B’nai B’rith International
“This should be a time not to run and hide but to indeed prove that Zionism is not racism,” Rep. Joe Wilson told attendees.
“Toronto cannot look the other way while seniors are intimidated in their hallways,” said city councilor James Pasternak.
“It is categorically unacceptable and antisemitism has no place on our campus,” a university spokesperson told JNS on Saturday when asked for comment.
B’nai Brith Canada says the Ontario city’s plan to raise the flag for Palestinian Independence Day glorifies violence and violates city policy.
B’nai B’rith International said “the postponement raises serious concerns that the summit may not be held at all.”
The nonprofit’s CEO intends to step down on June 30, 2026. “It will be impossible to fill his shoes,” a former B’nai B’rith International president stated.
B’nai B’rith Canada said it had “full confidence” in the justice system.
The suspect railed against Jews on social media.
“The atmosphere is pervasive” and “has permeated across Europe,” Alina Bricman, of B’nai B’rith International, told JNS.
“The EU can’t refrain from blaming Israel’s conduct,” despite Hamas’s human rights violations and Iran’s perpetual threat, the group’s leaders wrote.
Mark Carney’s comments “only serve to embolden those who wish to use the conflict between Israel and Hamas as an excuse to incite hate and sow division,” Richard Robertson, of B’nai Brith Canada, told JNS.
“We alerted law enforcement, who acted in short order to prevent him from causing harm,” B’nai Brith Canada stated.