Michael Levitt 🇨🇦🎗️
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President-CEO Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center; Former York Centre MP & Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee; @TorontoStar Columnist. 🇨🇦🇮🇱🏴
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Jews in Canada will not hide or cower, we will not waiver in our resolve to stand against these hateful boycotts. We will never stand by idly as Jews and Jewish business are targeted. Got a feeling that Aroma will be busier than ever next week.
#BDSFail
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Tonight, the anti-Israel mob decided to pay a visit to Mount Sinai Hospital. I wonder who they were targeting? The patients, or the families there to comfort them? The nurses, docs or first responders saving lives? Or maybe just the Jews, because Mount Sinai Hospital, right?
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Incredible scenes as thousands gather in
#Richmondhill
to demand justice for
#MahsaAmini
and freedom for women in
#Iran
, and an end to the repression of the Iranian regime.
#womenlifefreedom
#IranProtests2022
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Let’s be clear, the targeting of the Avenue Road overpass in north Toronto by the anti-Israel mob is far from random. That overpass is a few hundred meters from a predominantly Jewish neighborhood and is home to multiple synagogues and Jewish schools. As the former MP for that
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An absolutely appalling antisemitic attack in downtown Toronto, targeting
@chaptersindigo
and Jewish CEO Heather Reisman. This is the tragic new reality for Jews in Canada. Condemnations simply won’t cut it anymore.
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The decision to ban the menorah from Chanukah celebrations at
#Moncton
City Hall, for first time in 20 years, while the Christmas tree and angels remain, reeks of discrimination. This inexplicable decision, made under the guise of separation of church and state, is being bemoaned
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In 2019 we were privileged to have
@AlinejadMasih
testify before the Foreign Affairs Committee in Ottawa. Her plea stands the test of time; “When Iranian women are fighting for their dignity then take a stand & make the Islamic Republic responsible.”
#MahsaAmini
#IranProtests2022
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As a former Liberal MP and Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, I am appalled to see Canada’s policy shift at the United Nations General Assembly today, that directly contradicts prior statements from this Government, by supporting a resolution that failed to
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Looking back on events over the last week w/ regards to Marouf affair, I’m utterly disheartened. Taking a stand against antisemitism should be a given & yet so few of my former Liberal colleagues have done so. This truly hurts. Jewish MPs shouldn’t be left to call this out alone.
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I’ve heard from so many Jews here at home that, post October 7, one of the most stark realities is having people you know, respect or maybe even love, out themselves as antisemites. Colleagues, classmates, friends, even family members, the list is long. Whether motivated by
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Waking up to these images from my local Starbucks at Bathurst and Eglinton in Toronto, an area w/ a large Jewish population. In case your struggling to read the hate graffiti, it says, “a cup of coffee, you mean a cup of blood”, “stop killing babies” and “blood on your hands”.
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This video of anti-Israel protestors storming the
@PeelSchools
board meeting last night, forcing their way past security guards and causing trustees to flee, is incredibly disturbing. We must not accept this abhorrent behavior as the new normal in Canada.
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Today I visited
#Auschwitz
for the first time. The air was heavy with the memory of the over one million Jews who perished there during the
#Holocaust
. I will never forget the feeling of walking the paths they walked on their way to the gas chambers.
#NeverAgain
#WeRemember
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Tonight at Brock University
@JustinTrudeau
was asked to apologize for his condemnation of the
#BDS
movement. His response, “I will continue to condemn the BDS movement.” Thank you Prime Minister for standing against BDS.🙏
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This letter signed by 33 MPs, incl. many of my former Liberal colleagues, lays bare my longstanding concerns over the alarming anti-Israel bias I have witnessed permeating certain cliques w/ in the Liberal caucus. Their DEMAND for “an immediate ceasefire” (a break from 🇨🇦’s
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The vile antisemitism on display outside
@JoshMatlow
’s event in Toronto last night was sickening and unhinged. Accusing Matlow of being a war criminal and committing genocide, and yelling at Jewish high school students wearing kippas, “how many kids did you kill today” is
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On the same day our American allies released intelligence confirming Hamas’ use of Al-Shifa hospital as a military command and control centre, the Prime Minister’s reckless accusations against Israel are deeply disconcerting. His words, which belie the facts on the ground in the
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Canada’s House of Commons just condemned the terror group Hamas and demanded the unconditional and immediate release of all hostages kidnapped on October 7. Thank you
@AHousefather
!
