Latest updates from CIJA

Certaines manifestations pro-Palestine dépassent les bornes, selon Trudeau (La Presse, + syndication de La presse canadienne)

Les manifestations en soutien aux Palestiniens qui incluent des comportements haineux ou harcelants franchissent une ligne, a déclaré jeudi le premier ministre Justin Trudeau.

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March 07, 2024

B.C. premier says former minister's exit from NDP is 'humbling' (CBC News)

David Eby said he disagrees with antisemitism claim by Selina Robinson, who resigned from party caucus

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March 07, 2024

FIRST READING: Police respond to accusations that they've surrendered streets to the anti-Israel mob (National Post)

This week has yielded multiple incidents of anti-Israel mobs besieging Jewish sites and public events with minimal opposition

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March 07, 2024

Quebec court grants Jewish group injunction against pro-Palestinian protesters (Toronto Star, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

A Quebec Superior Court judge has granted a Montreal synagogue and a Jewish organization an injunction barring some pro-Palestinian protesters from coming within 50 metres of their buildings.

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March 07, 2024

Pro-Palestinian mob blocks access to Montreal Holocaust Museum over pro-Israel event (The Times of Israel)

Central Jewish community group denounces protest as deliberate intimidation of local Jews; police deploy in force to secure similar gathering at synagogue

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March 07, 2024

Should protests be banned at places of worship? (CityNews)

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is calling on the Ford government to ban protests at certain places including houses of worship. Shauna Hunt reports from the third demonstration targeting a Synagogue this week.

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March 07, 2024

Trudeau says some Pro-Palestinian protests cross the line into hate, harassment (CBC News, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Prime minister says he's heard from members of Canada's Jewish community who feel unsafe

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March 07, 2024

‘Death to the Jews:’ Protester gives Nazi salute at Montreal ex-IDF talk (The Jerusalem Post)

"Death to Israel, Death to Jews,” was also shouted in Arabic by a protester, according to a video posted by The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs on Tuesday.

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March 07, 2024

Housefather, Mendicino raise concerns about UNRWA amid reports feds to restart funding (iPolitics)

Housefather told iPolitics that he and Mendicino released the statement to express “publicly the opinions that we’ve provided internally,” and to combat misinformation on social media about whether funding has restarted.

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March 07, 2024