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Shopify Takes Down Kanye West's Merch Website After He Promoted a $30 Swastika T-Shirt

Shopify has taken down Kanye West's merchandise website Yeezy.com, which was selling a t-shirt emblazoned with a swastika. This comes after he posted a series of antisemitic rants on the X platform, in which he berated Jewish people and praised Adolf Hitler.

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Quebec Jewish Doctors Association Alarmed at Antisemitic Incidents

Last Friday, the Association of Jewish Doctors of Quebec unveiled the results of a survey of 217 of its 500 members, showing that the majority of respondents encountered antisemitic behaviour in Quebec hospitals since the outbreak of the war in the Middle East.

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Toronto Schools to Vote on New Antisemitism Strategy After Hearing About Incidents

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is set to vote tonight on a new antisemitism strategy after consultation with Canadian Jewish groups and students. According to the agenda documents, consultations with students, staff and community groups alleged that hate crimes of antisemitism were "not taken seriously nor addressed," and impressed on the school board how "anti-Zionism has recently re-emerged as a contemporary form of antisemitism."

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Canadian Human Rights Lawyer Irwin Cotler Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize After Iran Death Threat

Canadian human rights lawyer and former justice minister Irwin Cotler has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his "steadfast courage, moral clarity, profound empathy and extensive achievements in support of universal human rights."

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Reports: Newly Freed Hostages Were Abused, Now Suffer Malnutrition, Heart Disorders

Or Levy, Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi - the latest hostages who were released from Gaza by the Hamas terror group after 491 days of captivity - are suffering from severe physical and mental deterioration, including malnutrition, decreased muscle mass, heart disorders and prolonged infection, according to health officials.

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Aussie Medical Staff Suspended for Anti-Israel Hate Speech

Two medical professionals in Australia were suspended from their work at a hospital after they were filmed speaking about not treating and killing Israelis at work. While chatting with an Israeli vlogger on the app Chatruletka, one of the individuals said, "I won't treat them, I will kill them," while the other said, "You have no idea how many Israeli dog[s] came to this hospital and I send them to Jahannam."

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Report Antisemitism and News of Concern to FSWC

If you would like to report antisemitism or news of concern to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, please email advocacy@fswc.ca.

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