B’nai Brith

Thousands come out to protest unilateral bid for Palestinian statehood

TORONTO, A standing-room only crowd of over 3000 people packed Canada Christian College to capacity to protest the Arab League’s plan to unilaterally divide Israel based on pre-1967 borders in order to create a Palestinian state with no security guarantees whatsoever for Israel. The “Stand With Israel” rally was attended by members of Jewish and Christian communities from across the Golden Horseshoe and southern Ontario, as well as religious leaders and politicians who came together to offer prayers and messages of encouragement to Israel as its future hangs in the balance pending this week’s events at the United Nations General Assembly.

Christians and Jews rally to oppose unilateral plan to divide Israel

TORONTO, 16 September 2011: B’nai Brith Canada and Christians United for Israel will bring Jews and Christians together this Sunday, September 18th at 7:00pm at Canada Christian College in Toronto for a rally to protest the Arab League’s plan to divide Israel based on pre-1967 borders in order to create a Palestinian state. The “Stand With Israel” rally will feature talks from Jewish and Christian leaders and a keynote address by the Honourable Jason Kenney, Federal Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. Christians of diverse backgrounds from churches right across Ontario will join with members of the Jewish community, united in their support for Israel.

Deadly multiple terrorist attack on Israel condemned

TORONTO, B’nai Brith Canada is appalled at the news of multiple terror attacks in Southern Israel.

B’nai Brith Canada calls on Facebook users across Canada to fight against hate

TORONTO, August 16, 2011: B’nai Brith Canada, the leading Jewish human rights organization in Canada, urges Facebook users to join in the call by the Online Hate Working Group of the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism’s to treat Holocaust Denial as an incitement to hatred. The exception made by Facebook for Holocaust Denial material as a form of hatred on this social forum must end.

B’nai Brith Canada supports call for Facebook to take action against Holocaust denial

TORONTO, August 16, 2011: B’nai Brith Canada, the leading Jewish human rights organization in Canada, supports the Online Hate Working Group of the Global Forum to Combat Antisemitism’s call to Facebook to treat Holocaust Denial as an incitement to hatred. The exception for Holocaust Denial material as a form of hatred on this social forum must end.

B’nai Brith Canada working with Police to solve swastika defacement spree across Toronto

TORONTO: B’nai Brith Canada has urged greater vigilance leading up to the Jewish Fast Day of Tisha B’Av next week (Tuesday, August 9, 2011), a day set aside to mourn the destruction of the Jewish Temples in Jerusalem. This comes following reports of three incidents of vandalism in the Toronto area during the past three days. In these incidents vandals used stencils to spraypaint black and red swastikas in visible locations. The latest incident occurred at the Beth Tikvah Synagogue on Bayview Avenue where a swastika and the words “Islam will rule” were spraypainted near the school entrance late yesterday afternoon in broad daylight.

Government move on suspected war criminals issue welcomed as long overdue

TORONTO, B’nai Brith Canada has applauded the Government’s announcement that it is actively seeking 30 individuals who face removal for complicity in violating human or international rights under the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, or under international law. Similarly, the Jewish human rights organization has welcomed the move by the Canadian Government to revoke the citizenship of 1,800 individuals who have been found to have obtained citizenship by fraudulent means, a stratagem often employed in the past by suspected war criminals.

B’nai Brith Canada calls for condemnation of anti-Israel blogging

TORONTO, – B’nai Brith Canada has written to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable James Moore commending him for his undertaking to investigate the blog postings allegedly made by his adviser Monzer Zimmo.

B’nai Brith asks Canadian government to recommend removal of UN human rights council rapporteur Falk

TORONTO, B’nai Brith Canada is urging the Canadian Government to use its influence on the world stage to have Richard Falk removed from his post as the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories.

B’nai Brith Canada lodges complaint with Venezuelan Government

TORONTO, June 3, 2011: B’nai Brith Canada has lodged a protest with the Government of Venezuela through its Embassy in Ottawa and Consulates General in Toronto and Montreal over the promotion on Venezuelan state-owned Radio Nacional de Venezuela of the notorious Czarist-era antisemitic forgery The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.

B’nai Brith Canada marks the 44th Yom Yerushalayim

TORONTO – B’nai Brith today issued the following statement to mark Yom Yerushalayim, the 44th anniversary of the reunification of the City of Jerusalem, the ancient and modern-day capital of the Jewish State:

Prime Minster Harper’s strong G8 stance on Mideast welcomed

TORONTO, May 27, 2011: B’nai Brith Canada has welcomed the efforts of Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ensure that the call of the G8 leaders for renewed peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians is not tied to any precondition relating to the 1967 borders.

Anti-Israel hate-mongering in Ottawa shows true colours of those who refuse to accept Jewish State

TORONTO, May 25, 2011: The anti-Israel graffiti spray-painted on the building housing the Israeli Embassy in Ottawa is a prime example of the type of demonization of the Jewish State that is becoming commonplace, B’nai Brith Canada said in a statement issued today.

Dangerous route taken by President Obama warns B’nai Brith Canada

TORONTO, Following yesterday’s speech by President Barack Obama wherein he called for a return to the pre-1967 borders, B’nai Brith Canada warns that the President has chosen to map out a dangerous route at the very time that the safety and security of the state of Israel are under constant threat.

B’nai Brith Canada congratulates Israel on the 63rd year of its modern-day statehood

TORONTO, – B’nai Brith Canada has sent its congratulations to the Jewish State on the 63rd anniversary of Yom Ha’Atzmaut, which commemorates the day when the Jewish State regained its independence.

Elimination of Arch-Terrorist Osama bin Laden blow to Global Terrorism

TORONTO: B'nai Brith Canada has welcomed the elimination of arch-terrorist Osama Bin Laden by US forces, calling it a decisive strike to a global terror network that threatens the entire free world, including Canada.

B’nai Brith Canada calls on Canadians to commemorate Yom Ha-Shoah

B'nai Brith Canada has called on all Canadians to commemorate Yom Ha-Shoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day - to ensure that the victims of Hitler’s Nazi regime are never forgotten.

City of Toronto misses the mark on Queer’s Against Israeli Apartheid at Pride

B’nai Brith Canada has condemned the report just released by City of Toronto manager Joe Penachetti, which finds that participation of Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA) in the Pride Toronto Parade does not violate the City’s anti-discrimination policy.

Audit of 2010 shows anti-Jewish hatred continues to rise in Canada

TORONTO, The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada has released its most recent Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, an authoritative study of patterns of prejudice released each year in this country. In total, 1,306 incidents were reported to the League in 2010, representing a 3.3% increase over the 2009 data, and a more than four-fold increase over the past ten years. “Incidents were reported across the country in synagogues, schools, playgrounds, on campus, at street rallies, sporting events, workplaces, even reaching people’s own homes,” said Frank Dimant, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada. “This kind of hatred is infectious and insidious. It destroys the very fabric of Canada’s multicultural society, and those that would deny its gravity are part of the problem, not the solution.

B’nai Brith applauds Liberal Quebec MNA Lawrence Bergman’s condemnation of vigile.net

B’nai Brith Canada – Quebec has applauded Liberal Quebec MNA Lawrence Bergman’s condemnation of the antisemitic postings on the pro-sovereignty website vigile.net. The Honourable Lawrence Bergman put forth a motion last week denouncing the comments and calling on the Parti Québécois (PQ) members who donated to the site to stop their financial contributions.