January 7, 2014, Toronto — B’nai Brith Canada is applauding the upholding of an earlier court decision to stop funding the Canadian Arab Federation over concerns it appeared to support terrorist organizations and promote antisemitism.
"As Canada’s Jewish human rights organization charged with tracking Antisemitism in Canada, B'nai Brith was among the first to express concerns as to the activities of the Canadian Arab Federation (CAF)," said Frank Dimant, CEO, B'nai Brith Canada. "The court upheld the original logical ruling and we are confident that the signal is clear: Support for hate and terrorism will not be tolerated by organizations that receive government funding.
“The CAFs special brand of antisemitic and pro-terror propaganda has only served to hinder the multi-pronged fight to safeguard the Canadian public from the ever-growing problem of radicalization and extremism, both at home and abroad."