The Friday report

This coming Sunday evening at sundown, Jewish communities around the world will begin observing Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar. 

For those of you who are observing Yom Kippur, may we wish you a G'mar Chatima Tova. May you be inscribed in the Book of Life.  Add the names of your loved ones to our Yizkor Honour Roll Here. 

On the international front, it has been a tumultuous week at the opening assembly of the United Nations. Today's report provides an exclusive overview of what took place.  This report is also online Here. 

This morning, AGPI congratulated Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for an optimistic address to the UN General Assembly about the future of the Middle East. He said, "I believe we are on the cusp of an historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia.  It will enhance peace with the Palestinians...it will enhance reconciliation between Jerusalem and Mecca.  All these are tremendous blessings."

At the same time, Netanyahu did not mince words about Iran. "The tyrants of Tehran" he said, "have been nothing but a curse to our region and to the entire world".  He warned that while he is in power, he will never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons. On the Palestinian front, he called on Palestinian President Abbas to stop spreading Antisemitic conspiracy theories against the Jewish State. "He recently said that Hitler was not an Antisemite. You can't make this up".  

While PM Netanyahu and Israel's delegation to the UN made substantial inroads on behalf of Israel this week on the global stage, we continue to encourage Israel's government to seek out universal consensus in Israel concerning the judicial reform. We stand unconditionally with Israel. A unified Israel is a stronger Israel. 

Weeks leading into the General Assembly sessions, the most anticipated showdown was the meeting between President Biden and Prime Minister Netanyahu. As expected,  the meeting was warm and cordial and touched on critical issues including normalization of relations with Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority, and most significantly the problem of Iran. 

But Biden did say something completely unexpected and rarely heard from U.S. Presidents: "I think without Israel, there's not a Jew in the world who's secure.  I think Israel is essential".  President Biden's pronouncement demonstrates a clarity of understanding about the essentiality of the Jewish State. 

Just after Biden's meeting with Netanyahu, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom, said in a Fox News interview that normalized relations between both countries "get closer" every day. Normalization with Israel is part of an overall agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States, but the Saudis demand progress toward the creation of a Palestinian State. Read AGPI's front-page analysis on the peace deal. 

After receiving $5.9 billion from the U.S. earlier this week for five American hostages, the Iranians declared they would use the money as they wish -- not necessarily for human rights purposes.  In response, Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan,  brazenly walked up and down the aisle holding a picture of Mahsa Amini at the beginning of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's speech (Erdan was then briefly detained). 

Shamelessly, after his Antisemitic and Holocaust-denying tirade last week (which we exposed), Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also denied Jewish indigeneity to Jerusalem: "The occupation government . . . .is violating the historical and legal status of the holy places, especially the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, which international legitimacy has recognized as an exclusive right for Muslims alone ." 

Turkey-Israeli relations severed following the Mavi Marmara incident in 2010 where Turkey allowed a boatload of terrorists to try and break Israel's military blockade with Gaza.  It also came to light that Erdogan harbours and supports Hamas. But on the sidelines of the UN this week, both nations took an important step in an attempt to thaw relations.

In a meeting with Netanyahu, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed interest in visiting Israel soon while earlier in his remarks to the General Assembly, toned down his usual criticism of Israel, clearly wanting to appear much more moderate, like a statesman. 

Earlier in the week, Israel's UN delegation also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pledging to provide more humanitarian assistance and landmine equipment.  Given Russia's presence in Syria, Israel has been walking a tightrope in balancing its relationship with the two warring nations.

Defending our future and protecting our past requires all hands on deck. The situation in the Middle East is complicated, but requires continued advocacy and education. As the Israeli mission to the UN heads home, it is our responsibility to continue carrying the important weight of advocacy and education.

As we head into Yom Kippur, in honour of Yizkor, we invite our network to remember their loved ones by giving Tzedakah in their memory as a way to honour their legacy. To learn more about AGPI's 2023 Honour Roll of Remembrance, please click the button below. 

On behalf of all of us at AGPI, we wish you and your family an easy fast and a G'mar Chatima Tova. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

p.s. You can help educate your friends and family about these important issues by forwardign this newsletter to them. 

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This evening, Jewish communities all over the world will gather around the table with their loved ones to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.  

The start of the Jewish New Year is a special time as we begin anew, re-energized and invigorated to renew our faith and strength to make the world a better place. 

On behalf of all of us at The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI), may we wish you a happy and healthy New Year - Shanah Tovah!

