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From Tehran to Moscow: How Tucker Carlson Became Part of the Global Propaganda Debate
Tucker Carlson has built one of the largest political media platforms in the United States. Since leaving Fox News he has continued broadcasting online to audiences that routinely reach tens of millions of viewers.…
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Two More Synagogues Shot at in Toronto Area as Jewish Community Demands Action
Two synagogues in Toronto, one in Thornhill and one in North York, were struck by gunfire overnight, just days after another North York synagogue was also targeted. In less than a week, three Toronto…
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Anti-Israel Agitator Yves Engler Sentenced in Harassment Case
Yves Engler has proudly built a career on confrontation, agitation and provocation. This week a Quebec court finally added something else to that list, a criminal conviction. In January a Quebec judge found Engler…
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Anti-Jewish Harassment Forces Halifax Student Out of School
A Jewish student in Halifax is no longer attending school after months of anti-Jewish harassment by classmates that his family says school authorities failed to stop. According to reporting in the National Post, the…
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Swastikas on Kosher Restaurant in Montreal After Toronto Jewish School Shootings
Montreal’s Jewish community woke up this morning to yet another act of intimidation after vandals spray painted swastikas across the windows of Gourmetti Pizza, a kosher restaurant in Ville Saint Laurent, along with a…
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Community Leaders Denounce “Sensationalist” Coverage of Jewish Schools
Earlier this week, La Presse published a multi part dossier examining several subsidized Jewish schools in Montreal that had invited Israeli soldiers and Israeli speakers to address students. The articles described appearances by individuals…
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Jesse Jackson Dies Leaving a Legacy of Civil Rights Triumph and Deep Jewish Tension
Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the most consequential and controversial figures in modern American civil rights history, has died, he was 84 years old. His life was a testament to the fierce struggle for…
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Accountability Optional: EMSB Majority Wipes Away Ethics Violation
In a move that should concern anyone who cares about governance at the English Montreal School Board, the Board of Commissioners voted to invalidate a 14 month ethics investigation that had found Commissioner Julien…
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Can Competition Bring Down Kosher Meat Prices in Montreal?
In Montreal, where smoked meat is a religion and bagels are a rite of passage, there is one thing you learn young: good food is never cheap. But kosher meat operates on another plane…
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NY Teen Arrested For Email Calling For The Murder Of Jews
A 17 year old student at a public charter school in Queens was arrested this week after allegedly sending an email calling for the killing of Jews to hundreds of classmates, prompting a swift…