Tag: Canada
Suspect arrested after swastikas spray-painted on Montreal synagogue
A man has been arrested after a synagogue in Montreal was vandalized on Wednesday.
Multiple swastikas were spray-painted on the front doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. The 16-year-old synagogue has been closed due to the...
Suspect arrested after swastikas spray-painted on Montreal synagogue
A man has been arrested after a synagogue in Montreal was vandalized on Wednesday.
Multiple swastikas were spray-painted on the front doors of Congregation Shaar Hashomayim. The 16-year-old synagogue has been closed due to the...
Canadian court takes stand against Palestinian ‘pay-for-slay’ policy
In a landmark decision on Thursday, the Canadian Federal Court denied the refugee application of a Palestinian woman who worked for an organization that pays stipends to Palestinian terrorists and their families, reported the...
‘Canadian Jewish News’ to relaunch online only
The Canadian Jewish News announced on Monday that it will relaunch its publication in January but will be online only.
The announcement came in a report in The Canadian Jewish Record, a free online volunteer Jewish-news site launched in May...
‘Ottawa Jewish Bulletin’ to end publication of print version after 83 years
A Jewish publication in Ottawa, Canada, is ceasing its print edition at the end of the year.
The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, which is run by the Jewish Federation of Ottawa and has suspended its print issues...
Canadian Jewish groups express dismay for pro-Palestinian UN vote
Canadian Jewish groups have expressed their disappointment in Canada voting for a pro-Palestinian resolution at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday.
The nonbinding resolution that passed with 163 countries in favor, five against and 10...
Ontario city council adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
A city council in Ontario, Canada, unanimously adopted the widely accepted International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on Monday.
The Orillia City Council adopted the definition following an hour-long presentation by Holocaust survivor Max Eisen,...
The Independent Jewish Voices, Canada (IJV), Israel and the Palestinians
Introduction
This paper assesses the relative merits and overall worth of
First, the telephone survey of a sample of 1009 persons (“respondents”) sponsored by the Independent Jewish Voices, Canada (IJV) together with two other organisations i.e....
Ontario school curriculum removes anti-Israel video
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Tuesday that an anti-Israel video was taken down from a Grade 10 online civics course.
“Very concerned that this offensive material was on a learning website. Working with @gilamartow, I...
Canadian lawmaker running for prime minister would move embassy to Jerusalem
Canadian lawmaker Erin O’Toole said on Wednesday that he would move his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem if he were elected the next prime minister.
“Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people,...