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Canada: The provincial government rolled out legislation that will allow low-income Ontario students to get free post-secondary education, the federal government reversed a bill introduced by the former Conservative government (which will allow these convicted terrorists to maintain their Canadian citizenship), anti-Israel activist Max Blumenthal was met with jeers at an event in Toronto last night, and a former Toronto Jewish day school teacher is facing new sexual assault charges.
A 90-year-old Toronto man is gearing up to to take part in UJA’s Walk with Israel event for the 46th straight year, there’s a new exhibit on Toronto’s first accredited Jewish architect Benjamin Brown, an Ottawa-born Jewish goalie has played his first few games in the NHL for the Carolina Hurricanes, a York University student gives a scathing account of anti-Semitism on campus, and an act of vandalism on campus at York is being widely shared (and condemned) online:
This was seen today in the bathroom of the health nursing environmental studies building at York University in…
Posted by Meryle Lee Kates on Thursday, February 25, 2016
U.S.: Republican candidates (save for Donald Trump) united in attacking the presidential hopeful at a debate last night (specifically Marco Rubio who blasted Trump’s “honest broker” remarks regarding the Israel-Palestinian conflict), activists at a Philadelphia community meeting yelled at Jewish real estate developers to “go back to Israel,” a man accused of distributing anti-Semitic propaganda injured two NYPD officers who came to search his home, Florida is the latest state to pass an anti-BDS bill, and a group of international authors are teaming up to write a book on Israeli “occupation.”
In the last year we’ve shown you nearly all the major US Presidential candidates speaking out for Israel on the left and the right! Today, presidential candidate Marco Rubio gave this powerful speech in support of Israel:
Posted by StandWithUs on Thursday, February 25, 2016
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu called out U.K. PM David Cameron for criticizing settlements in East Jerusalem, a Palestinian assailant was shot dead as he attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint, Israel has agreed to release a Palestinian journalist who’s been on a hunger strike for 94 days, Hamas briefly detained a Reuters reporter as he took photographs in Gaza, and Israel is readying to transfer NIS 500 million ($172 million Cdn) in withheld tax money to the Palestinian Authority.
Tens of thousands of Israelis took part in an annual Tel Aviv marathon today, during his visit to Israel, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the country will undoubtedly “change the world,” and the IDF has unveiled its unique underwater bell chamber, which allows military deep-sea divers to carry out missions at depths of up to 100 metres.
World: A Palestinian terrorist who’s been living in Bulgaria to avoid extradition was found dead today, Iran’s first elections since the international community lifted sanctions has been extended after an inordinately high turnout, and FIFA has elected its new president, Gianni Infantino of Switzerland, who won a second-round vote.
Culture: JTA has unveiled a list of Jewish movies to watch ahead of the Oscars Sunday, Tablet published its fourth instalment of “Black Jews You Should Know,” and Seth Rogen, George Clooney, Emily Blunt and others take part in Jimmy Kimmel’s “Mean Tweets” (Movie Edition):
In Jewish rapper news, Drake says he signed to independent U.K. label Boy Better Know (owned by his friend Skepta), and Action Bronson returns with the second season of F*ck that’s Delicious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYCNjMnzWiE
Food: It’s almost Shabbat, which means it’s time for this week’s edition of The Shabbat Table, featuring cholent.
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