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Masked protesters gather outside Montreal’s Shaar Hashomayim synagogue, violating court-ordered buffer zone (The Canadian Jewish News)

More than 40 masked people hoisting Palestinian flags and chanting ‘Intifada! Intifada!’, among other slogans gathered outside Congregation Shaar Hashomayim synagogue on Tuesday night—while an event featuring former Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy and honouring student leaders was transpiring inside.

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November 06, 2024

Public storm over Montreal anti-racism report that omits antisemitism (The Suburban)

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs is condemning a report on accelerating changes for a Montreal free of racism and discrimination from 2023 to 2025, saying it omits any mention of antisemitism. Numerous anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents have taken place in Montreal — including antisemitic slurs, Jewish schools being fired upon and Molotov cocktails thrown into Jewish community centres — since the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.

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November 06, 2024

‘Shame on the Islamic Republic’: Jewish groups mourn executed 20-year-old Iranian Jew (Jewish News Syndicate)

The Jewish Policy Center called for God to avenge the killing of Arvin Netanel Ghahremani and “liberate the people of Iran from their tyranny.”

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November 06, 2024

Motion on “genocide” in Palestine: “History will judge you”, says QS's Bouazzi (CTV News Montreal)

A motion tabled by Québec solidaire (QS) on the Gaza Strip caused an uproar in the National Assembly on Tuesday, leading to MNA Haroun Bouazzi being accused of being a “radical.”

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November 05, 2024

UN Palestinian rapporteur faces backlash after press conference on Parliament Hill (Globe and Mail)

Speaking in a press conference room in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, said that 'Israel practises apartheid against the Palestinian people' and is maintaining an unlawful occupation of their land.

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November 05, 2024

UN official for Palestinian territories says she was ‘snubbed’ by Canadian government (Toronto Star)

Francesca Albanese was visiting Canada to urge the Trudeau government to increase pressure on Israel to end its war in Gaza.

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November 05, 2024

A plan for combatting racism in Montreal is criticized for not addressing rising antisemitism (The Canadian Jewish News)

Montreal city hall unveiled its updated roadmap to combat racism and racial profiling on Oct. 29. But instead of kudos for their accomplishments thus far, they got an earful.

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November 05, 2024

Manitoba Métis Federation decisively votes down anti-Israel resolution (The Jewish Post & News)

On May 2, 2023, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), the Vickar Automotive Group and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev signed a Donor Pledge Agreement to establish a partnership for research, education and culture exchange.

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November 05, 2024

Un nouveau guide canadien sur l’antisémitisme sème la controverse (Le Devoir)

Un nouveau guide sur l’antisémitisme publié par le gouvernement canadien suscite la controverse parmi les militants pour les droits des Palestiniens, qui craignent que ses principes ne restreignent la liberté de critiquer l’État d’Israël.

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November 04, 2024