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Montreal Traffic Signs Apparently Hacked to Display Pro-Palestinian Political Slogans

Electronic message boards at two construction sites in Montreal were hacked to display anti-Israel slogans instead of usual traffic alerts, including “free Palestine,” “escalate now” and “globalize the intifada.”

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Employment Lawyer to Probe Appointment of Human Rights Chief Accused of Anti-Israel Record

Canada's Department of Justice has retained an employment lawyer to lead an independent review into the appointment of the new chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Birju Dattani, who Jewish advocacy groups say is unfit for the role.

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IDF Announces Deaths of Hostages Alex Dancyg and Yagev Buchshtav in Hamas Captivity

The IDF announced on Monday that it had confirmed the deaths of two additional hostages in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, after obtaining new intelligence information. Alex Dancyg, 75, and Yagev Buchshtav, 35, were believed to have been held together by Hamas in Khan Younis where they died several months ago.

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Canadian Citizen Attempts Terror Stabbing at Moshav Near Gaza, Is Shot Dead

The IDF has confirmed that a Canadian citizen attempted a terror stabbing on Monday morning at the entrance to Netiv Ha’asara, a moshav in southern Israel close to the Gaza border. According to reports, the suspect entered Israel on Sunday on a tourist visa.

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Israel’s Netanyahu Gives Fiery Speech to U.S. Congress, Slams Nearby Protests

“America and Israel must stand together. When we stand together something really simple happens: we win, they lose,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a speech to Congress earlier today. Netanyahu vowed to press on with the war in Gaza until “total victory,” decrying protesters as “useful idiots” for Israel’s adversaries.

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Adidas Removes 1972 Olympic Sneaker Ads, Apologizes to Bella Hadid Over Munich Massacre Associations

Amid backlash, Adidas has removed social media ads featuring Palestinian-American model and activist Bella Hadid from its new campaign for a reissue of a sneaker originally designed for the 1972 Munich Olympics, where 11 members of the Israeli team were killed in a Palestinian terror attack.

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Here’s Every Jewish Athlete Competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics

The CJN compiled a list of Jewish athletes competing at this year’s Paris Summer Olympics, kicking off July 26.

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