Elections official raps Montreal for removing anti-Israel posters
The City of Montreal was wrong to remove anti-Israel posters by a third-party BDS group during last year’s federal election, an election officer ruled
McGill Daily’s anti-Zionist policy undermines open debate
The campus community has lost an important forum for debating important issues and the intellectual campus culture is poorer for it
Ontario passes motion rejecting BDS campaign against Israel
Ontario has become the first province to reject the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israel after a motion passed Dec. 1 at Queen’s Park
Charges laid after anti-Israel incident at Concordia University
A 21-year-old woman has been charged in connection with an anti-Israel incident at Concordia University on Nov. 9 involving the group Artists4Israel
Ottawa praised for UN votes as it gives UNRWA $25 million
Canada continued to vote against or abstain on anti-Israel resolutions at the UN, but then faced criticism for restoring funding to UNRWA
Postmedia apologizes to pro-BDS group for editorial
Postmedia apologized this week to a Jewish organization that supports the BDS movement against Israel for an editorial the group said had libelled it
Longtime director of LGBTQ group Kulanu Toronto steps down
After eight years at the helm of Kulanu Toronto, the Jewish LGBTQ group she helped shape into a strong and visible force in the community, Justine Apple has resigned from the role of executive director. Apple, 40, has passed the torch to Sheri Krell, 29, an active member of the Jewish LGBTQ community for several […]
Arrest made in assault on JDL leader at anti-BDS demo
Police have arrested one individual in connection with an alleged assault on the Canadian leader of the Jewish Defence League (JDL) on Aug. 10 at a street demonstration in Montreal during the World Social Forum (WSF). Const. Caroline Chevrefils confirmed to The CJN on Sept. 16 that the person had been charged earlier in the […]
Things the Israel haters don’t want you to know
The return to campus this month means that supporters of Israel must once again be ready to respond to the aggressive vilification of the Jewish state and even of Jews by the BDS crowd, writes Mordechai Ben-Dat
Arab (and Iranian) apartheid: where are the progressives?
Amid the many examples of anti-Israel apartheid the silence of the self-appointed guardians of human rights, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, is striking, writes Gerald Steinberg
