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COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fuelled antisemitism globally in 2021, report says
FILE - People attend the "NO FEAR: Rally in Solidarity with the Jewish People" event in Washington, Sunday, July 11, 2021, co-sponsored by the Alliance for Israel, Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, B'nai B'rith International and other organizations. A Jewish civil rights organization’s annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Hamas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday, April 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
canada
Annual report shows rise in antisemitism in some provinces
B’nai Brith warns the talk by Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, comes at a high-stress time.
canada
Ottawa to outlaw Holocaust denial, playing down the Nazis’ murder of Jews
People take photos as they enter the Sachsenhausen Nazi death camp through the gate with the phrase 'Arbeit macht frei' (work sets you free), in Oranienburg, about 30 kilometres north of Berlin, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. The Federal government is to use a bill enacting the budget to change the Criminal Code this year, building on existing laws outlawing the incitement of hatred. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Markus Schreiber
report on business
Pitching in: Helping law students to fight for racial justice
Edward Sonshine, Chief Executive Officer, of RioCan REIT, is photographed on the fifth floor patio at the company's Toronto head office on March 19 2019. The tall condominium behind him is a RioCan property.
opinion
Whoopi Goldberg made herself into an example of how antisemitism fuels misinformation
Robyn Urback
world
Swastikas scrawled on Union Station in Washington
A hand-drawn swastika is seen on the front of Union Station near the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
world
World remembers Holocaust as antisemitism rises in pandemic
View of a train car and screen display at site of the former Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau during ceremonies marking the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the camp and International Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day, in Brzezinka near Oswiecim, Poland January 27, 2022. Jakub Porzycki/Agencja Wyborcza.pl via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND.
canada
Ottawa’s antisemitism envoy Irwin Cotler calls Quebec’s Bill 21 discriminatory
Irwin Cotler speaks with the media following Liberal party caucus Wednesday October 8, 2014 in Ottawa. Canada’s special envoy on combatting anti-semitism says Quebec’s law banning teachers and other public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols at work is “discriminatory” and authorizes State interference in religion. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Trudeau says Canada will make special envoy on antisemitism a permanent post
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle
world
EU unveils strategy to take on increasing antisemitism in Europe
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 file photo, young Jewish children look at Belgian soldiers as they patrol during religious services in Antwerp, Belgium. The European Union unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 a new strategy to combat growing antisemitism in Europe with plans to better tackle hate speech, raise awareness about Jewish life, protect places of worship and ensure that the Holocaust is not forgotten. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)
opinion
Ben & Jerry’s serves up a scoop of hypocrisy
Konrad Yakabuski
politics
Ottawa will fight ‘alarming’ rise in hate crimes, Trudeau tells antisemitism summit
Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger rises during a sitting of the Special Committee on the COVID-19 Pandemic in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Global task force urges countries to consider regulation to fight online antisemitism
Justice Committee chair Anthony Housefather waits to start an in-camera meeting of the Justice Committee in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Housefather says the federal government will not be taking part in 20th-anniversary events for an international conference where Israel was singled out for condemnation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Liberals convene antisemitism summit amid concerns over new MP’s views on Israel
Liberal MP Irwin Cotler holds a press conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on Thursday, March 26, 2015. The federal government is convening an emergency summit on antisemitism even as it faces criticism for welcoming an anti-Israel MP into the ranks of the governing Liberals.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
canada
Green party rift over Israeli-Palestinian conflict widens as MPs break from leader
Green Party leader Annamie Paul is seen during a news conference in Ottawa on December 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Boris Johnson’s Tory makeover is leaving wokeish Labour in the dust
Konrad Yakabuski
canada
Canada will not participate in Durban IV conference because of anti-Semitism concerns
Justice Committee chair Anthony Housefather waits to start an in-camera meeting of the Justice Committee in Ottawa, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Housefather says the federal government will not be taking part in 20th-anniversary events for an international conference where Israel was singled out for condemnation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
canada
Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh adjusts his webcam before announcing a campaign to reach out to young people and young families to understand their concerns at a news conference Monday, March 29, 2021 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
politics
NDP membership wades into debate over controversial definition of anti-Semitism
Brian Masse and Peter Julian look on as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at the start of a two day caucus meeting in Ottawa, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. A debate over the definition of anti-Semitism that has divided the Jewish community has spilled over to the NDP ahead of the party convention next month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
U.S. saw a surge in far-right leaflets and posters in 2020, according to the Anti-Defamation League
FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2020, file photo, protesters and counterprotesters face off in Stone Mountain Village, Ga. White supremacist propaganda reached alarming levels across the U.S. in 2020, according to a new report that the Anti-Defamation League shared with The Associated Press. (Jenni Girtman/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)
opinion
What is the statute of limitations on a teenager’s racist tweets?
Robyn Urback
basketball
Meyers Leonard fined $50,000 by NBA for using anti-Semitic slur during video game stream
MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 14: Meyers Leonard #0 of the Miami Heat blocks a shot by Jaxson Hayes #10 of the New Orleans Pelicans during the first quarter of a preseason game at American Airlines Arena on December 14, 2020 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
life
Reflections: Anne Frank was a child murdered by Nazis, not a heroine of adolescent fiction
Anne Frank is pictured in this handout photo made available on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010 by the Yad Vashem holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
canada
Man accused of trying to set fire to Montreal synagogue found not criminally responsible
A 28-year-old man charged with trying to set fire to a Montreal synagogue has been found not criminally responsible.
television
Nurses episode pulled after scene with Orthodox Jews criticized as anti-Semitic
The cast of the television show "Nurses," is shown in a handout photo. Global has pulled a 2020 episode of the Toronto-filmed show after a scene with Orthodox Jews was labelled by critics as anti-Semitic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Global TV Mandatory Credit
canada
Saskatchewan RCMP charge leader of Canadian Nationalist Party with wilful promotion of hate
RCMP in Saskatchewan have charged the leader of the Canadian Nationalist Party with wilfully promoting hate against an identifiable group.
film
Vancouver filmmaker revisits his grandmother’s story of surviving the Holocaust in new NFB film
In Daniel SchubertÕs new film Martha Ð set to premiere on the NFB website on Jan. 27, the day Auschwitz was liberated Ð he learns the story of what happened to his family at Auschwitz.
canada
Man charged after Montreal synagogue vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
A young Regina man convicted of stabbing his former girlfriend to death with a hunting knife when he was 16 will be sentenced as an adult.
opinion
I’m thrilled to become a father. But I’m scared to raise a Jewish child in today’s climate
Casey Babb
world
German court sentences man to life in prison for 2019 synagogue attack
Stephan Balliet, centre, stands next to his lawyers at the district court in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on Dec. 21, 2020.
opinion
Breaking up Facebook may not solve its greatest harms
Vass Bednar
opinion
My fateful interview with Roald Dahl brought me face to face with anti-Semitism
Michael Coren
politics
Former justice minister Irwin Cotler named Canada’s envoy for Holocaust remembrance, fight against antisemitism
Then-Liberal MP Irwin Cotler rises during question period in the House of Commons in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Cotler, a former Liberal cabinet minster and long-time advocate for human rights, has been appointed Canada's first special envoy for Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
politics
Federal official faces investigation over alleged anti-Semitic comments on social media
FILE PHOTO: In this photo illustration, a Facebook logo on a computer screen is seen through a magnifying glass held by a woman in Bern May 19, 2012. Picture taken May 19, 2012. REUTERS/Thomas Hodel/File Photo