Behind the ADL’s new effort to get beyond simply shouting statistics about antisemitism in America
Everyone has a plan to fight antisemitism. Few have studied what actually works. But a behavioural social scientist at the Anti-Defamation League is partnering with universities on an ambitious research agenda.
Alleged NYC terror plotter moved to Montreal detention pending extradition hearing
FBI says Muhammad Khan planned a mass slaughter of Jews on the anniversary of Oct. 7.
Tyler Samuels argues that a mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket shows that Jews and other minorities must unite to combat hatred that doesn’t stop at a border
On May 14, an 18-year-old white man killed 10 people at a Buffalo, N.Y, supermarket, chosen because it was an area with many Black residents, according to a manifesto left by the shooter. The online manifesto also referred to antisemitic conspiracy theories and identified several prominent Jews. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the shooting […]
New survey reveals behaviours and attitudes of Canadian Jews
An exclusive look at a new survey on the behaviours and attitudes of Canada’s Jews, and how we compare to the U.S.
Congress is now three times more Jewish than the United States as a whole
More than 6 per cent of the new U.S. Congress is Jewish, with 34 Jews among the total of 535 lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
Israel will ‘intensify’ fight against Iran in Syria after U.S. withdraws
Israel will step up its fight against Iran in Syria after the United States withdraws its troops from the neighbouring country.
Trump’s Jewish minions are a shanda to us all
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 […]
Canada-U.S. trade dispute will mean higher prices for kosher consumers
On July 1, retaliatory trade measures imposed on the United States, including a 10 per cent tax on some food imports, will kick in.
Trump withdraws U.S. from Iran nuclear deal
U.S.President Donald Trump said he would not waive sanctions on Iran by a deadline Saturday, effectively pulling out of the Iran deal.
Parkland shooting was senseless violence in a senseless country
As a parent, I had to turn off the television and silence the radio – I just couldn’t listen to the eulogies for the teens murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14.
