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CIJA, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver, and FSWC Condemn Attack on Jewish community member

Vancouver, BC – October 1, 2024 – On September 29, at approximately 7:15 p.m. at the Vancouver Art Gallery, a protest organized by Samidoun led to an attack on a...Read More

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October 01, 2024

Ottawa just overhauled its grant program for security upgrades. Some leaders call it a ‘game-changer’ (The Canadian Jewish News)

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October 01, 2024

Plante decries 'unacceptable' vandalism during pro-Palestinian protest (The Gazette)

The protesters marched down de Maisonneuve Blvd. and de la Montagne St., breaking windows along the way.

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September 30, 2024

Book found in TDSB classroom teaches disputed anti-Israel “Nakba” history (True North)

A book showcasing a widely disputed account of what anti-Israel activists call “Al Nakba” was discovered in a Toronto District School Board elementary school classroom.

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September 30, 2024

KLEIN: Palestinian Authority's curriculum doesn't belong in Canadian classrooms (The Winnipeg Sun)

The recent offer from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to provide its educational curriculum to Gazan children newly arrived in Canada has raised serious concerns. The offer, while framed as a humanitarian gesture to help children continue their education, must be scrutinized carefully.

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September 30, 2024

Joly's photo op reignites debate over Canada's funding of UNRWA (Toronto Sun, + Postmedia Syndication)

Canada’s continued funding of a contentious UN agency has reignited the debate over Ottawa’s Middle East policy — particularly after Sunday’s death of a prominent Hamas leader who also headed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) teachers union.

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September 30, 2024

Chaplain elected at Christian-Jewish Dialogue (The Anglican)

The Rev. Dr. Jim Leatch has been elected interim chair of the Christian-Jewish Dialogue of Toronto.

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September 30, 2024

NP View: The odious smear campaign against Heather Reisman and Indigo books (National Post)

She should be celebrated as one of this country’s most successful entrepreneurs and most generous philanthropists, not protested against

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September 30, 2024

Liberals roll out more security cash, details in strategy for fighting hate (CityNews)

The Trudeau government is announcing more details on its existing strategy and funding to fight hate crimes. Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa,

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September 29, 2024