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Surrendering control of Canadian foreign policy to the NDP, the fourth party in the House of Commons, is a shameful abdication of leadership. The Govt’s decision to amend and support the NDP opposition motion reeks of cynical domestic political calculus. Yet again and worst of
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At packed Toronto vigil as we stand in solidarity w/
#LGBTQ2S
community & the victims of
#orlandoshooting
.
#cdnpoli
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Today I’ve joined fellow Foreign Affairs Committee chairs from AUS, NZ & UK- Sen David Fawcett, Simon O’Connor MP &
@TomTugendhat
in calling on
@UN
SecGen
@antonioguterres
to send a Special Envoy for rule of law & human rights in
#HongKong
. We stand in solidarity w/ Hong Kongers.
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Important to see
@TorontoPolice
lay charges in relation to Dec 17th anti-Israel protest at Eaton Centre, where one masked protester was caught on video saying, “I will lay you to sleep, I’ll put you six feet deep”. Harassment, threats and intimidation have no place in our city.
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Spotted at Yonge and Eglinton in
#Toronto
this morning. Gut wrenching to see their young faces and know they are still being held hostage by the terror group Hamas in Gaza. Canada must do all it can to secure their immediate and unconditional release.
#BringThemHome
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Apparently, marching down the street in Toronto calling for synagogues to be targeted is now fair game. Worse, he’s encouraging children to join with him in this hate-fest. When will our leaders wake up and realize this is not business as usual in Canada? Certainly not for Jews!
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Jews across 🇨🇦 will wake up this morning, get dressed & live our lives. We won’t be silenced or forced to hide in fear by those peddling terror & hate. I appreciate every non-Jewish friend & ally that’s reached out to ask if I’m ok. I am & hearing from you gives me strength.🇨🇦🇮🇱
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It’s deeply disappointing that, despite the assurances of our US ally and the mounting evidence that Israel was not responsible for the hospital blast, the PM continues to give weight to the false narrative being pushed by the Hamas terror group.
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The Jewish community across Canada will not be silent as demonstrations are held, glorifying Hamas terrorists and celebrating the massacre, rape and abduction of innocent Israelis. If ever there was a time for moral clarity, it’s now! Please stand w/ us and condemn this hate.🇨🇦🇮🇱
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As a
@mcgillu
alum, this is a devastating headline that breaks my heart. As we’ve already witnessed at TMU in recent days, things are likely to get much worse with the start of the new academic year. McGill leadership must act now to hold the perpetrators accountable for the
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Yesterday, a massive crowd of over 50,000 gathered, north of Toronto, to demand justice for
#MahsaAmini
& all women in Iran. It was an awesome display of solidarity! They called for the Government to finally list the IRGC as a terror entity in 🇨🇦. I echo this; it’s long overdue.
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Shame on
@CTVNews
for this appalling mischaracterization of the peaceful rally, attended by thousands of Jews from across Canada, that occurred yesterday on Parliament Hill. This disgraceful reporting should never have made it to air and now must be retracted.
We are deeply disturbed by
@CTVNews
misrepresenting yesterday’s peaceful “Rally for the Jewish People” in Ottawa that was attended by thousands of Jews, including students and Holocaust survivors, as being pro-war. The poignant pleas from the families of those held hostage by
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Today, the City of Moncton took the right step in reversing its reprehensible ban on the menorah from Moncton City Hall. This outrageous decision, which flies in the face of inclusivity and equality, should never have been made. At this time of surging antisemitism, our
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This was the ugly scene yesterday at
@TorontoMet
that greeted new and returning students at the annual clubs fair. As Jewish students gathered at the Hillel table, protesters screamed for “Intifada” and demanded “Zionism off our campus”. Let’s be clear, this is vile antisemitic
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If Jewish students, parents and teachers don’t feel welcome and safe in our public schools (
@tdsb
), it’s an indictment of our society writ large. This is far from just a Jewish problem, it’s all of our problem, and Jews alone can’t fix it. We need action and we need it urgently!
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It’s tragic that it came to this but the firebombing of a Jewish community centre and synagogue in Montreal must send a clear message to our country’s leaders. Antisemitism is real! The threats against Canadian Jews are real! For God’s sake, take action now before someone dies.
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Take a look at Toronto this afternoon, take a long, hard look. What a reprehensible embarrassment and stain on our city and country!
Appalling. This is Toronto, where a mob is cheering for Iran.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has just sent tens of drones toward Israel."
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The vile and unprecedented wave of antisemitism targeting Canadian Jews is terrifying to so many in our community, especially those who survived the horrors of the Holocaust.