Thank you for taking a few minutes to to read this week's updates about critical issues affecting the Jewish community and Israel. This report is also online Here. 

Part of our work at AGPI is building a big "Abrahamic tent" of friends and allies through interfaith friendship. This week, it was great to catch up with my good friend Rev. David Wells (pictured above), who also serves on AGPI's National Advisory Board.  As the Superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada he oversees 1,200 affiliated churches, 3,700 ministers and a constituency of 240,000 across the country. We thank Rev. Wells for being outspoken about Antisemitism and Israel.  

But these last number of months have not been easy for the Jewish world: political instability in Israel; a rising tide of Antisemitism affecting Jewish communities and increasing Palestinian terrorism against Israelis has caused much consternation.

We have been addressing all of these important issues. Earlier this year, we met with Israel's political leaders in the Knesset to express to them our thoughts and concerns; we produced a powerful pro-Israel documentary to defend Israel against delegitimization campaigns and we continue to fight Antisemitism daily with our innovative education and social media tools through AGPI University. 

With increasing Palestinian terrorism against innocent Israelis however, we have been focusing much of our attention these recent weeks on Canada and America's inappropriate financial aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA).  

This week, we harnessed the powerful message of 9/11 (given the 22nd anniversary) by releasing publicly a new report that calls on Canada and America (and the Europeans) to suspend funding to the PA until it stops inciting violence and Antisemitism and incentivizing terrorism by compensating "martyrs."

Our powerful and credible report was sent directly to Canadian parliamentarians and U.S. Senators calling upon them to stop the flow of funds to terrorists. Its contributors include two fathers (Stuart Force and Judea Pearl) who each lost a son (Taylor Force and Daniel Pearl) to terrorism. Its drafter is Henry Kopel, a former federal prosecutor and an expert on terrorism. 

To bring greater awareness to the issue, we published a follow-up article to AGPI's report in today's National Post.  We argued that the indirect funding of the PA through UN agencies like UNRWA contravenes both Canadian and American anti-terrorism laws in addition to UN Resolution 1373 which meant to suppress financing of terror following the 9/11 attacks.  

To achieve peace in this coming New Year, the world community must suspend funding to the PA conditioned on an end to violence, incitement and Antisemitism. As tax-payers, we must demand this from our political leaders around the world.

By calling on the PA for accountability, donor-nations will be helping to de-escalate the spiral of violence now unfolding before our eyes. 

Some people have asked us how they can help advance AGPI's mission and campaigns such as this one.  If you believe in our work and in this important advocacy, help strengthen our campaigns by making a donation to AGPI in honour of the New Year. 

Once more, we wish you a Shanah Tovah U'metukah.

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8 2023

While we are busily planting the seeds of peace through our new interfaith Dialogue of Civilizations, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been inciting Antisemitism and Holocaust denial on the Arab Street.

Our front page article in today's National Post reveals the shocking remarks made by Abbas recently at the Fatah Revolutionary Council.  Abbas openly and unabashedly said that Adolf Hitler “fought the Jews because they were dealing with usury and money.”

For centuries, these words have been spoken by rabid Antisemites bent on inciting violence and promoting hate.  In the speech, Abbas also accused Ashkenazi Jews of not being of Middle Eastern origin, putting forward the false notion that European Jews have no historic ties to the Land of Israel, in a blatant attempt to delegitimize their right to live in their homeland.

Naturally, global condemnation of Abbas has been published in every major media outlet, citing mainly European and American leaders. Nevertheless, other than AGPI's article in the National Post, very few -- if any -- Canadian media outlets have addressed the issue.

Despite our insistent media advocacy, Canadian media also refuse to address directly the matter of Canadian tax-payers supporting Palestinian Antisemitism and terrorism.  This is leaving Canadians in the dark about the atrocities we, through our government, are supporting overseas. 

But some political leaders are taking action, from which our leaders can learn from. Today, the Mayor of the city of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, released a scathing letter advising President Abbas that he is being stripped of the French capital's highest honour for making false remarks about the Holocaust and echoing Antisemitic tropes.

In her letter, Hidalgo wrote: "You (. . . ) justified the murder of the Jews of Europe during World War II with a clear desire to deny the genocide . . . I vehemently condemn your remarks, no cause can justify revisionism and negationism."

The problem is that no one is stunned any longer by the Antisemitism, Holocaust distortion, and denial of Jewish indigeneity to the Land of Israel that is so often espoused by Palestinian leaders. It's become acceptable. The money from the West, including from Canada, keeps flowing and indirectly arriving into the coffers of these serial liars. 

