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The Quebec province in Canada has adopted a new Charter of Quebec Values, prohibiting skullcaps and other religious garments to be worn during public service. According to the charter, employees in the public service system -including doctors, nurses, teachers, and government officials – will not be allowed to wear any religious symbols or garments while working, including a Star of David, cross, kippot, burqa or turban. According to Ynet, leaders in the Jewish community, including Lawyer and Political advisor Eric Maldoff who lead the delegation and Jewish Federation president David Cape, met with Bernard Dranville, the Canadian minister responsible for...

Last week saw the festival of Passover, commemorating the freedom of the Jewish people as they fled persecution. It is a mixture of the sweet and the bitter, as has been the last six decades of the life of Israel, the reborn Jewish state. Interesting that Palestine House, the centre of Canada’s Palestinian community, should use this time to bring in British-based journalist Abd al-Bari Atwan. In 2007, he said on television that, “If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight.” In fact the man is renowned for such dangerous...

Machete attack against pro-Israel students illustrates why ban on anti-Israel campus agitation needed FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Machete attack against pro-Israel students illustrates why ban on anti-Israel campus agitation needed TORONTO, April 7, 2010 – B’nai Brith Canada has called on Canadian universities to ban anti-Israel agitation on campus in light of an alleged machete attack on pro-Israel students. Reportedly, on April 5th, two Ottawa students, both well-known for their pro-Israel views, were assaulted when they left a local lounge in the early hours of the morning, by a large group of anti-Israel agitators, one of whom was wielding a machete....

How the Holocaust rocked Rush front man Geddy Lee by scott r. benarde correspondent The Canadian rock trio Rush will draw from an impressive song catalog spanning four decades on its current 30th anniversary tour, including classics such as “New World Man,” “Tom Sawyer” and “Freewill.” The band also is performing tracks from its newest album, “Feedback,” a collection of favorite songs by other acts, including rock standards such as “Summertime Blues,” and “Heart Full of Soul.” But it is another song in the Rush repertoire that concertgoers should pay close attention to when the band performs in the Bay...