Jewish groups wary of passage of M-103
Jewish advocacy groups reacted to the passage of federal motion M-103 condemning Islamophobia by repeating a number of misgivings they expressed when the measure was introduced and debated.
Protesters try to shout down Ezra Levant at Ryerson
Protestors tried to drown out Ezra Levant’s talk with chants of “no Islamophobia, no white supremacy.”
Your daily spiel for Friday, March 3
Today’s spiel includes: A CJN debate on M-103, JCC bomb threat arrest, Drake does an Amsterdam bar mitzvah.
Why are Jews so divided on M-103 and the term Islamophobia?
M-102 has flummoxed some MPs, alarmed and perplexed Muslims and left many – including some Jewish Canadians and Jewish advocacy groups – upset, while others wonder what all the fuss is about.
Should Jews support M-103? A CJN Debate
Should Jews support M-103, a motion calling on the Canadian government to condemn Islamophobia? Benjamin Shinewald and Michael Diamond debate.
Jewish groups condemn threats to Muslims at Concordia
On behalf of the Jewish community, Federation CJA and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs condemned a threat against Muslims at Concordia University.
I’m Muslim. Criticism of political Islam can’t be conflated with Islamophobia
We must find a way to denounce the hatred that led to the Quebec City attack without lending legitimacy to fundamentalist voices in the Muslim community, writes Salma Siddiqui.
Jewish-Muslim group asks Trudeau to defeat motion condemning Islamophobia
David Nitkin and Tariq Khan, co-chairs of Muslim Jewish Dialogue of Toronto, wrote letters to Trudeau Feb. 7 saying motion M-103, which has not passed Parliament, and Petition E-411, which has, “are antithetical to the Canadian values we cherish.
A Canadian Jewish response to Islamophobia
The topic of Islamophobia engenders passionate, disparate opinions in the Jewish community, encompassing our own history of persecution and our hopes and fears about Israel.
Is Islamophobia the new anti-Semitism?
In the wake of the Jan. 29 mosque shooting in Quebec City, some Jews believe they have a moral duty to speak out against anti-Muslim sentiment.
