Antisemitism Has Consequences | CAEF Bulletin – November 6, 2026
University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry Dean Resigns – Antisemitic Lecture Materials
Yesterday, the Vice President and Provost of the University of Toronto announced the immediate resignation of Anil Kishen as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry. The resignation follows findings made that Prof. Kishen had displayed lecture materials that contained antisemitic images. See samples below, published by our colleagues at B'nai Brith Canada.
Click here for a link to the announcement from the University of Toronto.
CAEF Honoured Brian Crowley, Others Acknowledge
📣 I’m proud to work with Brian Crowley, founder of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Last week, the Canadian Antisemitism Education Foundation presented Brian with its 2026 Advocate Award of Excellence. It’s a well-deserved recognition of his leadership in confronting antisemitism and his support for Israel and the Jewish community through MLI’s Promised Land Project.
One of the things I admire most about Brian is his willingness to put the full weight of the institution he built behind issues he believes in. In a time and place where most people are afraid of taking a public stand for what is right and just, because they fear public backlash, Brian faces the wind. He speaks with conviction and makes room for others to speak up alongside him.
In his acceptance remarks - see link below - Brian spoke candidly about how October 7 made him reflect on the times he had left it to others to speak up. That candour and humility is a big part of what I admire about him. He took that reflection seriously. Through the Promised Land Project, he has brought people across faiths and backgrounds together to confront antisemitism and stand with Jews everywhere.
I find that kind of leadership rare and inspiring, and I'm grateful to have a front row seat to it. Warmest congratulations, Brian👏 I’m so glad to see you and your leadership honoured in this way.
Legal Update
1. Dequan Webrant FULLER Sentenced to 10 Months Conditional including 6 Months Home Detention for Hate Motivated Assault
Fuller was convicted of assault in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto for punching a Jewish man in the face because his car displayed an Israeli flag. Justice Philip Downes declared the assault to be motivated by hate bias or prejudice and stated that if the Crown had asked for a sentence to actual jail, he would have given it.
2. 'Jim BLOGGINS'* to be Sentenced to 3 Years for Role in Double Synagogue Shootings
BLOGGINS* appeared at the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket for a sentencing hearing, having been found guilty of firearms offences relating to the March 2026 midnight shootings at the BAYT and Shaarei Shomayim synagogues. The judge indicated he was likely to agree with the joint submission on sentence of 3 years in custody, which is the maximum penalty in this case.
The judge will read his full reasons for sentence into court on November 10 at the Newmarket Ontario Court of Justice, 50 Eagle Street. 9:30 AM Courtroom 200. Observers must attend in person.
*Fake name. The defendant was under 18 at the time of the offence; publishing the defendant's real name is illegal.
3. Abdul Aziz KAWAM Sentenced to 17 Years for Attempted Murder and Assault with Weapon in Aid of Terrorist Organization (ISIS)
According to an RCMP press release, KAWAM was sentenced for a 2023 series of knife attacks at a BC Coast Mountain bus stop and a Coast Mountain bus.
Click here for details: Man sentenced in attempted murder and assault – Royal Canadian Mounted Police
4. Alberta Youth Arrested for Terrorism-Related Offence: RCMP
Click here for details: Alberta youth arrested for terrorism-related offence – Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Allies for A Strong Canada: No Aid to Hamas
CAEF Sends Greetings to our Hindu Canadian Community
Happy Diwali, May Light Shine Upon Your Home
Diwali symbolises the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. For Indo-Canadians it is a cherished anchor of identity. Many provincial legislatures hold formal Diwali receptions; and across Brampton, Surrey, Markham and Mississauga thousands of homes glow with diyas through the November cold.
Hindu Heritage Month of Ontario makes November even more meaningful.
Off Duty Police Honoured for Landing FlyDubai Plane After Terror Attack
Pilots Rowan Tooth (L) and Henson Steven, who helped land a flyDubai plane following a thwarted terror attack, receive honorary awards in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 27, 2026. (Emirates News Agency -- WAM)
Read story in Times of Israel, November 1, 2026.
The Moral Case for Zionism
By Casey Babb
Reported by Andria Spindel
Yes, Zionism is the world’s oldest liberation movement, yes it is a concept that is part of the identity of most Jews, recognizing the land of Israel as the ancient and forever homeland of the Jewish people. But it that and more, as described by Casey Babb in his new book, The Moral Case for Zionism.
In dialogue with Rob Roberts, Editor-in-Chief of the National Post, held in a private home on Thursday evening, Babb’s spoke of the vison that Zionism has for the Jewish people, in Israel and the diaspora, a vision of hope, of light, of forever being a light that improves the world. Zionism is foundational to Judaism and has kept the Jews together for millennia, across cultures and countries.
Zionism has been redefined over it is not what antizionists claim. The antizionists attribute every evil to the State of Israel, keeping their hate fueled, they just add lie upon lie, exaggeration upon exaggeration with the goal of destroying Israel. Antizionism, as Babb’s stated, is a hate movement an done that is embraced by a small segment of the Jewish population. Babb pointed out various theories about antizionist Jews, and even ventured to say, in response to audience question, that maybe they should not be allowed into Israel.
