The Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) was founded in the 1920s and currently is supported by 15 separate church groups as “the relief, development and service arm” of the Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches in the United States and Canada. They are closely related to that other, better known group of Anabaptists, the Amish. According […]

List ranks world countries according to amount of violence against Christians and Jews. North Korea came out top for the 16th year running followed by Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan and Pakistan. Causes were radical Islam and governments using religious persecution to prop up their power, report said. The list was put together by Christian organisation Open […]

Does Islamic antisemitism exist in Canada? We know that Jews are the most targeted religious group, with 221 antisemitic hate crimes in 2016. There were 139 hate crimes directed against Muslims. With a Canadian Jewish population of 329,500, and a Canadian Muslim population of 1,053,945, there was an antisemitic hate crime for every 1491 Canadian […]

Two months after the International Legal Forum notified the Belgian Ministry of Education regarding an anti-Semitic caricature featuring in an official Belgian schoolbook, the Belgian Ministry of Education announced in response that it will be removed in the next edition. The caricature, found in a Belgian geography book designed for 15-year-olds and previously approved by […]

Banner was “too controversial” because it resembled the Israeli flag, principal says TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is expressing its outrage after the principal of a Toronto public school removed a banner made by students for Jewish Heritage Month, in a decision upheld by officials at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The banner had […]

Dr. Mordechai Kedar’s visit could not have been timelier. The Middle East world renowned expert’s lecture series coincided with Prime Minister Netanyahu explosive revelation; that Mossad had found incriminating evidence of proof that Iran has been lying to the world and has been actively pursuing a nuclear weapons program. With 80,000 militants on six air […]

Dear friends, I cannot express the depths of my sadness at the tragic incident that shook Willowdale on Monday, April 23rd. Those killed and injured are etched in our thoughts, and our hearts go out to all their loved ones. This monstrous act cut short the lives of people with bright futures and has interrupted […]

It’s laughable to think a woman whose identity is redacted by a black shroud could spray on some perfume and become unforgettable March 8 is International Women’s Day, the day we should be talking about women fighting for their rights around the world. From Iran to India, there are some big fights underway. In Saudi […]

Brooke Goldstein: “The Court looked under the mask of the so-called BDS movement and found illegal discrimination against Israelis.” ALICANTE, SPAIN — A court in Alicante yesterday ruled that the adoption of an anti-Israel boycott by a local municipality was illegal and in violation of anti-discrimination laws. The City Council of Pedreguer passed a decision […]

Since lifting visa requirements for Romanian nationals last December, almost 300 people have claimed asylum in Canada, immigration official Paul McKinnon told the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration meeting on February 15, 2018. The spike in asylum claims is an increase of almost 300% since, by McKinnon’s own admission, the total number of asylum […]