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Melanie Joly doubles down on UNRWA funding despite Hamas employment history (True North)

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has “reaffirmed” Canada’s commitment to funding the United Nations Relief and Work Agency after the organization revealed that it employed a chief Hamas official recently eliminated by Israel.

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October 01, 2024

Woman assaulted, subjected to antisemitic slurs at duelling protests: VPD (Vancouver Sun)

Vancouver police are investigating the Sunday night incident as a hate crime

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October 01, 2024

Report Hate Form K-12 (Ontario)

Many of us have a child—or know one—who has faced antisemitism at school. Too often, these incidents go unreported because students feel unsafe or unsupported when turning to school authorities,...Read More

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October 01, 2024

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)

Click here to listen. [embedlycard url="https://thecjn.ca/podcasts/ottawa-just-overhauled-its-grant-program-for-security-upgrades-some-jewish-leaders-call-it-a-game-changer/"]Read More

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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