Posts Tagged: Canadian Jews
Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Tries to Bash Israel for Electoral Gain on Monday
After nearly nine years under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada’s foreign policy has drifted into a kind of high school debating club -- where policy...
Top Canadian Jewish Group ‘Shocked’ at Muslim Student Organization’s Invite to Speaker Who Expressed ‘Genocidal Antisemitism’
A top Canadian Jewish group expressed deep concern on Thursday regarding a speaker at a scheduled conference of Muslim students who has expressed violently antisemitic...
Top Canadian Jewish Group Sounds Alarm Over Proposed Limits on Circumcisions Outside Medical Facilities
A top Canadian Jewish group spoke out on Thursday against new restrictions on circumcision by medical professionals being weighed in the Manitoba province. The College of...
Canadian Jews Remain Most Targeted for Religious Hate Crimes, Report Finds
JNS.org - Jews remained by far the most targeted religious group for hate crimes in Canada, according to the Canadian government’s annual survey of police-reported...
Canadian Jewish Groups Hail McGill University’s Backing of Student Targeted Over Israel Trip
Canadian Jewish groups have welcomed McGill University's decision to stand by a student who was targeted over her intention to participate in a free trip...
Will Trudeau’s New Government Maintain Its Steady Support for Israel?
JNS.org - Despite Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau overcoming corruption allegations and winning re-election last month, he is set to govern with a minority government that...
Canadian Jews Launch $10 Million Campaign to Protect Montreal Community
JNS.org - The Canada-based organization Federation CJA started a $10 million fundraising campaign aimed at increasing and improving coordinated security at Jewish institutions in Montreal. Thirty-one...
Leading Canadian Jewish Group Decries Passage of Bill Banning Religious Symbols
A leading Canadian Jewish group has decried Monday's passage by the National Assembly of Quebec of a bill banning civil servants from wearing religious symbols. Bill...
Canadian Jewish Groups Launch Campaign Against National Student Federation’s Endorsement of BDS
Canadian Jewish groups have launched a campaign against the Canadian Federation of Students' (CFS) decision to back the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement. The...
Trudeau Apologizes for Canada’s 1939 Refusal of Jewish Refugee Ship
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on Wednesday for the country's 1939 refusal to take in a ship carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees,...
Jewish Group Calls on Canadian Government to ‘Finally Get Serious About Addressing Antisemitism’
The Canadian government must “finally get serious about addressing antisemitism,” the CEO of the country’s branch of a prominent Jewish organization said on Friday. In a...
Canadian Rabbi Leads ‘Ring of Peace’ Around Toronto Mosques to Express Solidarity With Quebec Shooting Victims
Inspired by a Muslim-led initiative in Europe, a Toronto rabbi called on people of all faiths to form a "ring of peace" around local mosques on Friday, to...
Netanyahu: I Will Never Forget How Leonard Cohen Came to Israel During Yom Kippur War to Sing to IDF Troops Out of Deep Feeling of Partnership
Tributes rolled in from around the world -- including Israel -- following the death in Los Angeles earlier this week of 82-year-old Canadian Jewish singer-songwriter Leonard...
Jewish Groups Slam Canadian Green Party for Embracing BDS
JNS.org - Wide opposition has been expressed by Canadian Jewish groups to the Green Party's adoption of BDS as part of its official platform. The vote...
