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B’nai Brith Canada TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada has filed a complaint with Toronto Police after a man was filmed harassing a member of the Jewish community in a North York park on Sunday. In the uploaded confrontation at G. Ross Lord Park, Firas al-Najim berates a man in an electronic wheelchair for supporting Israel...</blockquote></ref>

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-In 2020 he recycled the old canard about loyalty.<ref>Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, [https://canadadocs.org/firas-al-najim-says-jewish-politicians-are-more-loyal-to-israel-than-to-canada/ Firas Al Najim says Jewish politicians are more loyal to Israel than to Canada], Canada Docs, May 25, 2020.<blockquote>

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-In May 2020 he recycled the old canard about loyalty.<ref>Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi, [https://canadadocs.org/firas-al-najim-says-jewish-politicians-are-more-loyal-to-israel-than-to-canada/ Firas Al Najim says Jewish politicians are more loyal to Israel than to Canada], Canada Docs, May 25, 2020.<blockquote>

Firas Al Najim, a co-manager of the pro-Palestinian Canadian Defenders For Human Rights (CD4HR), accuses Jewish politicians of being serving the interests of Israel...</blockquote></ref>

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-July 2020 "pro-Palestine" protest, racist chants Arabic, "Palestine is our country, and the Jews are our dogs,"<ref>Benjamin Kerstein, [https://www.algemeiner.com/2020/07/09/top-canadian-jewish-group-files-hate-crimes-complaint-after-high-school-protesters-shout-jews-are-our-dogs/ Top Canadian Jewish Group Files Hate Crimes Complaint After High School Protesters Shout 'Jews Are Our Dogs'], ''Allgemeiner'', July 9, 2020.

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... A video of the event revealed that protesters shouted in Arabic, "Palestine is our country, and the Jews are our dogs."

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They also pledged to "sacrifice our soul and blood for Palestine" and urged "martyrs by the millions" to "march to Jerusalem."

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Mississauga has seen such incidents before. In 2017, demonstrators there chanted, “Remember Khaybar, oh you Jews, the Army of Muhammad will return.” The chant refers to a 7th-century massacre of Jews in the Hijaz by Muslims.

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Michael Mostyn — chief executive officer of B’nai Brith Canada — said in a statement, "The display of antisemitism in Canada’s public squares is totally unacceptable. Opposition to Israeli policy can never be used as an excuse to demean Jews as 'dogs' or to threaten violence against them."</blockquote></ref> was linked to his activities.<ref>[https://www.thej.ca/2020/07/08/jews-are-our-dogs/ "Jews Are Our (sic) Dogs"], ''TheJ.ca'', Jul 8, 2020.<blockquote> 3 members of the Peel Regional Police are seen posing with CD4HR manager Firas Al Najim during the "Day of Rage" protest...

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("Palestine is our country and the Jews are our dogs." July 4, 2020 [https://www.thej.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_1882-750x408.jpg]).</blockquote></ref>

-He has continously spread Antisemitic conspiracy theories.<ref>[https://honestreporting.ca/watch-anti-israel-activist-firas-al-najim-continues-to-spread-antisemitic-conspiracy-theories/ WATCH: Anti-Israel Activist Firas Al-Najim Continues to Spread Antisemitic Conspiracy Theories], HR Canada, May 24, 2022.</ref>

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