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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said she is “absolutely not” rejecting the motion; defining anti-Semitism was “far from a black-and-white issue.”
A passenger pens a note of gratitude after an unexpected Shabbat in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The suspensions meant that the groups’ privileges were temporarily revoked, including reserving rooms, and putting up posters and tables around campus for other events.
B’nai Brith Canada calls on the Canadian government to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist entity within 30 days.
Thousands take to the streets calling for the leadership to resign after Tehran admits to mistakenly shooting down a civilian jet, killing 176 • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “Iran lied ... they knew from the start” they had shot down the plane.
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The government could have expressed support for a two-state solution in ways that “would have been more effective and avoided adding credibility to the distorted, anti-Israel narrative that adversaries seek to advance within the U.N.,” said Shimon Fogel of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
The resolution, sponsored by North Korea, calls eastern Jerusalem “occupied Palestinian territory” and claims that Israel’s security barrier “severely impedes the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.”
The former Canadian premier, widely considered to have been one of the most pro-Israel leaders in modern history, was nominated for the honor by Jerusalem City Council member Dan Illouz.
“I understand that many of you were alarmed by this decision,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said this week at a menorah-lighting ceremony. “But let me be very clear. We will continue to stand strongly against the singling out of Israel at the U.N.”
Jordyn Wright, a second-year science student, labeled the motion as anti-Semitic and discriminatory. It was also criticized by the McGill administration, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Anti-Defamation League and hundreds of McGill students.
She called the push to oust her from the Student Society of McGill University’s legislative council and board of directors as “anti-Semitic.”
