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“We are shocked and deeply disturbed,” said Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, senior director of policy and advocacy for Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“This surge in antisemitic incidents underscores a profound failure of leadership and societal response,” said Shimon Koffler Fogel, president and CEO at the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
“This should dispel the false perception that “shechita” does not abide by the highest standards of animal welfare,” says Kashruth Council of Canada.
The international law expert has spent decades making the legal, rather than biblical or archaeological, case for Jewish sovereignty.
Harley Finkelstein spoke with JNS after an anti-Israel protester accused a guest of genocide during a live taping of his podcast at an event in Montreal.
The pro-Israel professor, who has penned scholarly writings on happiness, brings a humorous and satirical approach to his activism.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the position would work towards making the northern nation “more inclusive for everyone.”
“Sorry antisemites. You may not like what I have to say but I will keep saying it,” lawmaker Anthony Housefather posted to X.
“These teachers are extremely upset. They’re fearful,” said their Vancouver-based lawyer, Paul Pulver.
“Sadly, this is not an isolated incident, but part of a disturbing pattern of unchecked and unmitigated antisemitism plaguing the city,” B’nai B’rith Canada said.
The assailant threw rocks through the windows of two houses of worship before fleeing on a motorcycle.
Ottawa backlisted seven individuals and five entities for their alleged role in “facilitating, supporting or financially contributing” to violent acts.