UNteach “Palestine”, Unteach DEI | CAEF Bulletin, Oct 31, 2025

CAEF
Oct 31
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Legal Update

Montreal Residents Launched a Mandamus Application Against City of Montréal and Mayor Valérie Plante with the assistance of the Institute for Public Affairs of Montreal, a non-partisan group committed to defending civil rights and equal application of the rule of law for all.

Two Montréal residents, a pharmacist and community leader, and a McGill University student, have filed a judicial application for mandamus before the Québec Superior Court (Civil Division) compelling the City of Montréal and Mayor Valérie Plante to fulfill their legal obligations to maintain public safety and order.

The application alleges that the City and its Mayor have failed to act in the face of repeated public disturbances, violent and hateful demonstrations, and escalating threats to the safety and liberty of Montréal’s citizens. The plaintiffs argue that the City’s inaction violates its statutory duty to ensure “level 5” policing services under the Police Act (RLRQ c. P-13.1), as well as the Charter rights of the Plaintiffs and all Montrealer's to life, liberty, and security of the person.

The court filing cites a series of incidents between 2023 and 2025, including:

Public celebrations of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks;
Hostile demonstrations outside community institutions;
Unauthorized encampments at McGill University and Square Victoria; and
Street blockades and chants inciting violence during pro-Hamas rallies.

The plaintiffs assert that these events were met with systemic police inaction in the face of multiple, repeated and documented instances of violation of the law, undermining public confidence and creating a climate of intimidation and fear.

The application seeks an order requiring the City and its Mayor to:

Enforce municipal and penal regulations prohibiting harassment, obstruction, and vandalism;
Ensure safe access to public spaces, streets, residences, and places of worship; and Maintain proper police control over violent and/or unlawful gatherings.

The Plaintiffs emphasize that their action is not political and does not seek to limit anyone’s freedom of expression. Rather, it aims to restore the rule of law and ensure that the Plaintiffs and all Montréal residents—regardless of faith or background—can safely use the city’s public spaces.

The application will be presented pro forma before the Superior Court of Québec, Civil Chamber (Room 2.16), on November 24, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.

Listen to Montreal lawyer, Neil Oberman, who represents the private citizens in an interview with Honest Reporting Canada, explain the case.

The Lawfare Project Reports this Success in the UK

Note this case is of an alleged antisemitic individual who has delivered speeches in Canada.

Mohammed Hijab, a British Islamist activist, filed a libel claim against Douglas Murray and The Spectator over statements alleging his public activities, including speeches at events like the i3 Institute in Canada, contributed to radicalizing young Muslims.

The High Court found the lawsuit to be a strategic attempt to intimidate critics, classifying it as a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation).

The court emphasized that Hijab’s suit lacked merit, as the challenged statements were grounded in evidence of his own rhetoric and fell within protected public interest discourse. The appeal was dismissed outright, with Hijab ordered to pay costs.

We are glad to see a case that reinforces public interest defenses in defamation law and protects scrutiny of growing Islamic radicalization in the UK.

Humorous Support for the State of Palestine

Israel Must Win, Defeat Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood, then Peace

Michelle Bachmann gets it: Trump’s Gaza plan ignores jihadist reality. Read more here.

More Bad News from Ireland, Condolences for Hitler, Support for Hamas

Read Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz’s article in Israel365News, October 26, 2025 on the recent Irish presidential election in which a staunch anti-Israel leftist politician rises.

Western Countries are Complicit in Rewarding Murder of Jews

Pay for slay continues and the EU contributes funds. Canada’s funding of UNRWA is no less despicable in keeping terrorism rampant. Palestinian Media Watch has documented this policy and its expenses for decades. “…On Saturday, October 25, the PA post offices paid terrorists’ salaries sand stipends to families of terrorist ‘Martyrs.’”

Read the full report.

Where is Palestine?

Western leaders’ recognizing a State of Palestine display ignorance, support terrorism, demonstrate antisemitism and provide their citizens with “…two falsehoods: first, that a Palestinian state ever existed there, and second, that the “West Bank” was stolen by Israel in 1967. The name “West Bank” did not exist until Jordan invaded and illegally annexed the territory in 1948, driving out every Jewish family that had lived there for generations. No sovereign Palestinian government ever ruled it, and no international body ever recognized Jordan’s claim.”

