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United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto and Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs: On August 20, reported the Canadian Jewish News, several thousand took to Bathurst Street under the slogan "We Will Not be Silent: A March Against Global Anti-Semitism." The demonstration was organized by United Jewish Appeal Federation of Greater Toronto, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, B'nai Brith Canada, Canada Israel Experience, March of the Living Canada and the Jewish National Fund JNF Canada, according to Rabble. Photos and articles suggest that many among the racially homogenous crowd carried Israeli flags and celebrated that country recent military onslaught on Gaza. The Times of Israel reported: "The purpose of the march was passionately summed up in Bill Glied closing remarks: 'Thank God for the IDF. Thank God for Israel. And remember together we must stand. Never again!'" Why does a demonstration of hundreds of people against "anti-Semitism" in Toronto seem more like a march for white supremacy than a rally against racism? If one were to take the organizer slogan seriously this demonstration was among the largest anti-racist mobilizations in recent Canadian history. But, unfortunately it was little more than a group of "white" people calling for the further subjugation of "brown" folk. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.