Making matters so much worse, this spike in Jew-hatred comes in the immediate aftermath of the murder
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A note to any politicians who might be tempted to make their October 7 statements about “everyone”.
Please don’t! This day is the somber anniversary of the brutal murder, kidnapping and rape of over a thousand people in Israel, perpetrated by barbaric Hamas terrorists. The
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Thank you for your moral clarity
@PierrePoilievre
and for making clear that we must stand w/ our democratic friend and ally Israel in its fight against the genocidal terror group Hamas.
"[Hamas] is a terrorist death cult that is determined to maximize the death and suffering of
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This is Toronto. Hate being peddled on our streets. Local schools being vandalized. Mezuzahs being torn off Jewish homes. Threats against Jews and Jewish businesses. I’m going to repeat myself, please don’t be silent! Raise your voice and condemn this wave of vile antisemitism.
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Ongoing Russian manipulation of the
@INTERPOL_HQ
Red Notice System in case of
@Billbrowder
is deeply concerning. We must work with allies to ensure safeguards put in place and consequences exist to counter such abuses.
BREAKING: Russian Interior Ministry is formally applying for an Interpol arrest warrant for me for the 7th time. How many times does Russia have to abuse
@INTERPOL_HQ
Red Notice system before there are real consequences?
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Anger, disappointment & disbelief are some of the emotions being felt by Jewish community w/ regards Laith Marouf debacle. There’s an inherent tolerance for antisemitism that’s contributing to its rising tide. Apologies & condemnations aren’t enough. This needs addressed & fixed.
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Melanie Joly’s reckless decision to ban arms sales to Israel, impeding its ability to defend itself against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, are likely to earn the Liberal government another thank you from the terrorists. This move flies in the face of Canada’s longstanding commitment
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Frustrating to see debate over boycotting Beijing Olympics argued on efficacy or lack thereof of previous boycotts. It’s about Canada taking a moral stand in face of arbitrary detention of two Michaels, crackdown against democracy in Hong Kong and of course, Uyghur Genocide.
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It’s not a happy Canada Day for Canadian Jews. It’s a day stained by rampant antisemitism & threats targeting our community. Our synagogues, our schools, our lives. But let’s be clear, the hate won’t silence us or cause us to hide. It will only make us louder, prouder & stronger!
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What an utter embarrassment! The govt’s obfuscation and failure to unequivocally oppose South Africa’s spurious accusation of genocide leveled against Israel at the ICJ, is a shameful attempt to play both sides and shows a complete lack of moral clarity.
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Why is it that so many of our leaders struggle to say the words, “I demand the immediate release of all 243 hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza.” Surely that’s the only way there can be relief for both innocent Palestinian & Israeli civilians, each victim of Hamas war
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My hope for my non-Jewish friends and acquaintances is that they will not be silent in the face of surging antisemitism, but rather that they will be vocal allies, calling out the Jew-hatred wherever and whenever they see it. To those that have, thank you so much, it means more
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In 1933, the Italians and Jews of Toronto stood shoulder to shoulder at Christie Pitts against thugs seeking to intimidate our communities. In 2024, we are again standing together in common cause, this time in the face of the thuggery and intimidation of the anti-Israel mob. We
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My message at today’s rally for
#democracy
in
#Venezuela
: “Canada supports
@jguaido
& will continue to push for free and fair elections. Dictator
#Maduro
and his regime must cede power and respect the will of the Venezuelan people.”🇨🇦🇻🇪
#yorkcentre
#cdnpoli
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This was the scene that played out at multiple shopping malls in the Toronto area, as families shopped and parents took their little kids to visit Santa. They were subjected to raging protesters w/ faces covered. Take a long hard look? Are we accepting this as the new normal?
@areacode416ix
pro
#Hamas
#Protests
yesterday across 3 different malls in
#Ontario
(
#BayshoreMall
,
#Yorkdale
, &
#Eaton
Centre) 🎥🗣📢 - -
We told you, it only starts with the
#jews
but never ends with just the Jews
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Deeply disturbed by Russia's accusations against
@Billbrowder
in the death of Sergei Magnitsky, after Sergei was tortured and died while in Russian custody. I was proud to support a bill in Sergei's name which created Canada's
#Magnitsky
Act.
