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Carleton University faces backlash for employing professor convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing (The Canadian Jewish News)

Carleton University is under significant scrutiny from Israeli universities and Jewish advocacy groups for employing Hassan Diab, a professor convicted in absentia by a French court for a 1980 synagogue bombing in Paris that killed four people and injured 46.

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December 09, 2024

Shimon Fogel: The fight against antisemitism has to be more than just words (National Post)

At this point words are not enough. We need action from government

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December 08, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, December 8, 2024

This week, we expressed our dismay – but not surprise – at the most recent report from Amnesty International that, while purporting to be independent, is imbued with anti-Israel bias....Read More

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December 08, 2024

‘SHAME ON YOU’: Complaints flooded Mayor Olivia Chow’s inbox after Oct. 7 (Toronto Sun)

In the days after her absence from a vigil one year after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Mayor Olivia Chow got an earful, emails released to the Toronto Sun show.

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December 07, 2024

Mayor Chow got emails about Oct. 7 vigil, documents show (Toronto Sun)

Dozens of pages worth of emails, released to the Sun after a freedom-of-information request, appear to show at least two messages about the Oct. 7 vigil were delivered to Chow’s inbox well before the event took place.

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December 06, 2024

François Legault a un message pour les «islamistes»: il veut interdire la prière dans l'espace public (Le Journal de Montreal)

Le premier ministre François Legault veut interdire la prière dans l'espace public et fustige les «islamistes» qui tentent d'inculquer leurs valeurs aux élèves du Québec.

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December 06, 2024

Canadian advocacy group: Amnesty International's biased report belongs in the trash bin (Israel National News)

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) blasts Amnesty International’s report accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza: Instead of holding terrorists accountable, Amnesty inexplicably inverts the narrative, blaming Israel for the violence perpetrated against it.

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December 06, 2024

Canada's UN vote against Israel slammed (The Suburban)

For the first time in nearly 10 years, Canada has voted in favour of a United Nations resolution on Dec.3 stating that Israeli settlements in disputed Palestinian territories are illegal and condemning how the Hamas-Israel war is affecting Palestinian civilians.

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December 05, 2024

Could hate speech be excused as religious belief? – The Elias Makos Show (CJAD800 AM)

Richard Marceau, Vice President of External Relations and Legal Counsel, CIJA and co-author of the op-ed

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December 05, 2024