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Daily Briefing: TENSIONS FLARE UP IN CANADA

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Pro-ceasefire Liberal MPs see Trudeau’s Call For ‘Humanitarian Pauses’ As First Step To Ending Israel-Hamas Hostilities: Catherine Lévesque, National Post, Oct. 25, 2023 — Some Liberal MPs who have been calling on their government to support an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war said Wednesday that they see the “humanitarian pauses” supported by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “starting point.” 

‘Canadians Are Hurting’: Trudeau On Rising Tide Of Hate At Home, Need For Israel-Hamas Humanitarian Pause: Rachel Aiello, CTV News, Nov. 8, 2023 — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called out the “unacceptable” rise in hate surfacing in Canada amid the Israel-Hamas war, and called for Canadians to remember “this is not who we are,” while pushing Wednesday for a humanitarian pause long enough to get “back on track” towards a two-state solution.

WATCH:  Polievre on Israel-Gaza War:  CTV News
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Pierre Poilievre on Situation in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank: Pierre Polievre, Leader of the Opposition, OpenParliament.ca, Oct. 16, 2023
The Extreme Rise in Antisemitism is Hardening the Jewish Community:  Avi Benlolo, National Post, Nov. 3, 2023
The Jews of My Generation Thought They Would Be Exempt from History. They Were Wrong:  David Bezmozgis, The Globe and Mail, Nov. 3, 2023
Canadians Should Expect Better of those Tasked with Fighting Antisemitism:  Barbara Kay, National Post, Nov. 5, 2023


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Jewish Community ‘Outraged’ by Firebombing of Quebec Synagogue:  Andrew Chen, Epoch Times, Nov. 7, 2023 –Jewish groups say they are very concerned by the recent overnight attacks targeting a synagogue and a Jewish community centre in Quebec.
 
CFL Fires Head of Stats Crew Over Antisemitic Comments Christopher Nardi, Canada.com, Nov. 8, 2023 — The Canadian Football League has fired a head of its statistics crew and the former president of a major federal public sector union, Camille Awada, after antisemitic posts he made on social media came to light.
 
Hate Symbols, Bomb Threats, Death Threats: Concerns About Increase in Antisemitism in Canada National Post staff, National Post, Nov. 2, 2023 — Police across Canada are reporting a rise in antisemitic incidents, from vandalism to death threats and other forms of intimidation.
 
FIRST READING: The (very few) Canadian Politicians Unequivocally Condemning Antisemitism:  Tristin Hopper, National Post, Nov. 7, 2023 — Just last weekend, Palestinian demonstrations in both Edmonton and Ottawa featured the swastika.
 
Someone Will Get Killed in Canada Over Middle East Battle:  Brian Lilley, Toronto Sun, Nov. 7, 2023 — Someone is going to get killed soon in Canada as arguments overheat on the war Hamas launched against Israel.

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