FSWC Confident Latest Bid to Blacklist Israeli Wines Will Be Rejected

FSWC is confident that a further challenge to the decision by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) rejecting an individual's bid to remove Israeli wines from LCBO stores will be rejected. In July 2017, CFIA reversed its decision that required LCBO vendors to discontinue the importation of wines from the West Bank labelled as "Product of Israel." An internal appeal of that decision was  brought by an individual and rejected by the CFIA in September 2017, prompting the individual's application in Federal Court for judicial review filed earlier last week.

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Tour for Humanity Visits Barrie

FSWC's Tour for Humanity was in Barrie on Friday, teaching six workshops throughout the day to students in Grades 5-8. It was another very successful day with students expressing their amazement as soon as they entered the Tour for Humanity. A lot of students in Grade 7 had recently read The Diary of Anne Frank, so there were lots of questions about her life and fate after her family's arrest and deportation to Auschwitz. As is often the case, there were a few standout kids throughout the day with extensive knowledge about World War II.

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Terror Tunnel Discovered Under UNRWA School in Gaza

UNRWA released a statement on Saturday, revealing that a Hamas terror tunnel had been discovered under a school that is run by the agency. The tunnel was discovered on October 15; Israeli authorities were notified and the school was immediately closed and the tunnel sealed. This is the second time this year a Hamas tunnel was found under a UN-run school in Gaza.

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Reddit Cracks Down on Nazi and White Supremacist Forums

On Thursday, news reports revealed that Reddit had closed down several extremist forums - including those associated with neo-Nazis and white supremacists - after updating its policy regarding violent content. Their new policy states: "Do not post content that encourages, glorifies, incites, or calls for violence or physical harm against an individual or a group of people."

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Wisconsin Becomes 24th State to Pass Anti-BDS Law

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker issued an executive order on Friday, banning state agencies from working with businesses that have ties to the anti-Israel BDS movement. This decision makes Wisconsin the 24th US state to pass an anti-BDS law. The governor has departed on a trip to Israel, leading a trade delegation to foster trade partnerships between Wisconsin and Israel.

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Israel Brings Home 5 Medals from Judo Grand Slam 

Despite not being able to display the Israeli flag or have the Israeli national anthem played during the International Judo Federation's Grand Slam 2017 in the United Arab Emirates, Israeli jukodas proudly brought home five medals. Gold medal winner Tal Flicker defied the host country's boycott, singing "Hatikvah" as the anthem of the IJF played in the background. "The world federation anthem that they played was just background noise," he said. "I was singing 'Hatikvah' from the heart."

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UN Launches $1.3 Billion Legal Campaign Against Israel

According to JNS, the UN has earmarked $1.3 billion for the Palestinian legal campaign against Israel and to support the creation of an independent Palestinian state. A document was recently signed between the UN and Palestinians, which states the UN will work to advise the PA on how to exploit "international accountability mechanisms." The document reportedly does not mention Palestinian violations of international law and human rights and does not specify that the money will be used for humanitarian assistance.

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From the Arab World

Speaking to a delegation of former Israeli lawmakers, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said that he will not appoint Hamas officials who do not publicly recognize Israel to the unity government. Following a reconciliation agreement reached earlier this month between Hamas and Fatah, the PA is to be given control on December 1. Israel has since stated that peace talks will not be held with the PA until Hamas renounces terrorism and recognizes Israel.

On Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved legislation imposing sanctions on Iran. The bill passed by a 423-2 vote, requiring administration to sanction Iran for undertaking "any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons, including launches using such ballistic-missile technology." On Wednesday, the House also passed three bills against the terrorist group Hezbollah. One of the bills requires the administration to impose penalties on entities that support Hezbollah.

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Community Alert

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FSWC Wants to Hear from You

Passionate about an issue in the news or your community? Does it align with FSWC's mandate? Then we want to hear from you! FSWC is inviting you to submit reflections on issues that matter to you and the community. While we won't be publishing anything just yet, we will be taking all submissions into consideration for future projects.Submit reflections to aborisovsky@fswc.ca.