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This is Cafe Landwer in Toronto being targeted for being a “Zionist Cafe”. This is pure unabashed antisemitism & it has no place in our city. Local MP
@KevinVuongMP
has strongly denounced it. Where are the other voices? Please don’t be silent! CALL IT OUT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT
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Hamas has fired almost 2,000 deadly rockets into Israel in the past 72 hours. The Jewish community of Canada stands with the people of
#Israel
as they remain under assault from rocket fire. 🇨🇦🇮🇱
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Breaking news from
@JewishHamilton
: Thrilled to hear that the Hamilton Jewish Film Festival will be taking place on its original dates, at a new venue, the Ancaster Memorial Arts Centre. Mazel tov to all involved in ensuring the continuation of the festival, an important part of
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Speaking of allies, we had every opportunity to join Germany, Italy and the UK in abstaining, or the US in voting against a UN resolution that failed to even condemn Hamas, but we did not. We voted in favor, undermining our own statement released mere hours earlier and projecting
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An absolutely abhorrent attack on my former colleague
@OmarAlghabra
. Worse still that this hate is being peddled by a sitting member of the Ontario legislature. Shame!
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What kind of sick monster vandalizes posters of kidnapped and murdered people, including babies and kids, w/ a swastika? Are there no limits to the hate in our city? No justification for this, not in Toronto, not anywhere.
@MayorOliviaChow
please condemn!
@TorontoPolice
notified.
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Yesterday, the hateful campaign against
@chaptersindigo
and its Jewish CEO Heather Reisman targeted another store, this time in Burnaby, BC. Enough is enough! Please join
@CanadianFSWC
,
@UJAFederation
and
@CIJAinfo
in countering this antisemitic boycott by shopping at Indigo this
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Shocking new reporting that reveals the gov’t was aware of Dattani’s prior aliases and should have known about his past anti-Israel activities. Another alarming failure in the govt’s vetting processes and a slap in the face to Canadian Jews. Clearly the Laif Marouf debacle
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Antisemitism is surging across Canada and yet Jews have to fight tooth and nail to get it included in the “Diversity and Inclusion” space. Why?
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The temperature may have been cold but our hearts were warm, joining together at Nathan Phillips Square to rally for the release of the hostages being held by the terror group Hamas. We will not rest until every one of them are back home.
#100days
#bringthemhomenow
#neveragain
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The Canadian govt’s silence on the false and baseless accusations of genocide, leveled against Israel by South Africa at the ICJ, belies their longstanding commitment to have Israel’s and the Jewish community’s backs. As a proud Canadian Jew, this is profoundly disappointing!
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What about the rights of Jews and all Torontonians to live in our city w/out the constant threats, harassment, intimidation and violence of the anti-Israel mob? Of course people have the right to peacefully protest, but no one has the right to break the law, week after week w/
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Sickening to see anti-Israel protesters targeting the BAYT synagogue in
#Thornhill
. I hope they hear us loud and clear. We won’t be silent, we won’t be intimidated, we won’t give ground to their hate. That’s a promise!
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An absolutely abhorrent display of hate targeting Jewish families in Vancouver, including waving signs with swastikas and yelling at Jewish children. Even with their faces masked, we see them and we call on Canadians across the country to reject their attempts to intimidate.
Sports is supposed to unify but tonight, as
@israelsoftball
played
@SoftballCanada
… a group came to disrupt the game. In addition to the disruption… they were yelling at
#Jewish
children, telling them to not listen to the lies their parents tell them…
Calling 7 year old
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Unequivocal support for Israel from
@PierrePoilievre
against the false and baseless accusations of genocide being leveled by South Africa at the ICJ.
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Today I joined hundreds of people in Toronto at the corner of Bathurst and Sheppard, Jews and our allies alike, to demand the return of all hostages held in Gaza by Hamas and to stand with Israel in the fight against terror.🎗️🇮🇱💙
#BringThemAllHomeNOW
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Moral clarity from France’s Foreign Minister that lays bare our govt’s abject failure to do same.
“To accuse the Jewish state of genocide is to cross a moral threshold,” he said. “The notion of genocide cannot be exploited for political ends. This has always been our position.”
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Devastating to see another synagogue in Toronto vandalized and desecrated, this time the Pride of Israel in North York. This Canada Day weekend is not a happy one for Jews in Canada, not at all!
@TorontoPolice
Hate Crime Unit has been notified and is investigating.
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Incredibly concerned that
@tdsb
trustees have voted to accept a contentious anti-racism report, ignoring the many issues raised by the Jewish community. The report’s total lack of urgency in dealing w/ the rampant antisemitism that has engulfed our schools is a shocking omission.
