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Antisemitism is Bad Politics

Demand that Democratic and Republican party leaders show the courage to reject antisemitism in our politics, no matter which side of the aisle they're on.

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Canadian Museum For Human Rights CEO Isha Khan Defends Controversial Palestinian Exhibit In Winnipeg Free Press; Avoids

Canadian Museum for Human Rights CEO Isha Khan defended the institution’s controversial Palestinian exhibit

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Tell your Representatives to co-sponsor the buffer zone bill to protect our shuls - OU Advocacy Center

No family should have to walk through shouting crowds or intimidation just to attend religious services. The bipartisan Right to Worship Act creates a narrowly tailored 100-foot buffer around houses of worship during services, helping ensure congregants c

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Gesher Community Care Open letter to the APA

Gesher Community Care invites Jewish mental health and Jewish civil rights organizations to join us in co-signing an open letter (below) to the leadership of the American Psychological Association regarding the coordinated political actions planned for th

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Taxpayer-Funded Broadview Magazine Gives Uncritical Platform To Glia Equal Care, An Anti-Israel Group Whose Previous Unf

In a series of March 26 interviews for CBC, Dorotea Gucciardo, the director of development for Glia Equal Care, an anti-Israel activist group, told listeners that Israel had buried Palestinians alive in a mass grave outside a hospital in Gaza. She offered

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Maple Ridge News Uncritically Platforms Outlandish Claims By Local Anti-Israel Group - Honest Reporting Canada

As HonestReporting Canada has repeatedly documented, anti-Israel groups – even ones with histories of praising the October 7, 2023 massacres – have received uncritical, if not even sympathetic coverage in corners of the Canadian news media. However, t

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CBC News Senior Reporter Evan Dyer Turns A Non-Story Into A Controversy About Israel – Again - Honest Reporting Canada

In our view, CBC News continues to parrot anti-Israel talking points, and launder them under the guise of news, all while failing to include essential background information and relying on a strident critic of Israel. In a July 28 article, “Israel says

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DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY - CIJA Action Hub

Join us in urging the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to rectify the failures in curation and governance, and hold the Museum’s CEO accountable.

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In Kingston Whig-Standard Column, Former Editor Steve Lukits Attempts To Conflate Israel With Murderous Palestinian Terr

Following the Nazi invasions throughout Europe and beyond in World War Two, as many as nine million German civilians died as a result of the global conflagration. But few mainstream historians or scholars would call Allied powers the villain of that war,

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CBC Podcast Front Burner – A Relentless Platformer of Anti-Israel Guests – Features Interview With Trita Parsi, Who

Trita Parsi, the co-founder of the Washington, DC-based Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, has been condemned as an apologist for the Islamic Republic of Iran by former Iranian political prisoners. He is also the co-founder of the National Irani

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Winnipeg Free Press Columnist Frances Ravinsky Falsely References Non-Existent “Genocide” In Gaza - Honest Reporting

Almost instantaneously after Israel was invaded and attacked by thousands of Palestinian terrorists on the morning of October 7, 2023 – and even before Jerusalem had invaded Gaza to strike Hamas terrorists and free the hostages who were kidnapped there

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PM Carney Says He Won’t Lecture Other Countries. Except, It Seems Israel. Why The Blatant Double-Standard – Amplifie

There are few countries with human rights records as poor as Saudi Arabia. According to Freedom House, the kingdom ranks a pitiful score of 9 out of 100 in its freedom index, even lower than Sudan, North Korea and Russia, with the report noting that Riyad

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Exposing Excellence: Toronto Star Columnist Mark McQueen Offers Powerful Call For Business Leaders To Stand Up To Jew-Ha

It is uncommon for The Toronto Star to publish content that is worthy of praise, but when it does happen, it requires acknowledgement. In his July 16 commentary, “Moral leadership doesn’t require Ottawa’s permission,” Toronto entrepreneur Mark McQ

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CBC Podcast Front Burner Features Host Jayme Poisson Devoting Yet Another Segment To Falsely Presenting Israel, Rather T

The CBC podcast Front Burner, hosted by Jayme Poisson, has spent much of the last three years producing continued segments featuring guests offering their harsh denunciations of Israel, a repeated focus bordering on an obessive fixation on the Jewish Stat

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Urge Mayor Mamdani to Protect the Jewish Community

New York needs a mayor who takes that fear seriously and acts to protect the Jewish community. Urge Mayor Mamdani to tone down the dangerous rhetoric and support policies that keep Jewish New Yorkers safe.

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Spate Of Recent Segments On CBC’s As It Happens Amplifies Anti-Israel Narratives Without Challenge - Honest Reporting

In a series of recent segments on the CBC radio program As It Happens, listeners were fed a series of anti-Israel narratives presented as thoughtful commentary and analysis. On June 16, co-host Nil Köksal interviewed Hassan Dbouk, the mayor of the coasta

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CBC’s Sara Jabakhanji Continues Pattern Of Amplifying Unchallenged Anti-Israel Allegations - Honest Reporting Canada

CBC News continues to allow itself to be used as a largely uncritical disseminator of allegations against Israel, all while documented claims against Palestinian activists and their supporters continue to be overwhelmingly ignored. In a series of three re

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Antisemitism is Bad Politics

Demand that Democratic and Republican party leaders show the courage to reject antisemitism in our politics, no matter which side of the aisle they're on.

