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“The lack of boundaries, combined with the growing success of this platform, makes it an ideal virtual home for hate speech and extremist content,” it concluded.
“Bullying, vandalism and hateful discourse targeting Jewish youth creates an unsafe learning environment and compels children to mask their Jewish identity. This is a reality no Canadian should accept,” said Noah Shack of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
The resolution also included the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism.
“Lama TV,” founded and produced by Lama Aggad, describes itself on YouTube as “the largest Canadian Arabic TV show.”
Douglas Schifer, 66, threatened neighbors and their guests because of their religion during an outdoor gathering in November 2020.
The Orăștie synagogue, which is more than a century old, was restored in the early 2000s and has housed several cultural events in recent years.
Sandra Pellegrino, president of Temple Tifereth Israel, also said her building is believed to have been the main target of 28-year-old gunman Nathan Allen.
The Legion program aims to train and equip civilians with the necessary skills to defend themselves and their families.
“We condemn the disgraceful comments made by [Omar] in a CNN interview in which she accused her Jewish congressional colleagues, along with the Jewish people as a whole, of not being committed to the pursuit of justice,” said the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
“We are appalled to see Montreal Kosher Bakery, an important business in our community, become the latest victim of a potential hate crime,” B’nai Brith Canada tweeted.
Jewish groups are demanding that Twitter ban former Georgia congresswoman and Green Party presidential candidate Cynthia McKinney.
Police are reviewing the security video and footage from nearby businesses to help identify the suspects.
