Category: Jewish groups

Calls for Palestinian-Focused Permanent Exhibit at Human Rights Museum Sparks Controversy, Anti-Israel Fears

Pro-Palestinian activists are making a renewed push for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights to install an exhibit highlighting the plight of Arab-Palestinian refugees, while mainstream Jewish organizations see the attempt as public political point-scoring and propaganda. The controversy surrounds what Palestinians refer to as “Nakba” (Arabic for catastrophe)—the displacement of some 700,000 Arab-Palestinians during…


Jewish Groups Raise Anti-Semitism Concerns Ahead of NDP MP’s Chat With Corbyn

OTTAWA—Two prominent Jewish advocacy groups are voicing concerns about anti-Semitism ahead of a public conversation between NDP MP Niki Ashton and former U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. The planned livestream talk risks pulling New Democrats in a direction “antithetical” to Canadian values, said Shimon Fogel, head of the Toronto-based Centre for Israel and Jewish…