B’nai Brith Canada has called on the Ontario government to prevent its property from being used for Al-Quds Day on Saturday. .“The Government of Ontario must fulfill its promise to take action against the noxious Al-Quds Day,” said B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn in a Tuesday press release. “There should be no right to engage in hateful speech or wave the flags of terrorist organizations on provincial property.”.After being held online for two years because of COVID-19, organizers announced they will hold an Al-Quds Day event this year at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. The Ontario government owns the Superior Court of Justice. .Al-Quds Day was created in 1979 by the Iranian government, and it calls for the complete destruction of Israel. The press release said that Al-Quds Day has become an event where antisemitism, terrorism, and calls for genocide are common. .The 2014 rally saw event attendee Moulana Zaki Baqri call for Jews to be “dismantled.” At the 2020 virtual Canadian Al-Quds Day, one speaker said people should treat Israelis “as we would treat any thieves and murderers.”.Ontario Premier Doug Ford condemned Al-Quds Day in 2018. .“Our government will take action to ensure that events like Al Quds Day, which calls for the killing of an entire civilian population in Israel, are no longer part of the landscape in Ontario,” said Ford. .Ontario adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism in 2020, which opposes the comments and symbols used on Al-Quds Day. .A new record was set for antisemitic incidents in Canada for the sixth year in a row in 2021, an increase of 7.2% from the previous year, said the 40th Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents by B’nai Brith Canada. .About eight antisemitic incidents happened every day in Canada. There was a 733% increase in violent antisemitic incidents from 2020. .Ontario saw a major drop in antisemitic incidents. Quebec and Western Canada reported substantive increases. .The Office of the Premier of Ontario could not be reached for comment in time for publication. .Jonathan Bradley is a Toronto-based contributor with the Western Standard.jbradley@westernstandard.news
B’nai Brith Canada has called on the Ontario government to prevent its property from being used for Al-Quds Day on Saturday. .“The Government of Ontario must fulfill its promise to take action against the noxious Al-Quds Day,” said B’nai Brith Canada CEO Michael Mostyn in a Tuesday press release. “There should be no right to engage in hateful speech or wave the flags of terrorist organizations on provincial property.”.After being held online for two years because of COVID-19, organizers announced they will hold an Al-Quds Day event this year at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Toronto. The Ontario government owns the Superior Court of Justice. .Al-Quds Day was created in 1979 by the Iranian government, and it calls for the complete destruction of Israel. The press release said that Al-Quds Day has become an event where antisemitism, terrorism, and calls for genocide are common. .The 2014 rally saw event attendee Moulana Zaki Baqri call for Jews to be “dismantled.” At the 2020 virtual Canadian Al-Quds Day, one speaker said people should treat Israelis “as we would treat any thieves and murderers.”.Ontario Premier Doug Ford condemned Al-Quds Day in 2018. .“Our government will take action to ensure that events like Al Quds Day, which calls for the killing of an entire civilian population in Israel, are no longer part of the landscape in Ontario,” said Ford. .Ontario adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Working Definition of Antisemitism in 2020, which opposes the comments and symbols used on Al-Quds Day. .A new record was set for antisemitic incidents in Canada for the sixth year in a row in 2021, an increase of 7.2% from the previous year, said the 40th Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents by B’nai Brith Canada. .About eight antisemitic incidents happened every day in Canada. There was a 733% increase in violent antisemitic incidents from 2020. .Ontario saw a major drop in antisemitic incidents. Quebec and Western Canada reported substantive increases. .The Office of the Premier of Ontario could not be reached for comment in time for publication. .Jonathan Bradley is a Toronto-based contributor with the Western Standard.jbradley@westernstandard.news