024

TDSB to vote on adopting 'anti-Palestinian racism' term (CBC Toronto)

Hundreds gathered outside school board as committee voted to send report to trustees

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June 19, 2024

McGill, politicians, condemn anti-Israel 'summer program' (The Suburban)

McGill, politicians and Jewish organizations have condemned a social media posting and other material promoting a “revolutionary youth summer program” taking place starting this week as part of the anti-Israel encampment on the McGill campus, purportedly until July 12.Organizers claim the “program” is purely educational.

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June 19, 2024