Sadly, in the National Post today, we wrote that we believe that these words will fall on deaf ears.  But one day, maybe decades from now, a historian will find these words and ask the same question we now ask about the Holocaust: why did so many people look away?

We received many letters this morning in reaction to our advocacy. One community member said, "As citizens and taxpayers, as humans . . . I think of it often myself and discuss it with friends, who are equally astounded at wide-spread narrow mindedness, stupidity, and ignorance." 

The Antisemitism and violence from Palestinians has become normalized.  This is true even here in the west where pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for the eradication of the Jewish State.  All too often, we hear these genocidal words on our campuses, in front of our city halls and on the street: "free Palestine from the river to the sea". 

That is why in addition to this morning's article, in the coming days, we will be releasing an updated report on Palestinian terrorism.  Its contributors include Judea Pearl, the father of Daniel Pearl who was murdered by Islamic terrorists, and Stuart Force, father of Taylor Force murdered by a Palestinian terrorist on the Tel Aviv promenade. 

Given Abbas' atrocious Antisemitism and Holocaust denial, coupled with the unprecedented level of Palestinian terrorism in recent months, we are calling on the Canadian and American governments to immediately suspend funding to the Palestinian Authority and Hamas through UNRWA and other UN vehicles. 

This is a critical time that requires all hands on deck.  No matter where you are on the planet, if this issue moves you, if you refuse to have your money supporting Antisemitism and terrorism, please take the following action:

First, send this report and this article to your local and federal political representative and demand action. Second, inform and educate your family, friends and business associates. Finally, help strengthen this advocacy campaign by donating to AGPI. 

Thank you for helping us defend our future and protect our past. We appreciate it. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023: Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

To read some of this week's top issues, please see below.

It has been another harrowing week in Israel with more Palestinian terror attacks.  A ramming attack took place near Modiin killing an off-duty soldier and injuring six others.  Additionally, a stabbing attack took place in central Jerusalem.  

As Palestinian terror incidents mount with each passing day, AGPI will be releasing a major update to our anti-terrorism report in the coming days.  We are glad to announce that one of the report's contributors is Professor Judea Pearl, the father of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl. 

Pearl's participation is a vital voice that can raise awareness about the Palestinian Authority's incentivization of terrorism and, more importantly, the West's continuous financing of UN agencies that indirectly fund the PA. 

As media headlines this week attempted to shame and defame Israel for supposedly revealing its meeting with Libya, we took a different approach in today's National Post.  We said: "When it comes to diplomacy, no country other than Israel must deal with double-standard grounded antisemitism."

Why should we accept this behaviour and blame Israel, especially with respect to a broken country with a history of terrorism?   Here is the fact: by striving to open diplomatic relations with its sworn enemies, Israel has shown the moral high ground. 

Libyans must think highly of themselves. They shamelessly took to the streets once the news of the fateful meeting broke headlines. For all this righteousness, Libya apparently still holds onto Moammar Gadhafi’s disgusting policy of not recognizing the Jewish state. While numerous Arab nations have normalized relations with Israel and moved their nations forward, Gadhafi’s hateful ethos still resonates among Libyans.

While the world was busy unfairly condemning Israel over this episode, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was mounting its own legal attack against the State of Israel. The court is about to become politicized by shamelessly releasing an opinion about the "legal consequences arising from the practices and policies of Israel."

Thankfully, the U.K., the U.S., Germany, and Canada are seeking to block the ICJ ruling against Israel. They advise that it is not appropriate for the court to make a political decision that would undermine Israel's sovereignty and a negotiated settlement with the Palestinians.

The ICJ say two legal experts, "at the behest of the UN General Assembly - may soon advise that internal law requires Israel to unilaterally and unconditionally withdraw from the disputed Palestinians territories."  AGPI rejects these conclusions and encourages the ICJ to step back from disrupting the Oslo Accord agreements and its relentless pursuit of the Jewish state. 

While the ICJ aims to undermine Israel's standing in the disputed territories and in effect, a peace deal, the Saudis have announced they will resume funding the Palestinian Authority as part of a normalization process with Israel. But the Wall Street Journal revealed this week was that Saudi Arabia had ceased all support of the Palestinian Authority in 2016 because of "allegations of corruption and incompetence."  

While the Saudis refrained from funding the PA all these years for legitimate reasons, the West was throwing money at them through UNRWA and other agencies.  In truth, the PA of today is much more disorganized and in decay than it was even a number of years ago. 

