Howie Silbiger
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Federal Report Finds Campus Anti-Jewism Widespread as Quebec Court Authorizes Class Action
By Howie Silbiger A federal government commissioned report has found that nearly every Jewish student surveyed experienced or witnessed anti-Jewish conduct on a Canadian campus over the past year. The report was released…
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The Nazis Were The Honest Ones
I believe in giving credit where credit is due. The Bulgarian Nazis, all minors, who surrounded a hotel and harassed Jewish teenagers on a Bnei Akiva trip were the most honest Jew-haters of the…
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Boy George Has More Courage Than Too Many Jews
Boy George released a song last week called We Will Dance Again. It remembers the young people murdered at the Nova music festival, rejects the lie that October 7 can be removed from the…
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Two Fires, Two Communities, and the Same Fear
When Shabbos ended in Montreal on Saturday night, I turned my phone on and saw what was left of Nöam Restaurant. Later, when The Suburban posted it, I watched a surveillance video showing the…
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Kosher Restaurant Nöam Burns as Montreal’s Religious Communities Come Under Attack
Montreal’s religious communities came under attack early Saturday after a popular kosher restaurant was destroyed by fire and a mosque in the same area was targeted by an arsonist. Nöam Restaurant on Décarie Boulevard…
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Meir Weinstein’s Announcement Should Surprise Nobody
Meir Weinstein announced this week that his Israel Now movement is forming what it calls the New Jewish Defense Force. The group intends to document organizations and individuals it considers a threat to the…
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How Many Jews Must Be Attacked Before Government Calls It Terrorism?
Two locations of a Jewish-owned bakery in Toronto were attacked overnight. One was struck by gunfire. A window was smashed at the other. Thankfully, no one was injured, which provided everyone in authority with…
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Jewish Man Stabbed in New York as Attacks on Jews Reported in England and Mongolia
A Jewish man returning from synagogue was stabbed with a screwdriver in Manhattan on Thursday, while police in England announced arrests after three Jews were shot with a BB gun and details emerged of…
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Montreal Attacks Part of Broader Extremist Threat Against Jews, Intelligence Report Warns
Recent attacks on Jewish institutions in Montreal may be part of a much broader wave of extremist violence targeting Jews across Canada and North America, according to a new federal intelligence report that reveals…
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An Oct 7 in Europe? It Almost Happened This Past Year
For years, European governments treated Hamas as an Israeli problem and its presence in Europe as largely political, charitable or ideological. The court records now show that while governments debated those distinctions, Hamas was…