In response to many questions, Babb’s was sincere in stating that he didn’t have all the answers, that Jews need more security and want to live without outsized security, that he cherishes all freedoms and understands the need to curtail some freedoms, that Jews are passive and positive while also angry and agitated, needing to see more action to counter antizionism. In sum, he wasn’t hopeful that any changes would come until the government itself was changed.
Recommended Reading
Read Jessica Steinberg in Times of Israel about Boy George’s arrival in Israel, October 31, 2026.
Read article by Jeffrey Herf in Quillette on the Canadian Museum of Human Rights failings re the Nakba Exhibit, which as he states, “peddles PLO myths about Israel’s war for independence in 1948, September 22, 2026.
Read Nachum Kalam’s Substack, Moral Clarity on the International Community’s lack of courage to actually end a war, enforce a ceasefire, disarm Hamas, November 2, 2026.
Read article from AFSI website on the need for UNRWA to be dismantled, long overdue. November 2, 2026. “..UNRWA Acting Commissioner-General Christian Saunders has been advancing the initiative in response to the agency’s worsening financial crisis and Israeli legislation restricting its activities.”
Read article by Itamar Marcus and Ephraim D. Tepler in Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) on the latest lies and anti-historical fantasies of the PA, now claiming the Jewish Hasmoneans were early Palestinians and Palestine culture is over 15,000 years old, November 5, 2026.
Read article by Abby McLaughlin in Montreal Gazette about the destruction of a kosher bakery in Montreal, two attacks, “suspected” hate crime, November 4, 2026.
6 Facts about the Balfour Declaration
Taken from The Israel Forever Foundation newsletter. Read more
Recommended Viewing
Watch Marco Rubio’s speech recognizing Israel, and exposing the Nazi roots of the Palestinian cause, and the jihadists.
Watch video posted by The Free Press expressing serious concern about the election of Abdul El-Sayed to the US Senate, posing danger for Jews and others battling jihadism/extremism.
Watch Dr. Alice Jill Edwards Ex-UN Rapporteur on Torture explain how staff were black-listed for the wrong views on Israel.
Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege
by Melanie Phillips
A book review by Doris Strub Epstein
October 24, 2026
Last Wednesday, I attended a talk at a large synagogue in Toronto. The audience was asked what their reaction would be if a Palestinian told them Israel was committing genocide. Silence followed and few feeble responses –“I wouldn’t like it”; “I’d find someone to talk to him”. The group was shockingly uninformed.
Engulfed in a tidal wave of false news, lies, no news, moral inversion, Jews are not prepared to counter the propaganda against Israel. Leading figures in government, finance, the arts, falsely accuse Israel of genocide, of deliberately murdering children, of human organ trafficking and every horrible crime imaginable.
Terrorist sympathizers have hijacked our streets, spouting Antisemitic, anti-Israel rhetoric that is fueling massive violence against Jews worldwide.
David Vigneault, former Director of CSIS warned on BBC that “people who don’t know what they’re talking about have defamed Israel to fuel radical Islam, Antisemitism and even acts of terror.”
In her latest book, Fighting the Hate: A Handbook for Jews Under Siege, British journalist and commentator Melanie Phillips, provides the help needed to face the “seigers” with specific responses to the many different kinds of attack they deliver, in an easy to read, quick response format.
This short book maps out where Jews stand today and provides a guide to what Jews can all do to “mount a resistance against this onslaught.” Her advice is simple: know the facts, remain calm, understand the person in front of you, seek common ground where possible and avoid talk that threatens personal safety.
Emotion alone is not an effective answer to propaganda, she says. Phillips urges readers to educate themselves and stick to facts as rebuttals, including allegations of genocide, apartheid, colonialism and occupation, all of which and more, she addresses in the book.
Fighting the Hate is a strategic primer and not a neutral account of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. It gives readers, Jewish and non Jewish, confidence to confront the Jew haters with composure and dignity when they challenge misinformation and Antisemitic tropes.
Timely, forceful and highly practical, this book is vitally important for all of us who are confronting Antisemitism and the delegitimizing and demonization of Israel.
Community Events
When Shanghai Said Yes – A Global Jewish-Chinese Virtual Experience
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Virtual (Zoom webinar)
Continuing the Chinese-Jewish Exchange, CAEF and partners are pleased to present an opportunity for learning and sharing. Register to join the webinar and participate in small group discussions after the formal presentations. We invite you to read recent articles by Annette Poizner, one of the speakers: The Etrog’s Chinese Secret; A Sweet (and Sour) New Year: Where Jewish and Chinese Wisdom Meet; China and the Jews: Two Ancient Civilizations, One Unlikely Friendship.
Pizza in Auschwitz – DocuNation Online Screening Marking Kristallnacht
Watch the film: November 12–23 Special Live Q&A: Sunday, November 15, at 8 PM Israel / 1 PM ET
Pizza in Auschwitz (2008 · 65 min · Directed by Moshe Zimerman · Producers: Osnat Trabelsi and Moshe Zimerman). Holocaust survivor Danny Hanoch has spent years trying to convince his children to join him on a journey back to the concentration camps of his childhood. When they finally agree, what begins as a journey into the past becomes an extraordinary family encounter, filled with dark humor, painful memories, and unexpected moments of tenderness.
World Zionist Symposium 2027
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