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In response, members of the campus medical community penned an open letter calling the allegations “defamatory and libelous.” They also claimed that Israel is guilty of “war crimes,” “violent settler-colonialism” and “forced displacement.”
The release in 2018 of suspect Hassan Diab, faced opposition by civil-society groups in France, including pro-Israel organizations.
Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Grantly Franklin said “Canada is concerned that the Durban process has and continues to be used to push for anti-Israel sentiment and as a forum for anti-Semitism.”
Michael Mostyn, CEO of B’nai Brith Canada, lauded the decision, saying “Jews returning to producing wine in their indigenous homeland is something to be celebrated, not stigmatized.”
The technology used in the portable, handheld device went through 10 years of research and development.
They were not limited to a particular geographic location, though the majority occurred in Ontario and Quebec.
Bill 21 prohibits “certain persons from wearing religious symbols while exercising their functions” and says “under the bill, personnel members of a body must exercise their functions with their face uncovered.”
Shimon Koffler Fogel, president and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, said the adoption of the resolution “highlights a toxic obsession with Israel to the serious detriment of the party.”
The vandalism, which included writing that said “Kill Jews” and “Gas Jews,” was discovered on the morning of April 6 by preschool parents.
An open letter insists that the measure would “help administrators better identify and meaningfully combat” anti-Semitism on campus, listing incidents at several schools.
They comprise some 50 percent of crimes in this category with Muslims at 10 percent, and Catholics and other religions at 3 percent each.
More than 3,000 emails and letters have been sent to Mayor Valérie Plante, reiterating the importance of efforts to combat anti-Semitism.
