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CAEF
2 days ago2 min read
Letter from Michael Teper re: Concerns Regarding Mr. Barriffe's Remarks and ETFO's Position on Defamatory Allegations
Dear Ms. Brown - I understand that the ETFO will not intervene with respect to personal remarks of Mr. Barriffe when he does not...
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CAEF
2 days ago1 min read
Read Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary to Air Canada CEO
March 12, 2025 Michael Rousseau President and Chief Executive Officer of Air Canada Dear President Rousseau, I will assume that Air...
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CAEF
2 days ago2 min read
Letter from Michael Teper re: Community Impact Statement on Sentencing and the Need for Equality in Justice
Dear Ms. Gamble; Earlier today, I appeared before Mr. Justice James Ramsey of the Superior Court of Justice of Ontario to deliver the...
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CAEF
3 days ago4 min read
Kevin Vuong: Crushing Hezbollah will help free both Israel and Lebanon
This is an opportunity for the international community to make amends for its failure to support a fellow democracy when it needed it...
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CAEF
3 days ago1 min read
Letter to the Editor of The Justice from Richard Sherman, Florida re Truth about Hamas
Dear Letter to the Editor: Those academics, politicians, members of the media, and millions of others who support Hamas in their...
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CAEF
3 days ago5 min read
Dave Gordon wrote in JNS about Jewish Leaders' responses to election by Liberal Party of new Leader, Mark Carney
“You’ve got a very large Jewish community in Canada, and it does seem that the threats and concerns just aren’t really being taken...
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CAEF
Mar 22 min read
CAEF letter to Halton District School Board and Halton Catholic District School Board re Student Walkout for Palestine--offensive and inappropriate
Dear Halton District School Board Trustees and Halton Catholic District School Board Trustees; The Canadian Antisemitism Education...
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CAEF
Mar 22 min read
CAEF supports a letter sent to the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) on February 26th, concerning an antisemitic speaker
The letter was directed to the attention of Professor Alissa Trotz, Director of the Women and Gender Studies Institute, CASSA, and the...
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CAEF
Feb 192 min read
Letter from Richard Sherman to the Sun Sentinel on February 17th explaining the fiction of "Palestinian refugee" status
Dear Letter to the Editor: Hisham Mohammad and Ken Barnes propound the fiction of the "Palestine refugee" claiming "80% of Gaza's...
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CAEF
Feb 192 min read
Richard Sherman writes to Columbia University about the perversion of Zionism but several professors
Dear Letter to the Editor: The group of Columbia and Barnard professors who allege that" anti Zionism should not be equated with anti...
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CAEF
Feb 131 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary in response to Forward criticism of Israel's raid on an East Jerusalem bookstore that sold books and pamphlets that foment Jew hatred and anti-Israel propaganda
Re: Israeli police raid Palestinian bookstores in east Jerusalem, drawing international concern, By Deborah Danan, Feb. 10, 2025, Forward...
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CAEF
Feb 94 min read
Richard Sherman writes to The Hill on January 28, 2025, in response to an article by Laila El-haddad
Laila El-Haddad's anti Israel screed is filled with so many antisemitic calumnies about recent Mideast history, it is hard to know which...
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CAEF
Feb 91 min read
Letter to Globe and Mail regarding Palestinian rights in response to Nokha Dakroub and Michael Morgenthau
Re: The next Liberal leader will need to get serious about Palestinian rights, Nokha Dakroub and Michael Morgenthau, January 29, 2025,...
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CAEF
Feb 42 min read
Message from Kevin Vuong, MP, in response to concerns expressed about extremism and antisemitism following riots in Montreal.
Thank you for bringing this important issue to my attention. I share your concerns about the recent violent protests in Montreal and the...
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CAEF
Feb 320 min read
CAEF Submission re: Guide to Law and Policy re Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
Submission to the University of Toronto Regarding the Guide to Law and Policy Regarding Anti-Semitism and Anti-Israel Discrimination at...
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CAEF
Jan 272 min read
Letter from Richard Sherman to Weekly.com re BDS=Antisemitism
Dear Letter to the Editor: Henry Levy, Alameda County Treasurer, naively believes that he is participating in an "economic" boycott "...
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CAEF
Jan 203 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary to The Lancet, re bias against Israel in all its recent reports
In reponse to an article on Traumatic injury mortality in the Gaza Strip from, Oct 7, 2023, to June 30, 2024: a capture-recapture...
