Quote of the Day

"Established for the exclusive benefit of Palestinian refugees, UNRWA has, instead of resolving the problem, done everything in its power to perpetuate it. Instead of peace and coexistence, it teaches hatred and incitement. Instead of fighting terrorist organizations, it collaborates with them."

- Former Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor

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FSWC Calls for Revocation of Myanmar Leader's Honorary Canadian Citizenship

FSWC is calling on the Canadian government to revoke Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s honorary citizenship for her country’s crimes against humanity. “If Canada is truly against the human rights abuses that have taken place against Rohingya families, it must recognize that Suu Kyi does not belong to the country’s exclusive group of honorary citizens who have made positive contributions to humanity and stood up for human rights,” said FSWC President and CEO Avi Benlolo.

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How Antisemitism in Britain Is Rooted in the Second World War

Archive papers recently released show that Winston Churchill’s bastion of propaganda and censorship during the Second World War allowed British prejudice towards Jews to grow relentlessly. Despite the British government's knowledge of rising antisemitism, authorities ignored the problem, and when confronted by reports of rising prejudice, officials decided that Jews themselves were to blame.

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UNRWA Is Not the Solution: Ron Prosor

Former Israeli ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor discusses the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as the US plans to cut funding, calling it the problem, not the solution, to the refugee situation. Responding to Israeli officials who have expressed concerns about ending UNRWA's operations, Prosor calls this an action that must be taken in the long term. "It is the only way for the refugee problem to be resolved and possibly for us to come closer to finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."

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FSWC Appeal Regarding the United Nations

From the UN Human Rights Council’s ongoing targeting of Israel, to the UN Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) schools in the Palestinian territories lauding terrorists and refusing to acknowledge the Jewish State’s existence, to the UN Security Council failing to condemn Hamas terrorism, we are facing a steep, uphill battle to defend Israel and the Jewish people on the world’s most important stage.

For over two decades, the Wiesenthal Center has been using its high-level access to combat anti-Jewish bias at these agencies. FSWC has pledged to continue to advocate for Israel, defend the Jewish State from unfair attacks, and speak out on behalf of the Jewish people worldwide.

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Why Germany’s Far-Right Is Finding Its Home in Saxony

The goal of the far-right has been achieved, says author Matthias Kolb, after a neo-Nazi demonstration of 5,000 people earlier this week revealed who controls the streets of the German state Saxony and who dominates the discourse, as families marched alongside neo-Nazis with children repeating their slogans. “Saxony has become synonymous with narrow-mindedness and fear of foreigners,” he writes.

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Spanish Cities Reverse Boycott Resolutions Targeting Israel

Two cities in Spain have reportedly repealed BDS resolutions targeting Israel this month. In Villarrobledo, councillors voted to scrap a motion passed in April 2017 that declared the city “free of Israeli apartheid” and extended support to the BDS campaign. The city council of Sagunto voted to withdraw a motion passed on June 26 this year that similarly endorsed BDS. The decisions came after Spanish pro-Israel group ACOM warned the resolutions were discriminatory..

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Israeli Smart Software Flags Patients at Risk for Colon Cancer

An Israeli startup has developed a machine learning-based software to help detect patients at high risk of colon cancer. Adapting financial algorithm modeling for medical purposes, Medial EarlySign looks at databases of healthcare organizations, scanning blood tests for signs of people who are at high risk of developing colon cancer by comparing them to blood patterns of patients who have the illness. The startup is looking to release models that detect risks of other illnesses, such as flu, diabetes and hypertension.

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From the Arab World

Israel’s security service, Shin Bet, recently discovered an extensive Hamas network in Hebron, a city in the West Bank. The network included several women covertly acting on behalf of Hamas command centers in the Gaza Strip and other areas. According to Shin Bet, the terrorist network transferred messages, instructions and finances to Hamas operatives, in addition to disseminating online information, organizing at mosques and helping prisoners’ families.

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Celebrate the New Year with an FSWC Tribute Card

Share the joy of the New Year and making a difference by sending a newly designed Rosh Hashanah tribute card to your loved ones!

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Report Antisemitism and News of Concern to FSWC

If you would like to report antisemitism or news of concern to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, please email aborisovsky@fswc.ca.

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