Celebrate and Commemorate | CAEF Bulletin, May 28, 2025
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CAEF Celebrates the Indivisible Unity of Jerusalem, May 26
Alliances Are Everything
Indigenous Canadians Lead the 2025 Walk with Israel, Expressing Unity with Jews, the Indigenous People of Israel
CAEF, which organized the itinerary for representatives of the Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem and other Indigenous and Inuit Canadians, profusely thanks our Indigenous sisters and brothers for their friendship, allyship and enthusiastic participation at the 2025 Walk with Israel. Grand Chief Harvey Yesno, Chief and Pastor Reggie Neposh, Brian LaBounty, Rita BearGrey, Melodie Greyeyes, Gela Naqica, Lizzie Gordon, and Linda Price, along with Gavin Howell (Melodie’s husband), proudly marched in the 2025 Walk with Israel in a place of honour at the front of the parade.
CAEF hosted this group during their visit to Toronto, during which time they shared a Shabbat dinner at the home of Andria Spindel, Executive Director of CAEF, attended Shabbat services at Or Chayim Minyan, visited the Toronto waterfront and had dinner hosted by Avi Attali, VP of CAEF, toured the Nova Memorial Exhibition, consulted with Allied Voices for Israel, and were feted at a BBQ hosted by Vivienne Ziner and Glen Cohen.
Toronto will not forget the hostages!!
Chinese-Jewish Synergy
Annette Poizner, Social Worker, Research Director at CAEF, writes about the Jewish/Chinese Relationship in The Times of Israel, Bridges of Light. Where Torah and Tao Meet. Read her blog.
Canadian Journalists Visit Israel
For a few days in May, Exigent Foundation organized a tour to assist journalists in understanding the horror of what took place on October 7, 2023 in Israel, and how Israel is responding. The trip helps to “bear witness” to the atrocities, and overcome media lies, omissions, distortions that dominate western outlets. Two of the participants, Mohammad Rizwan and Rob Roberts, shared this photo and their personal reflections. See article below by Roberts, Editor in Chief of the National Post. CAEF was pleased to provide financial support for this latest mission.
Read Rob Roberts, and subscribe to the National Post to get best coverage on Israel and the Jewish community of Canada.
Are Jews Losing Confidence in Canada?
Read Howard Rotberg, Canadian author, published in Artutz Sheva, Israel National News, about the open attack on Israel by Canada, France and UK leaders, while ignoring the growing Islamist and leftist influences undermining Canadian values and security of Jews.
Read Terry Newman in the National Post on Canada’s Threat level—for Jews and non Jews.
Legal Update
Criminal Cases - Update
The sentencing decision in the case of Kenneth Gobin, who attacked four members of the Chabad Flamingo synagogue in Vaughan Ontario, has now been released. Please see the full decision here.
The sentencing of Waisuddin Akbari, who was convicted of threatening to blow up every synagogue in Toronto, will take place on July 15 at 9:00 AM, at the Ontario Court of Justice, 50 Eagle Street, Newmarket.
CAEF and B'nai Brith Canada, along with other Jewish community organizations, will be delivering Community Impact Statements.
Please attend court to show the presiding Justice that the Jewish community is deeply concerned about its safety in the wake of this serious crime.
Please see the court's decision finding him guilty here.
Reflections on Growing Antisemitism
Watch Aurora.indigena on Instagram addressing the source of antisemitism, and today’s Islamist ideology that repeats Nazism.
Read Op Ed by Derek Tassone, Research Associate for the Combat Antisemitism Movement on breadth of antisemitism globally.
Read viral Open Caustic Letter to the UK, France, and Canada: unidentified author.
Watch The Unfiltered View, podcast with Israel Ellis interviewing Robert Spencer, Director of Jihad Watch.
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