The Canadian Jewish News

On April 5, 2004, Jew-haters firebombed the United Talmud Torah’s St. Laurent campus, burning down the school’s library. These criminals admitted that they attacked this Jewish school in Montreal to lash out against Israel. After pleading guilty, Sleiman El-Merhebi was sentenced to 40 months in …

The latest from CJN columnist Gil Troy. The post Troy: Montreal must adopt the IHRA definition appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News . Click here to read the original article

“The single most effective educational intervention in the world of Jewish identity in the 21st century is also the single most effective bridge-builder between Israel and the Diaspora: Birthright Israel.” The post Troy: Get a say in Israel’s elections with targeted donations appeared first on …

Gil Troy examines the recent anti-Semitic occurrences at McGill University. The post Troy: McGill is beginning to look like Concordia of 2002 appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News . Click here to read the original article

Gil Troy’s advice to Justin Trudeau: read the Bible and say some prayers. The post Troy: Some tragically unhip advice to Trudeau: read your Bible appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News . Click here to read the original article

“Jews need to fight anti-Semitism passionately – without making it the defining passion of Jewish life.” The post Troy: The anti-Semite card is getting old appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News . Click here to read the original article

Salman Abu Sitta, a London-based Palestinian, recently attacked me, along with my cousin Adele Raemer, for living in a “denial bubble” about the nakba, the supposed destruction of his home by the “Zionist invasion of Palestine.” His one-sided attack, published on the anti-Zionist news website …

“Despite what you keep hearing, democracy in Israel is not doomed,” Gil Troy writes. The post Troy: Democracy flourishes appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News . Click here to read the original article

The growing gap between the Diaspora and Israel has become this year’s BJW: Big Jewish Worry. Three decades ago, Jews worried about intermarriage. Two decades ago, Jews worried about “continuity”; the intermarriage problem reframed. A decade ago, Jews worried about Israel’s delegitimization. Five years ago, …

Gil Troy wonders if a poutine law will be next in Quebec. The post Troy: In Quebec, can the Poutine Police be far behind? appeared first on The Canadian Jewish News . Click here to read the original article