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CAEF
Jan 202 min read
Letter from Richard Sherman, Florida, to McGill Daily re genocide and other lies against Israel
Dear Letter to the Editor: Apparently the McGill Daily Editorial Board in its effort to produce fictional narratives of Palestinian Arab...
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CAEF
Jan 71 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary to the Hill Times on January 6, 2025, in response to the article by Maria Wong, December 22, 2024, stating "women are essential to the peace process
Dear Editor, Maria Wong is correct to point out that women are essential to the peace process. Prior to Oct. 7, 2023, there were many...
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CAEF
Jan 61 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary to Editor of The Walrus, a Canadian magazine, about its biased reporting on the Israel-Hamas war
Re: How Trudeau Turned Canadian Diplomacy into a Spectator Sport, The Gaza crisis is a case study in Canada's reluctance to lead, by...
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CAEF
Jan 52 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary to Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland, re his anti-Israel remarks
January 3, 2025 Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh Ara Coeli. Cathedral Road. ARMAGH BT61 7QY. Tel (028) 3752 2045. Fax (028)...
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CAEF
Jan 53 min read
CAEF letter to Ontario College of Teachers' Director of Investigations and Professional Conduct re its failure to discipline Tahir Berenjian for antisemitic postings, and pushing for stricter measures
January 2, 2025 Mr. Andy Rosenhek Director, Investigations and Professional Conduct Ontario College of Teachers 101 Bloor Street West...
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CAEF
Dec 30, 20248 min read
Benjamin Netanyahu, by Wall Street Journal: The Inside Story of Israel's Victory
The prime minister details the key decision points in the war against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran. by Elliot Kaufman, Wall Street...
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CAEF
Dec 30, 20241 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro to the Editor of New York Times Re: NYT report about the IDF using AI to target Hamas combatants that under normal circumstances would expose civilians to danger
Dec. 27, 2024 Dear Editor, There is some crucial information missing from the New York Times report about the IDF using AI to target...
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CAEF
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Letter from Richard Sherman to NY Times Re: Amnesty International's Dangerous Call for the Delegitimization of Israel
Dear Letter to the Editor: Paul O'Brien, Director for Amnesty International, recently called for the delegitimization of Israel --- the...
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CAEF
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Letter from Richard Sherman to McGill U student paper, The Tribune, on the threats of BDS to Jews
Dear Letter to the Editor: Notwithstanding the credulous euphemism --- " This movement( BDS) aims to financially pressure Israel to...
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CAEF
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Letter: The Media’s Perverse Embrace of Kenneth Roth’s Antisemitism – Boulder Jewish News
Dear editor: Rarely for over a decade does a month go by without a card carrying member of the main stream media printing an op ed by...
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CAEF
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Leftist Antisemitism—a Reality Check
by Charles Cooke , Government Relations Rep, CAEF The most serious current threat to the Jewish world and our social cohesion comes...
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CAEF
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Joint statement regarding Ottawa protest
Joint Statement Condemning the December 3 ‘Jews Say No to Genocide’ Protest in Ottawa December 4, 2024 - We, the undersigned...
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CAEF
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Why American Jews and Christians lack empathy for Palestinians, a Response to article in The Forward
Dec. 2, 2024 Dear Editor, There are several reasons why Jews and Christians lack empathy for the Palestinians. One is that on eight...
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CAEF
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau re Call for a Second Summit on Antisemitism
November 25, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Government of Canada pm@pm.gc.ca Dear Prime Minister Trudeau; Police statistics and the...
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CAEF
Nov 28, 20241 min read
Letter to Minister Justin Trudeau re Canada's position on ICC charges against Israeli politicians
Dear Mr. Trudeau, ‘This is Just Who We Are, ’ you say, giving a corrupt ICC a free ride in judging the defendants of an existential war...
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CAEF
Nov 22, 20242 min read
CAEF & AVI Letter to Historica
November 22, 2024 Mr. Anthony Wilson-Smith, President and CEO, Historica Canada & Board of Directors 10 Adelaide Street East, Suite 400...
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CAEF
Nov 22, 20242 min read
CAEF appreciates Mayor Sandra Masters' decision not to fly a flag of "Palestine"
November 19, 2024 Mayor Sandra Masters, City of Regina mayor@regina.ca Dear Mayor Masters; Every day we hear about acts of antisemitism...
