B’nai Brith

Facebook needs more extensive and responsive compliance mechanism to exclude repeat offenders

B'nai Brith Canada has called on Facebook to investigate users who utilize the social networking site to disseminate hate and call for violence. This call comes after Facebook finally removed pages calling for violence against the Jewish State, only to have related pages reappear on the social networking site within hours.

B’nai Brith Canada demands Facebook remove incitement to violence messaging

In light of the recent escalation of violence in the Middle East, including the brutal slaughter of the Fogel family in Itamar and the terrorist bus bombing in Jerusalem, B’nai Brith Canada has demanded that the social network conglomerate Facebook move immediately to deal with complaints from B’Nai Brith and others to remove pages on its site that contain blatant expressions of hatred and calls for violence against the Jewish State and its residents.

B’nai Brith Canada-Quebec welcomes new directive for taxi inspectors

MONTREAL, March 25, 2011 - B’nai Brith Canada-Quebec welcomes the out-of-court settlement between Montreal cab driver Arieh Perecowicz and municipal authorities regarding religious objects in a taxi. The deal reportedly includes specific written acknowledgment by the chief of the Montreal Taxi Bureau that drivers’ religious objects are permissible inside their cabs, as long as these objects do not constitute a safety hazard or proselytizing.

Bus bombing in Jerusalem condemned

TORONTO, B'nai Brith Canada strongly condemns the terrorist bombing in the heart of the city of Jerusalem, Israel. As details emerge, the organization calls on the international community to echo this condemnation in the strongest of terms.

B’nai Brith Canada marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day

TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has called on countries around the world to join in a concerted effort to fight Holocaust denial as a tangible way of marking the UN's International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Quebec Region urges police to investigate anti-Jewish attacks as hate-motivated crimes

MONTREAL, January 17, 2011 - B’nai Brith Canada-Quebec is concerned about the series of apparently orchestrated attacks which occurred over the weekend in Cote Saint Luc and Hampstead, targeting synagogues, a Jewish school and a daycare. The organization is urging police to investigate them as hate-motivated crimes.

Jewish human rights group hails Nova Scotia cross burning decision as key in fight against hate

TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada’s League for Human Rights has described the precedent-setting six-month sentence in the Nova Scotia cross burning case as a strong deterrent to hatemongers.

B’nai Brith Canada welcomes latest move to commemorate victims of the Holocaust

B’nai Brith Canada has welcomed the successful passage through the House of Commons of MP Tim Uppal’s Private Member's Bill, "An Act to Establish a National Holocaust Monument", as a landmark in Canada’s ongoing efforts to encourage and support Holocaust education, remembrance and research.

B’nai Brith Canada announces fund to aid victims of Mt. Carmel fire in Israel

TORONTO, December 3, 2010 – B’nai Brith Canada has called on the Canadian Government to announce its plans for relief measures for families of victims and survivors of the massive fire currently still raging in Northern Israel. Reports of assistance to the Jewish State of much-needed fire-fighting equipment, materials and personnel have already come from countries across the globe, including Cyprus, Britain, United States, Russia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, France, Croatia, Spain, Azerbaijan and Romania.

B’nai Brith Canada marks Remembrance Day with launch of annual Operation Thank You Campaign

B’nai Brith Canada is marking Remembrance Day by launching its annual Operation Thank You campaign, a national initiative to link Canadians students with soldiers serving overseas, as a concrete way of showing our appreciation for their dedication and courage.

Headlines misleading regarding Jewish community contract worker

Eric Bissell, National President and Frank Dimant, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada, reject the sensationalized media reports, specifically the headlines relating to Bill Surkis.

Bnai Brith Canada alarmed by RCMPs continued outreach to Canadian Islamic Congress

B'nai Brith Canada is alarmed by media reports that the RCMP, one of Canadas lead security organizations, is publicly engaging with the Canadian Islamic Congress at an upcoming Ottawa conference.

Those that exploit refugees must be stopped

B’nai Brith Canada congratulates the Government of Canada on its proposed Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada’s Immigration System Act. The proposed bill recognizes human smuggling as a criminal activity which can carry linkages to organized criminal syndicates and banned terrorist organizations.

Barbaric terrorist attack condemned

B’nai Brith Canada has condemned the lethal shooting attack against Jews living in Hebron, which left four dead, including a pregnant woman.

Strip MP Libby Davies of leadership roles in party after anti-Israel remarks

TORONTO, June 15, 2010 – B’nai Brith Canada has called for the NDP to strip MP Libby Davies of her leadership roles in the party following remarks she made at an anti-Israel rally stating that the “occupation of Palestine” began in 1948 and in support of a boycott of the Jewish State. Davies, who has a long record of anti-Israel activism, is currently the deputy leader of the NDP and its leader in the House of Commons.

British Advertising Standards Authority decision to ban Israeli use of Western Wall imagery in ads

B’nai Brith Canada has expressed its outrage over a decision by the British Advertising Standards Authority (BASA) to ban an Israeli Government Tourist Office ad promoting Israel which included clips of the Western Wall. BASA’s decision was reportedly based on the grounds that it considered the Western Wall “occupied” territory, as it is situated in the Eastern part of Jerusalem. In a letter to the British High Commissioner in Ottawa, B’nai Brith called BASA’s decision an “egregious insult” to the Jewish community and called for it to be rescinded.

B’nai Brith Canada marks Yom HaShoah with ceremonies across Canada

B'nai Brith Canada is marking Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day - with memorial ceremonies across Canada honouring the victims. Following "Unto Every Person There is a Name" ceremonies last Friday in the Greater Toronto Area, B'nai Brith will be holding similar events in Montreal on Monday, April 12th and in Winnipeg on Monday, April 12th and Wednesday, April 14th. B'nai Brith Midwest Region will also be organizing an Interfaith Yom HaShoah Ceremony in Winnipeg on Sunday, April 18th. In Toronto, the League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith has joined with the Law Society of Upper Canada to host a special commemorative forum on bringing war criminals to justice on Monday, April 12th.

Rise in anti-Jewish hatred documented in 2009 Audit

The League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada today released its 2009 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, an annual study on patterns of prejudice in this country. In total, 1,264 incidents were reported, representing an 11.4% increase over the 1,135 cases in 2008, and a more than five-fold increase in incidents over the past decade. There were 884 cases of harassment, 348 of vandalism and a doubling from last year in the incidents of violence to 32.