Read the full article in Israel365News, October 26, 2025.

CAEF shares a few slides produced by Canadians for Israel’s Legal Rights, that sum up Israel’s rights to Judea and Samaria—there is no State of Palestine.

Watch presentation by Robert Meyer for Canadians for Israel’s Legal Rights, 2022, The Jewish People: Legal Owners or Illegal Occupiers of The Land of Israel?

Standing with our Hindu Allies

CAEF has noted increased anti-Hindu hate and condemns the October 27^th conference at Rutgers University that suggested Hindutva is not Hindu, by way of avoiding claims of religious discrimination. Like the hostile antiZionists who claim they are not anti-Jewish, negating the fact that Zionism is a key part of the identity of most Jews (91% in Canada), and that Judaism does not exist without Zionism, there are ignorant and/or malicious academics who attack Hindus directly and indirectly. It is appalling. It is anti-human rights by people who think they are protecting human rights.

The conference entitled, Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism, featured speakers whose social media postings are egregious, hateful, and bigoted. The conference itself featured speakers who pushed an ideology and spoke without facts. In this matter, the enemy of our friends is our enemy too.

Below is the statement by our ally, CoHNA, Coalition of Hindus of North America, in response to one of the most outrageous speakers.

While #AudreyTruschke was busy “crying Hindutva” and thanking security for protecting her from non-existent threats, her supporters were busy verbally abusing and threatening Hindu students who were peacefully protesting outside. This is why Hindu students don't feel safe . Not only do they worry about the repercussions of opposing privileged tenured professors who have power over their grades and college experience, they also have to stand up to the supporters of the professor videotaping them and deal with fears of doxing. Why the focus on phantom threats while ignoring real threats to Hindu students?

Global Imams Council Report on Symbols of Terror

This story was released October 28 by the The Global Imams Council (GIC), and CAEF is pleased to share it and urges broad dissiemination.

“The Global Imams Counci is proud to announce the launch of “Symbols of Terror,” a comprehensive guidebook developed to assist Canadian law enforcement, community leaders, and the general public in quickly and accurately identifying and understanding the flags and logos used by terrorist-designated Islamist groups, based on the current official list of terrorist entities in Canada.”

Read the article and download the report. Share it with police forces across the country, municipal and provincial politicians, requesting they observe and act on use of such symbols.

DEI Must DIE

What might have been, in theory, a good idea, is actually very bad in practice. It is based on Critical Race Theory, which is itself not evidence-based knowledge, but a theory that sees all human outcomes as race based, ignoring all relevant variables. CRT is accepted as the basis for or in conjunction with DEI which has the opposite outcome than what is desired. This is tremendously relevant to Jews as well as other minorities and White people. Because it is the false paradigm that creates a bifurcation the population into Oppressed and Oppressor, Privileged and Non-Privileged. White and Non White, and places Jews on this hierarchy as While, Privileged, Oppressor. The DEI framework is unhelpful for all peoples, not just Jews whom it discriminates against. White racism is not more acceptable that Black racism. Jews are Not White. Race or skin colour does not explain individual achievement, disparities in income, power or position.

Read the article by David Millard Haskell, U of published February 12, 2024 by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, on DEI research that concludes diversity training is divisive and counter-productive.

Read the report by Jewish Educators and Families Association (JEFA), End the Crisis in Education: A Plan for Equal Rights and Real Learning, which was presented to the Government of Ontario, with specific recommendations to address antisemitism in public education K-12.

Read this excerpt from the report:

“At the heart of the problem is the integration of identity-based ideologies into Ontario’s education system - most notably Critical Race Theory (CRT), which underpins Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies, and Culturally Responsive and Relevant Pedagogy (CRRP), which provides the means by which CRT is taught to our students; through lesson plans, cocurricular progams and even community events. “

Read the Aristotle Foundation’s Talking Points on DEI plans and curricular programs,

Talking Point 1: Those who promote DEI are often sincere

Given the history of discrimination, few people would oppose welcoming language: diversity and inclusion. (Equity is different: it presumes equality of outcomes as opposed to equality of opportunity.)

Sincere DEI advocates also think they’re helping to make up for past wrongs and want to prevent discrimination in the present.

There are mistaken assumptions in trying to make up for wrongs in the distant past and errant causal assumptions today (see below).

