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Some traditional allies of the Jewish state side with Palestinians as an Israeli diplomat slams “reckless disregard for the truth” in resolutions that have been floated this week.
Canada’s Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the “addition of Ansarallah as a listed terrorist entity contributes to our efforts in fighting terrorism globally.”
Second Cup Café said that the anti-Israel protester had violated the chain’s “values of inclusion and community.”
“At least in Israel, we have the Iron Dome. Canada, you have Justin Trudeau,” wrote the human-rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky.
“We need a concerted effort by the community of democracies to hold the Iranian regime to account,” the former Canadian justice minister tells JNS.
The English musician recently denied that Hamas terrorists raped Israeli women on Oct. 7.
“This ill-considered endorsement of the ICC’s politically motivated actions is a slap in the face to our ally and to every innocent Israeli still being held hostage,” wrote Leo Housakos, a Quebec senator.
Goldie Ghamari, a member of the Ontario Parliament, told JNS that Iranians and Israelis “have shared memories, shared history.”
“Our paramount concern is the safety and well-being of all our students and employees,” said Leanne Bennett, academic dean at Dawson College, in an announcement to students.
Israel’s ambassador to Canada talks with JNS about the rise in antisemitism in the northern country, and Ottawa’s move away from the Jewish state in the aftermath of Oct. 7, 2023.
The federal Canadian government recently notified organizations that it denied their requests for freedom of information access to the documents.
The NGO Monitor report found overlapping activity and funding among 111 groups, including Samidoun, Independent Jewish Voices and Palestinian Youth Movement.
