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Multiple Jewish Organizations, Hospitals Across Canada Receive Identical Bomb Threats
Police in multiple cities across Canada are responding to bomb threats that were sent to Jewish organizations, synagogues and some hospitals this morning. The threats are "absolutely chilling," said FSWC President and CEO Michael Levitt in a statement. "For many, many months, Canada’s Jewish community has raised alarm bells about the escalation of rampant Jew-hatred, as incitement and hateful rhetoric have become normalized online, on our city streets and on our university and college campuses. Repeated calls for violence against Jews and Jewish institutions are a stark reminder that extremism and radicalization are thriving in Canada and must be confronted before it’s too late. The time for our leaders to step up is now."
CUPE Ontario President Expresses 'Regret' After Social Media Post
After reposting an antisemitic video on Facebook, CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn issued a statement on Sunday saying, "Recently I posted a video on this platform, which I understand caused pain for some who viewed it. I have removed it from my feed because I deeply regret any such reaction." Employment and human rights lawyer Kathryn Marshall, who's representing one of the 80 Jewish CUPE members who have filed a human rights complaint against Hahn, said, "This apology is NOT accepted. It is disingenuous and forced."
"An insincere and insufficient apology from CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn," said FSWC in an online post. "Given the repeated harm his words and actions have caused to the Jewish community, Hahn must be replaced by someone who can represent all CUPE members. CUPE National, the ball is in your court."
Ottawa Pride Loses Key Allies Over Anti-Israel Stance
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, Ottawa’s mayor, one of the nation’s premier children’s hospitals, the University of Ottawa, civil servants and Jewish community groups are among those pulling out of the capital city’s annual Pride parade, as tensions over the organizing committee’s anti-Israel messaging threaten to undo festivities.
'I Went Into Hiding': Young Doctor Found Antisemitism Flourishes at Canadian Medical Schools
Charlotte Kates of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an organization with ties to the terror group Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, who is facing a police hate speech investigation in Vancouver, recently surfaced in Iran. She appeared on Iranian state television, where she referred to Western democracy as a "lie" and the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre as a "brave, heroic...operation," and accepted a "human rights award" from the Iranian government.
Anti-Israel Encampment Dismantled at Vancouver Island University
An encampment at Vancouver Island University (VIU) was dismantled on Sunday morning after the B.C. Supreme Court granted the university an injunction ordering its removal. The university issued a statement saying the court order "prevents any individual group from occupying a shared space for extended periods of time to promote a single perspective."
IDF Recovers Bodies of 6 Hostages from Gaza, Including One Hitherto Presumed Alive
The bodies of six Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 were recovered in an overnight operation in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF announced yesterday. The deceased hostages brought back were Alex Dancyg, 75, Yagev Buchshtav, 35, Chaim Peri, 79, Yoram Metzger, 80, Nadav Popplewell, 51, and Avraham Munder, 78.
German Court Upholds Conviction of 99-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Camp Secretary
A German court rejected an appeal on Tuesday by 99-year-old Irmgard Furchner, who served as a secretary to the SS commander of Stutthof concentration camp. She was convicted of complicity in the murder of more than 10,000 and given a two-year suspended sentence in December 2022.
True Crime Podcast by a Holocaust Survivor and Her Son Catapults Them to Unlikely Fame
Karmela Waldman and her son Joel attract millions each month with their unique series "Surviving the Survivor." Now Joel has penned a book about their lives with the same name.
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