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CAEF
Nov 22, 20242 min read
CAEF Letter to PM Trudeau and Minister Joly Re: ICC warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu & former defence minister Yoav Gallant
Novembe 21, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Melanie Joly, Minister of Foreign...
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CAEF
Oct 23, 20242 min read
CAEF letter to Native-Land Digital, re erroneous map of "Palestine"
Dear Friends of Native Land Digital, I write to you at the above address as your website indicates this is for the use of "indigenous"...
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CAEF
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Letter to Editor, Globe and Mail re Diana Buttu's claim of an International Failure is the failure; she fails to call Hamas a terrorist organization
Re: An International Failure Diana Buttu October 12, 2024 It is unconscionable that the Globe and Mail publishes opinions that support...
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CAEF
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Letter by Doris Epstein to the Globe and Mail regarding Diana Buttu’s anti-Israel false claims
Dear Editor, Arab Canadian lawyer, Diana Buttu, a representative of the PLO, who lives in Haifa, claims an Israeli genocide and fails...
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CAEF
Oct 11, 20241 min read
A Win in Pursuit of Justice for Jews
The Ontario College of Teachers in regards revoked Fernanda Caranfa's teaching license and imposed costs of $10,000 at a hearing held...
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CAEF
Oct 7, 20246 min read
October 6, 2024, Resilience & Remembrance, A Vigil for Peace & Perseverance
One Free World International, International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, Israeli Consulate, Leaders & Israel’s Allies It is an honour...
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CAEF
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Letter to Minister of Education Jill Dunlop from Judy Schwartz, past Outreach chair, Holocaust education, Hamilton
Dear Ms. Dunlop, Ontario is looking more like Nazi Germany than I ever would have believed possible. Jewish children forced to wear...
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CAEF
Sep 30, 20242 min read
CAEF Letter to Secretary General Guterres re: bias at the UN exhibit on terrorism
September 27, 2024 His Excellency Mr. António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations 405 East 42nd Street...
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CAEF
Sep 26, 20242 min read
CAEF Letter to Premier Ford and Minister Dunlop, Sept 26, 2024
Premier Doug Ford Minister Jill Dunlop Government of Ontario premier@ontario.ca jill.dunlop@ontario.ca Dear Premier Ford and Minister...
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CAEF
Sep 26, 20243 min read
CAEF expresses concerns about the positions expressed by Ms Amira Elghawaby
September 20, 2024 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Re: Ms. Amira...
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CAEF
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Letter to the Prime Minister in response to Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia's failing to acknowledge Oct 7 and pushing a Muslim agenda in Quebec
Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur Cabinet de la ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur 1035, rue de la Chevrotière 16e étage Québec...
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CAEF
Sep 26, 20243 min read
The UN’s new Durban resolution is reinforcing racism - opinion
Surprisingly, Hamas’ October 7 massacre against Israel and the increased antisemitism that has followed the attacks are not mentioned in...
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CAEF
Sep 19, 20242 min read
CAEF Letter to Secretary General Gutteres Re: UN Display Calls Attention to Terrorism and Ignores Israel
September 14, 2024 Secretary- General Antonio Guterres United Nations Headquarters New York, NY Dear Secretary-General Guterres; I am...
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CAEF
Sep 12, 20242 min read
CAEF Letter to Minister of Education Jill Dunlop congratulating on her new position, inviting her to a vital symposium, & requesting her consideration on a number of matters that address antisemitism
August 27, 2024 Hon. Jill Dunlop Minister of Education Government of Ontario Jill.Dunlop@pc.ola.org Dear Minister Dunlop; I am writing on...
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CAEF
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Letter from Doris Epstein, Toronto to the National Post re Gaza immigrants and Canada’s failure to fulfill pledge to Yezidis
Re: Few Canadians have faith in screening of Gaza refugees: poll August 29, 2024 Dear Editor; Despite the shocking failure of our...
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CAEF
Aug 19, 20241 min read
Letter from Larry Shapiro, Calgary, to Ottawa Citizen about antisemitism of the Capital Pride Parade
Re: Jewish Federation of Ottawa pulls out of Capital Pride parade following pro-Palestinian statement, Story by Staff Reporter, Aug. 14,...
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