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1. Toronto Jewish School Faces Third Antisemitic Incident in Less Than a Month
For the third time in less than a month, a Toronto Jewish school has been the target of antisemitism. According to an email sent to parents of students at the Eitz Chaim Patricia campus, staff discovered a swastika scratched onto asphalt in the school's play area. Police are investigating any connection the most recent incident may have to the previous incidents.
2. Police Investigating Vandalism at Jewish Heritage Museum
FSWC condemns a recent case of antisemitic vandalism that occurred at The Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum in Toronto, where a man allegedly vandalized two photos and left an antisemitic message in a comment book. Police are currently investigating the incident and looking for help in identifying the individual.
3. Niagara Regional Council Condemns the BDS Movement
The Niagara Regional Council voted last week to condemn the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel - including Niagara Centre's local New Democratic Party Riding Association, which was specifically singled out for their sponsoring of a motion which asked the provincial Ontario NDP to support the movement. FSWC was in attendance to speak to mayors and city councillors in support of the anti-BDS motion.
4. Hamas Terror Tunnel Discovered Beneath UN-Funded Schools in Gaza
It is being reported that Israel is demanding that the UN finally designates Hamas as an official terrorist organization, and that both Israel and the US are considering pulling out of the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency), after it was revealed that Hamas had built a terror tunnel under two UNRWA-funded elementary schools in the Gaza Strip.
5. US Senate Unanimously Votes to Urge President Trump to Move US Embassy to Jerusalem
In a rare moment of unanimous bipartisan action on Capital Hill in Washington, D.C., the US Senate unanimously passed a resolution last week which calls on President Donald Trump to abide by the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 - a law which requires the US Embassy to Israel to be moved from its current location in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
6. European TV Stations Allegedly Shun Antisemitism Documentary Due to Its Focus on BDS
Critics in Europe are alleging that a documentary which focuses on antisemitism - and which was funded by German broadcaster WDR - is being blacklisted from the airwaves due to its focus on the antisemitic BDS campaign. The head of the TV networks which had been slated to broadcast the documentary stated that the film had been dropped due to its failure to meet "formal requirements."
7. German Mayor Cancels BDS Events Due to Concerns About Antisemitism
Late last week, the mayor of the northern German city of Oldenburg, Jurgen Krogmann, cancelled two events in his city which had been organized by activists with the antisemitic BDS campaign. In a statement, the municipality said that "so long as it cannot be clarified that the BDS movement officially and publicly does not question Israel's right to exist, such events cannot take place in city facilities."
8. FSWC at Work
Last week, the Tour for Humanity visited schools in Markham, Brampton, Milton, and the City of Toronto - serving over 1100 elementary and high-school level students! This week will mark the last in the 2016-17 school season for T4H, as the bus will visit locations in Orillia and then Fenelon Falls. As the end of yet another spectacularly successful year for T4H comes into focus, we can soon reflect on the tens of thousands of young lives that have been forever changed this year alone - which has only been made possibly by the generous support of our FSWC community!
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