But don’t underestimate the reality and power of sincere belief even when the means to a desirable end is flawed

Talking Point 2: DEI wrongly assumes outcomes are mostly due to your identity/supposed privilege

Despite the nice-sounding phrase, DEI assumes racism explains all (or mostly all) economic outcomes, especially the differences between cohorts. That’s why DEI policies discriminate against students in admissions at universities and in hiring across multiple employers.

But the assumption is flawed.

What explains most of the difference in outcomes in modern, open economies? Education, culture, parents, average age of a cohort, and even geography.

Talking Point 3: DEI, employment equity, and affirmative action are all American in origin

It’s irrelevant if a policy originates in Canada or the U.S. What matters is whether it’s harmful or helpful.

But if someone tells you that, because illiberal, anti-merit, anti-individual DEI is being frowned upon in the U.S. (at the Supreme Court) or by Donald Trump, Canadians should thus support DEI because it’s “Canadian” like hockey or maple syrup, the answer is: “No, DEI is American in origin, plus it’s a bad idea.”

Watch the lucid explanation by Mark Milke, founder of The Aristotle Foundation on why DIE is a false belief in diversity, inclusion and equity bringing about a better society.

For more information that “aims to renew common-sense discourse in Canada, check out The Aristotle Foundation.

The CAEF Board of Directors has adopted a position on DEI and is working with other organizations, such as JEFA, Jewish Educators and Families Association, to end CRT and DEI bias in Ontario’s educational system and seek justice for all children.

CAEF urges the Governments of Canada and all provinces and territories to abandon policies based on CRT and DEI, and instead adopt policies and practices that promote equality of opportunity for all, recognize individual differences, support and reward individual achievements, teach respect and mutual understanding, shared values, and objective truths.

Read Tammi Rossman-Benjamin in Sapir Journal, August 7, 2023 on why DEI programs Can’t address campus antisemitism.

Read this essay by Melanie Phillips in her Substack, describing the surge in protests and antisemitism, notwithstanding a ceasefire, and noting the DEI paradigm’s use in pushing Jew hatred/antiZionism, October 17, 2025.

Greetings from Sicily

Currently Michael Teper, President of CAEF is on tour in Sicily and sent this photo, advising that even in cities absent Jews, there are Jew haters.

Message from Indigenous Canadians to Jewish Canadians

Advocacy and Action

Read Letter from Richard Sherman to Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2025 regarding Palestinian American's campaign to free his son who is jailed for rock throwing at Israelis. Sherman notes the murders of innocents including babies, by Arabs throwing rocks at Israelis.

Read Letter to the Daily News from Richard Sherman, Florida about the anti-Zionist American Council for Judaism which takes the potion that Judaism does not embrace nationalism, mischaracterized Zionism, ignoring or denying the reference to Zion in Torah, hence exemplifying self-hating Jews, October 27, 2025

Read Letter from Canadian Justice Force, Toronto, to Toronto Chief of Police, Police Services Board and Provincial government re ongoing targeting of Jewish community by Sunday anti Israel protesters.

DEI spending and government waste needs to DIE. Sign here.

NECA Responds to Anti-Jewish report by Jewish faculty network. Read and sign the response.

SIGN the NECA Response to the Jewish Faculty Network Report on CIJA

We are a group of scholars and concerned Canadians who denounce the Jewish Faculty Network’s The CIJA Report: A Pattern of Anti-Palestinian Racism and Genocide Denial at the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs[1], and unequivocally reject the recommendations by its authors for the following reasons:

The Report is a biased, methodologically flawed, and ideologically antizionist document that misrepresents Jewish advocacy and reanimates antisemitic tropes under the guise of anti-racism.
Zionism—the belief in Jewish self-determination in their ancestral homeland is a mainstream position among Canadian Jews. Portraying it as inherently racist is harmful and offensive.
The JFN report’s conspiratorial framing of CIJA, its dismissal of concerns about antisemitism, selective use of sources are academic malpractice and may even be defamatory.
The Report undermines both academic freedom and the safety and dignity of Canadian Jewish communities.

Our full response letter was coordinated by the Network of Engaged Canadian Academics (NECA). NECA (neca-rdace.org) a non-partisan organization dedicated to tackling antisemitism on campuses, upholding genuine fairness and inclusivity, and championing academic freedom and viewpoint diversity.