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Bernie Sanders’ 2020 Jewish liaison says his old boss is promoting antisemitism

ASPEN, Colo. — Joel Rubin, a former State Department official who led Jewish outreach for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) 2020 presidential campaign, is now excoriating his former boss and the movement he has built for elevating stridently anti-Israel can

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Le Journal De Montréal Creates Infographic On Israeli Strikes On Lebanon, Bizarrely Fails To Mention Hezbollah Even A S

version française The widespread anti-Israel bias pervasive in many corners of the Canadian news media is present not only in news reports and interviews, but even in editorial cartoons and infographics. This misinformation was on full display once again

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CBC Manitoba Radio Host Nadia Kidwai Features Sympathetic Interview On So-Called “Nakba,” Omits The Arab War That St

Another day, another instance of Canada’s publicly-funded broadcaster offering a sympathetic platform to pro-Palestinian talking points. On a July 11 segment of the CBC radio program The Weekend Morning Show (Manitoba), host Nadia Kidwai – who has rep

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In Toronto Star Column, Former Diplomat Jon Allen Falsely Claims Iranian Regime “Posed No Immediate Threat” To Israe

In his July 12 opinion column in The Toronto Star, “This is why the U.S. and Iran resumed hostilities — and why a simple resolution is a remote possibility,” Jon Allen, a former Canadian ambassador to Israel, opines on the ongoing tensions between t

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In Taxpayer-Funded Canadian Dimension Outlet, Trio Of Writers Continue To Falsely Paint Palestinian Arabs - Whose Attemp

When five Arab armies attempted to strangle the newly independent State of Israel in 1948, just hours after declaring its independence, they made no secret of their ultimate goal: to annihilate the Jewish State and carry out genocide, with Arab leaders ma

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In Le Devoir Column, Montreal Professor Rachad Antonius Complains Hamas Terrorists Are Being “Demonized” - Honest Re

version française Rachad Antonius, an associate professor of sociology at UQAM in Montreal, wrote an opinion column for Le Devoir on July 13, “Dehumanization, impunity, disinformation.” In it, he opened by writing that “words are inadequate to conv

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Contact Congress: Thank Members for Voting No on Amendment to Cut Aid to Israel

The House rejected an anti-Israel amendment introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie that would have eliminated the $3.3 billion in U.S....

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Antisemitism Has No Place in Politics

Demand that Democratic and Republican party leaders show the courage to reject antisemitism in our politics, no matter which side of the aisle they're on.

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Tell Congress: Vote NO on Amendment to Cut Security Assistance to Israel

The House is voting soon on the annual $3.3 billion in U.S. security assistance to Israel. Anti-Israel Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced...

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Syndicated Columnist Gwynne Dyer Continues To Blame Israel, Dismissing Murderous Threats Posed By Islamic Republic Of Ir

London-based commentator Gwynne Dyer, who has spread unproven conspiracy theories as part of his ongoing denunciations of Israel, shows no signs of slowing down in his remarkably focused interest on the Jewish State. In a June 1 commentary, “Are we on t

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CTV News Uncritically Regurgitates Anti-Israel Claims From Amnesty International - Honest Reporting Canada

Yet again, a Canadian news media outlet has produced a news article that is little more than a regurgitation of allegations by an anti-Israel pressure group. In a July 8 article for CTV News, the broadcaster published a report on claims from Amnesty Inter

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Tell Congress: Vote NO on Amendment to Cut Security Assistance to Israel

The House is voting soon on the annual $3.3 billion in U.S. security assistance to Israel. Anti-Israel Rep. Thomas Massie has introduced...

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CBC News Platforms Complaints By Anti-Israel UN Body About Gaza Doctor, Making Zero Mention Of His Apparent Ties To Hama

CBC News’ well-documented anti-Israel bias is not just exhibited by what the public broadcaster chooses to share, but what it fails to mention. In a July 8 article, “UN inquiry urges release of Gaza hospital chief held by Israel since December 2024,�

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Le Devoir Publishes Article Targeting Children About Gaza, Misrepresenting Reality In The Process - Honest Reporting Can

version française News reporting needs to be balanced for obvious, ethical reasons, including providing the reader with an accurate picture. News reporting for children carries with it an added responsibility of educating those inexperienced in critiquin

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AI Companies Need to Stop Generating Hate

AI tools are spreading antisemitic content at an unprecedented speed. Leading AI models like ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini are generating Holocaust denial, racist stereotypes, and extremist propaganda, per ADL research.

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CBC News Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown Continues To Amplify Anti-Israel Narratives In Pair Of Recent Reports - Hones

In a pair of reports for CBC News, Foreign Correspondent Chris Brown provided Canadians with an update from Gaza, though it was notable for what it failed to include. He opened a July 2 broadcast by stating that “it’s been 9 months since a ceasefire b

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Globe & Mail Editorial Rightly Points Finger At Iranian Regime As Being Likely Suspect Behind Violence In Canada - H

In a recent editorial in The Globe & Mail, the newspaper laudably tackled the rise of anti-Jewish hate crimes in Canada, specifically noting the suspected role of the Islamic Republic of Iran in fomenting violence. The June 24 editorial, “Canadians

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Demand Dartmouth College Reject Divestment (Again)

Dartmouth Divest for Palestine has submitted a new proposal demanding the College divest from companies that do business with Israel.

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Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik Reject Israeli Industry Boycott in Letter

Liev Schreiber, Mayim Bialik, Debra Messing are among 1,200 signees of an open letter denouncing the call for a boycott of Israeli film institutions.