Jews Are The Most Targeted Minority Group In Canada, Study Shows
But the good news is that incidents dropped by four percent from 360 in 2017 to 345 in 2018, while other minorities saw more significant declines
Canadian Jewish Groups Quarrel Over National Election On Sukkot
Canadian law mandates that national elections be held on the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following the previous election.
Quebec Bans Public Employees From Wearing Kippahs Or Hijabs
One Jewish leader called the law “reckless,” and some Jewish-majority municipalities have passed motions promising not to enforce the measure.
Anti-Semitic Incidents In Canada Rise To Record Number For 3rd Straight Year
B’nai Brith Canada officials said the rise in anti-Semitism seems to be a “new normal.”
Jewish Charity In Canada Audited For Giving Donor Money To IDF-Linked Projects
Canadian tax rules prohibit Canadian charities from funding the armed forces of another country.
Montreal’s First Jewish Mayor To Serve 1 Year In Prison For Fraud
MONTREAL — Montreal’s first Jewish mayor was handed a one-year prison term and two years probation following his January conviction on eight counts of corruption, breach of trust, and fraud. “I can guarantee you and my family that I will be a better person when I come out,” Michael Applebaum said in provincial court…
‘Punch A Zionist’ Tweeter Quits McGill Student Government
MONTREAL — The McGill University student who tweeted “punch a Zionist today” gave up his last remaining student government title, citing “personal reasons related to mental health.” Igor Sadikov, 22, a political science major at the Montreal school, resigned last week from the Student Society legislative council. Sadikov, who had described his Feb. 6 Twitter…
Montreal Police Investigate Hate-Filled Sermon At Mosque — Again
MONTREAL — Police have been asked for the second time in three weeks to investigate a newly-found video hate sermon against Jews coming from the same local mosque. Only this time the imam is different. The video, released online Tuesday by the Middle East Media Research Institute, shows Sheikh Wael Al-Ghitawi in November, 2014, delivering a…
‘Punch A Zionist’ Tweeter Quits McGill Student Government
MONTREAL — Igor Sadikov, the student politician who called on his Twitter followers to “punch a Zionist today,” stepped down as a director of McGill University’s student government one day after the university’s Arts Undergraduate Society voted against impeaching him. The 22-year-old political science student blamed “interference” by the McGill administration, he said in a statement Thursday…
McGill Students Vote 22-16 Against Ousting ‘Punch A ZIonist’ Councilmember
MONTREAL — McGill University’s Arts Undergraduate Society voted not to impeach Igor Sadikov for his “’punch a Zionist today” tweet earlier this month. On Wednesday evening, the society voted 22-16 with seven abstentions on the fate of Sadikov, also a member of the student legislative council at the Montreal university. Since his original post…