Please sign and share with your colleagues, friends, and networks. Our letter will be sent to all University and College Presidents and leaders in government and education in Canada.

NECA Executive Committee

Full letter.

Sign the CIJA petiton requesting the government increase security funding in the federal budget.

What CBC News won't tell you:

BOMBSHELL: Cabinet Advisor Amira Elghawaby Accused of Using Office to Lobby Against B’nai Brith and Promote Pro-Palestinian Agenda

Records obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter reveal that Amira Elghawaby, the federal government’s $191,300 Special Representative on Combating Islamophobia, used her official position to advocate for federal employees “speaking out on Palestinian issues” and to lobby against B’nai Brith. The censored documents were disclosed yesterday through Access to Information.

The revelations raise fresh concerns about whether certain Muslim cabinet advisors are using government power to wage influence campaigns and some would say a political Jihad, against Israel and Canadian Jews.

In scripted remarks to a 2024 videoconference, Elghawaby defined “anti-Palestinian racism” in sweeping terms:

“Anti-Palestinian racism takes various forms, including justifying violence against Palestinians, failing to acknowledge Palestinians as an Indigenous people, erasing their human rights and equal worth, and defaming Palestinians and their allies as threatening or opposed to democratic values.”

She also cited examples of Islamophobia in the workplace:

“Escort[ing] an employee out of the workplace for making pro-Palestinian remarks,” she said, without providing any concrete cases.

The remarks were delivered to the Muslim Federal Employees Network (MFEN), a volunteer group founded in 2021. Records show Elghawaby frequently liaised with the group, advocating on its behalf with deputy ministers and other officials.

According to a 2024 federal survey, 6,350 of 279,396 federal employees, roughly two percent, identify as Muslim. The MFEN became active immediately following Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks, which included the killing and kidnapping of Jews in Israel, including eight Canadians. On October 16, 2023, the Network hosted a video conference titled Free Expression and Safety in the Workplace. Elghawaby did not speak at the meeting, but an unnamed lawyer addressed “concerns about Muslim employees facing resistance when speaking out on Palestinian issues.” The discussion reportedly focused on navigating these challenges.

Elghawaby’s office repeatedly referenced the Hamas attacks in correspondence. In an October 9, 2024, email, a senior analyst expressed sympathy for Muslim employees during anniversary observances:

“I hope you are well, especially during what is a very difficult week. Know that our office is thinking about you and your members.”

In separate notes for an “anti-Palestinian racism” event, Elghawaby described the attacks as difficult for Muslims:

“Anti-Palestinian sentiments are on the rise in Canada,” she wrote. “The Islamophobia landscape has greatly evolved. Recent incidents since mid-March demonstrate how targeted the Muslim community has been in the aftermath of October 7, 2023.”

She added:

“This has had a negative impact on Muslim Canadians who have been left feeling scared and threatened. I continue to raise this concern with government leaders and officials when I meet them. What is also concerning is the curtailment of civil liberties we have seen for those who exercise their Charter rights and express support for Palestinian human rights. My Office is tracking several instances of professional repercussions being levied against individuals who have engaged in peaceful protests.”

The records also reveal Elghawaby privately lobbied against B’nai Brith after the MFEN forwarded an anonymous complaint against the Jewish advocacy group. The grievance criticized B’nai Brith’s 2024 submissions to Commons committees on taxpayer funding for allegedly anti-Semitic academic research. According to the complaint, the researchers targeted were Muslim or of Middle Eastern/Southeast Asian descent.

“It is important these House of Commons committees receive regular briefings presenting a narrative in support of Palestinians,” the complainant wrote. “A strategy to counteract the racial and religious profiling of researchers by B’nai Brith may be warranted.”

Elghawaby replied:

“Complaints about B’nai Brith are greatly appreciated. We recognize the importance of fostering balanced and inclusive narratives and addressing racial and religious profiling. While concerns you’ve raised fall outside the direct scope of our mandate, rest assured we will forward your concerns to the appropriate authorities for further attention.”

These disclosures add to the growing controversy over whether federal offices tasked with combating Islamophobia are instead becoming platforms for lobbying on politically charged issues, potentially at the expense of Canadian Jews and Israel.