Horowitz: Protecting abusers in the #MeToo era
“The angry displays at the recent confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and the charged comments of President Donald Trump, raise questions that tear at the very foundations of a just society.”
Trump signs law expanding hate crime protections to religious institutions
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U.S. President Donald Trump enacted a law that expands hate crime protections to religious institutions. The bill signed last Friday by Trump, the Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act, was prompted in part by a series of bomb threats last year against Jewish institutions.
Rosenberg: Mendy J sings the praises of Donald Trump
“Trump may be old school in his perception of different things like Charlottesville … We trust him on what his goals are and if he’s a little shaky how he gets there, he isn’t a perfect person, but who is a perfect person?”
Rabbis call for end to Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement
Thirty-three Canadian rabbis issued a public statement on July 11 calling on the federal government to suspend the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement.
An open letter from Canadian rabbis concerning our American neighbours
A powerful open letter from Canadian rabbis regarding the inhumane treatment of migrant families at the US border.
From Yoni’s Desk: On facts alone, Trump-Nazi analogies don’t hold up
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In this week’s column, CJN Editor Yoni Goldstein looks at why many have likened the recent actions of the Trump administration to those of the Nazis, and why the comparison isn’t apt.
Listening is the key to effective communication
People struggle with real problems every day and people vote based on their conscience, their hearts and the hopes of solving whatever problems are happening in their own backyards. In both this election and the one in the U.S., people were surprised at the outcome because they were doing a lot of talking and very little listening.
Trump’s Jewish minions are a shanda to us all
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Jews serving U.S. President Donald Trump are a disgrace. We should welcome them as members of our community, because that is the Jewish way, but condemn them for the role they play in this calamitous White House. With Trump, it’s hard to know where to begin. Scandals slide off some politicians, but they stick to […]
Canadian officials react to the violence in Gaza
After Israeli military forces killed dozens of protesters in Gaza on May 14, Canadian Jewish groups and politicians were quick to weigh in.
Stephen Harper endorses U.S. decisions on Iran deal and Jerusalem
Former prime minister Stephen Harper lauded America’s decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem and blasted “the torrent of media venom” against Israel for its response to the Gaza protests, during a speech in front of a synagogue audience on May 14.