Kay: Jews are finally pushing back
Barbara Kay writes about what she learned from meeting Izzy Ezagui, the famous IDF soldier who lost his left arm to a mortar shell in Gaza, yet returned to duty as a reservist.
Hillel Ontario: At the forefront of the fight against campus anti-Semitism
Hillel Ontario is at the forefront of the fight against campus anti-Semitism.
Academics calling for support in bid to address anti-Semitism at U of T
A group of Jewish academics based largely in the University of Toronto’s dentistry and medical schools are reaching out to other faculty in a bid to increase the pressure on the school’s administration to take concrete steps to address anti-Semitism on campus.
Ontario moves closer to adopting IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Bill 168, which was unanimously approved, calls on the Ontario government to be “guided” by the working definition of anti-Semitism
From Yoni’s Desk: What’s Israel got to do with it?
Here’s the latest op-ed from CJN editor Yoni Goldstein.
Christian groups object to U.S. peace plan
In letters to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Kairos Canada, an umbrella organization that represents 10 churches and religious groups, say the Trump peace plan favours Israel and ignores Palestinians. Kairos and its member churches urged Trudeau to “publicly and unequivocally” reject the Trump plan.
From Yoni’s Desk: The Palestinian blacklist petard
The latest column from CJN editor Yoni Goldstein.
Trump peace plan won’t succeed: Israeli academic
President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan is a non-starter, mainly because it was drawn up without the Palestinians’ input, says Guy Ben-Porat, chairperson of the department of politics and government at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
U of T professors unhappy with president’s response to anti-Semitism on campus
Jewish faculty at the University of Toronto are angry with the school’s president, Meric Gertler, after their request for a meeting to discuss anti-Semitism on campus was ignored.
Montreal suburb adopts IHRA anti-Semitism definition
Westmount City Council unanimously adopted a working definition of anti-Semitism, based on that of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), at its Feb. 3 regular sitting.
