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‘A lost cause’: Jewish organizations condemn Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish for comparing Hamas leader to Nelson Mandela (The Pointer)

The Jewish community is condemning Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish for statements made during a council meeting on Wednesday when she compared Hamas leader Yahya SInwar to Nelson mandela.

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November 14, 2024

SLOBODIAN: Mississauga mayor compares anti-apartheid Mandela to murderous Hamas terrorist Sinwar (Western Standard)

Parrish refuses to condemn event that honours Hamas murderer, in her own city.

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November 14, 2024

Mississauga mayor compares Hamas leader to Nelson Mandela ahead of vigil for Yahya Sinwar (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

'Your terrorist and somebody else’s terrorist may be two different things,' Mayor Carolyn Parrish said at a Mississauga city council meeting

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November 14, 2024

WARMINGTON: Mississauga mayor comparing Hamas leader and Nelson Mandela 'despicable' (Toronto Sun)

But Carolyn Parrish says her words are being taken out of context

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November 14, 2024

Chris Selley: The perils of 'defining' bigotry (National Post)

Indigenous groups, and now Palestinian groups, want their own specific treatment under the law. Where will that end?

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November 14, 2024

Mississauga mayor doubles down, refusing to condemn Remembrance Day-style vigil for terrorist leader (True North)

Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish has doubled down against calls for her to condemn and prevent a Remembrance Day-style vigil for Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar, the orchestrator of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel.

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November 14, 2024

Canadian teenagers arrested for plans to bomb Ottawa Jewish community (Jerusalem Post)

One of the boys was in possession of acetone, oxidizer and metal ball bearings.

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November 14, 2024

L’affaire Bedford : A scandal in a Montreal public school re-ignites a debate over funding private religious education (The Canadian Jewish News)

A Montreal public school where teachers allegedly refused to teach the mandatory sex education curriculum—and male teachers ostracized their female colleagues along with female students—has re-ignited a slow-simmering societal debate in Quebec over private religious school funding.

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November 13, 2024

Two Ottawa youth arrested in connection with alleged terrorist attack targeting pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill (True North)

The RCMP arrested two teens in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill.

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November 13, 2024