TORONTO (December 1, 2017) - Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) commends Canadafor taking a strong stand in support of Israel by voting against all sixanti-Israel resolutions that were approved yesterday by the UNGeneral Assembly. 

Canada was just one of six countries that voted against a UNresolution that disavowed Israel’s ties to Jerusalem, which 151 countries votedin favour of.

“As countries continue to unjustly single out Israel at theUN, Canada must be commended for taking a stand against these biasedresolutions and showing its support for Israel – including recognizing thecountry’s ties to Jerusalem,” said FSWC President and CEO Avi Benlolo.

Canada also opposed an anti-Israel resolution that condemnedsettlement activity and called on Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 line, aswell as a resolution condemning Israel’s control over the Golan Heights.

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Media Contact: 

Avital Borisovsky  
Communications Associate      
416.864.9735 x 29 
aborisovsky@fswc.ca

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Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) is a top Jewish human rights foundation in Canada's organized Jewish community. It directly impacts over 100,000 people each year and 500,000+ peripherally. FSWC is committed to countering racism and antisemitism and to promoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy and educational programs including workshops, Freedom Day, Spirit of Hope Benefit, Tools for Tolerance and the widely acclaimed Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights organization headquartered in Los Angeles which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museums of Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at the United Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca. 

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