Canada
“Jews have been persecuted for centuries, and they showed a lot of solidarity and compassion as they were able to relate to us,” said Jamileh Naso, president of the Canadian Yazidi Association.
“The targeting of Jewish schools and businesses and destroying the Israeli flag send a hateful message to Canada’s Jews,” said Michael Levitt, CEO of the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Realtor Tariq Khan praised a convicted terrorist, denied the Holocaust and portrayed trope-laden images of the Israeli prime minister.
“We will look carefully at next steps, at what the French government chooses to do, at what French tribunals choose to do,” Justin Trudeau says.
But an annual antisemitism audit from B’nai Brith Canada raises alarm.
Yossi Margaretten of Chaverim of Rockland, N.Y., told JNS how and why his second night of Passover was different from all his other second Passover nights.
“This vile act shows us that Jew-hatred is alive and well in Canada,” according to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.
“We have expressed concern over how this happened and asked the company to ensure the integrity of these ad cases so that no such illicit ads are placed in the future,” Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center told JNS.
It states that “anti-apartheid is not antisemitism,” above, below and within a blue Star of David.
Palestinian activists voiced their opposition to its usage, saying that it would shut down their attempts to criticize Israel.
None were injured, and police say both fires are “suspicious.”
Stepan Bandera was no hero, says Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center.