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Amazing scenes today in Toronto as we gather at Queen’s Park for the Canadian Women Against Antisemitism rally, with a strong and clear message. On Purim we stand together in solidarity, Jews and allies alike, with the strength of our modern day “Queen Esthers” to inspire us and
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Waking up to yet another horrific attack against the Jewish community in Montreal. More and more, I’m coming to awful conclusion that Canada is not a safe place for Jews. “Montreal police investigating after Jewish community centre hit by Molotov cocktail.”
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More unabashed hate targeting Jews in Toronto, this time w/ the vandalism of the statue honoring the iconic “King of Kensington” Al Waxman, w/ the words “Vote for Hamas”. Tell me again how this is all about Israel, not the Jews!
@TorontoPolice
Hate Crimes Unit has been notified.
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Laith Marouf's account has once again been suspended but not before he went on yet another antisemitic rant using a new account, stating, "We will be hunting down all Zionists."
No more excuses, the government must act to ensure the remaining more than $100k he received is
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Hearing crickets tonite from lots of MPs who don’t seem willing to condemn the Iranian regime, a State Supporter of Terror, in the wake of this brazen attack targeting Israel. Life is full of difficult choices but this isn’t one of them. This violent escalation must be condemned.
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Yesterday, I joined fellow members of the Free World Commission in condemning China’s imposition of the National Security Law on
#HongKong
. Around the world, we must stand together in defence of freedom, democracy and the protection of human rights for Hong Kongers.
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Terrifying to hear of an active bomb threat at the Community Hebrew Academy Toronto (CHAT). Jews in Canada will not be silent or accept this “new normal”, especially when it threatens our kids. Leaders must lead to bring things under control.
#EnoughlsEnough
THREAT INVESTIGATION
Tanenbaum Chat Wallenberg Campus, 200 Wilmington Ave
- threat received at school
- police are on scene investigating and assisting with evacuation as a precaution
- road closures around perimeter of school
- info to follow
#GO2659461
^vk
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Virulent antisemitism is being peddled on the streets of Toronto and no one should be surprised at the escalation to violence. Jewish neighbourhoods being targeted by hateful protests and now a Jewish business being targeted in a suspected hate-motivated arson and graffiti
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Breaking- the Canadian Government confirms that Israel was not responsible for bombing the hospital in Gaza and the explosion was likely caused by “an errant rocket fired from Gaza.” Hoping the Prime Minister will address this directly to set the record straight.
Analysis conducted independently by the
@CanadianForces
Intelligence Command indicates with a high degree of confidence that Israel did not strike the hospital on October 17, 2023.
The more likely scenario is that the strike was caused by an errant rocket fired from Gaza.
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As a McGill alumnus, I am absolutely sickened by the targeting of the Bronfman building at
@mcgillu
, an act that is antisemitic to the core. These hateful protests targeting Jews, Jewish institutions and Jewish philanthropists have no place on campus or anywhere else in Canada.
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Sharing my latest
@TorontoStar
column, “I ask myself, ‘How this can be happening in Canada?'”
“What Jews are now seeing in Canada is reason for serious concern, including for the safety of their children at schools and universities.”
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When Jews in Canada ask our leaders to take action to keep our community safe, we’re not asking for a favour or an act of generosity or kindness. We’re asking for them to do their jobs and uphold their moral and legal obligations, that all Canadians should expect. Nothing less
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The appalling celebrations taking place across the GTA in response to Hamas terrorists massacring and abducting 100s of Israeli civilians, incl. infants, women and seniors, is sickening and must be condemned. This behavior is an afront to who we are as Canadians.
#StandWithIsrael
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Honoured to speak at this morning’s Yom Haatzmaut Israeli flag raising at Toronto City Hall, on behalf of
@CanadianFSWC
. My message was clear; the protesters will will not silence us and will not cause us to hide! Am Yisrael Chai. 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱
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Huge appreciation and respect for Ontario’s Minister of Labour
@DavidPiccini
who took
@CUPEOntario
President
@FredHahnCUPE
to task for his longstanding antisemitism and the repeated harm he’s caused Jewish CUPE members.
Today, I met with
@FredHahnCUPE
for the first time to tell him to stop being anti-Semitic and focus on his workers - all of them!
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As a former Liberal MP I’m disappointed and concerned by the news that MP Jenica Atwin has crossed the floor to join the Liberal caucus, given her inflammatory one-sided and divisive rhetoric during the recent conflict between Israel and the terror group Hamas.
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A wonderful Sunday brunch at
@CafeLandwer
with my mum. Great to see a line up out the door, plus ❤️ that shakshuka!
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