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Graham Hart, 69, previously pleaded guilty to eight counts of producing a “program in service with intent or likely to stir up racial hatred.”
In both English and French, the Jewish organization wrote to stores saying by “unfairly singling out Israel with their boycott,” the company has made their products “unpalatable to many Canadian consumers.”
Ben & Jerry’s Israel franchisee Avi Zinger speaks about the “gut punch” of last month’s decision by the global parent company to stop selling over the Green Line, and why the government needs to step in and step up.
The politically biased statement creates an unwelcoming and toxic atmosphere on campus, they say, and could prevent Jewish students and others who support Israel from attending the university.
Activists and community leaders will hand out educational materials about the BDS movement against Israel, in addition to free ice-cream.
Lior Raz can carry any scene with just his green eyes; his brooding, menacing snarl; and his angry resting face, which precedes opening a can of beatdown on his enemies.
“He is an observant Jew; he’s done the job before; he has a quiet competence, even in the face of a lot of noise that comes up from time to time,” said Jarrod Bernstein, who held the liaison’s position in the Obama administration.
“What we need are initiatives that bring young people together, not a preacher who promotes extreme hate and incites religious violence,” said Shimon Koffler Fogel, president and CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs.
Chanan Weissman, 37, currently director of technology and democracy at the National Security Council, has held the job before.
Franchisees operating 30 stores across the country, generating $23.3 million in combined annual revenue, say the company’s stance on Israel has damaged their bottom line.
The charges against Alix Dure, 18, include second-degree robbery, criminal possession of stolen property, attempted assault, menacing and harassment.
“The study of anti-Semitism has taught us a lot of things ... if you allow it space to grow, it will metastasize. It is a resilient cancer in our society,” said Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center to Counter Digital Hate.