It is possible that Saudi Arabia might have a stabilizing effect on the Palestinians. 

In the meantime, we will continue pushing forward in our advocacy for peace in the region and beyond. But we cannot let this continue. Help us defend our future and protect our past. 

In the meantime, we will continue pushing forward in our advocacy for peace in the reion and beyond. But we cannot let this continue. Help us defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

AUGUST 25, 2023: Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

As pro-Israel civil reflects on the 30th anniversary of the Oslo Accords, the future looks bleak. Professor Efraim Karsh reflected that "no sooner had Arafat made his triumphant entry into Gaza, he began constructing an extensive terrorist infrastructure in flagrant violation of the accords."

It's hard to be optimistic when it's been another challenging week in Israel.   Last Shabbat, two more lives were shattered by Palestinian terrorists, when a Jewish-Israeli father and son were murdered while having their car washed in the Palestinian town of Huwara, south of Nablus.  

Then, on Monday, Palestinian terrorists opened fire on an Israeli vehicle near Hebron, carrying 42 year-old Batsheva Nigri and her 12-year--old daughter. Tragically, Ms. Nigri was murdered in cold blood while the driver, who is also a father of six, was seriously wounded. 

Israeli fathers, mothers, sons, and daughters are now being murdered regularly with impunity by Palestinians. Families are shattered. The world shrugs and looks away.

But AGPI will not. We believe that in order to promote peace, UN agencies and Western funding of terrorism must stop enabling the Palestinians. 

We are monitoring the various UN agencies that are operating in the region and fuelling the international contempt against Israel, which further exacerbates the hatred. As we write this report, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) sent out a scathing report claiming an eight per cent increase in the number of "obstacles" in the West Bank. 

Shamefully, the report neglects to mention why Israel may have had to increase security in these areas:  Targeted killings of Jews by Palestinians have become commonplace since January, 2023.  The UN's agencies operating in the region both continue to promote a false narrative.

In doing so, they promote a double standard by ignoring the safety and security of Jewish residents in the area (including freedom of movement).  Instead, they collect obviously skewed data that will keep their international funding. The OCHA report even went as far as citing the International Court of Justice's opinion on alleged Israeli infractions (one "Israel-unfriendly" agency citing the other). 

But why does the UN and the West ignore the murder of Jewish families?  In the UK's Jewish Chronicle, Rabbi Leo Dee (whose wife and two daughters were murdered four months ago) echoed AGPI's report on Palestinian terrorism:

"The PA is the funder of 70% of terror attacks . . . world governments are funding the PA to the tune of $1.2 billion per year -- the same PA that educates children to murder Jews through textbooks and terror training summer camps.  The same PA that pays more than $300 million annually to families of terrorists to encourage the next round of attacks."

The situation is becoming intolerable. Canada recently renewed its commitment to fund the Palestinians to the tune of $103 million while the U.S. has increased its allocation to $300 million. None of this can, nor will, promote peace in the region.

So long as we in the West aid and abet the murder of Jews at the hands of Palestinians, both sides will continue entrenching their positions. By funnelling money through UNRWA and other UN agencies, the West is supporting terrorism. 

We have been at the forefront of publishing editorials and reports in order to educate the public about Palestinian terrorism. The UN's agencies must be challenged. Governments must be educated and called out. We will not be silenced. 

To do this, we need your continued support. In the next few weeks, an updated report on Palestinian terrorism will be published by AGPI. You can help us counter this silent campaign that is destroying Jewish families by supporting our voice.

We cannot let this continue. Help us defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Shabbat Shalom. I hope this finds you well. 

Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

It's been another eventful week here at AGPI.  We are delighted by the global response to our new initiative that advances The Abraham Accords and reinforces peace in the Middle East.  We look forward to our new innovative program, The Dialogue of Civilizations, that is set to visit multiple cities across the United States and Canada, and soon Europe! Learn more HERE.

Our new Not in My Name exhibit is picking up momentum too, through upcoming school and police bookings. It is an incredible platform showcasing Canada's pre-Holocaust restrictive and antisemitic measures against the Jewish community and with it, the resulting evolution of of the breaking down of social barriers to other religious and ethnic groups. Learn more about it HERE.  

Israel is always in our hearts and in support of the Jewish homeland, our Defenders of Israeldinner scheduled for November 5th in Toronto, is months away, but already half sold-out.  We are looking forward to hosting Colonel (ret) Richard Kemp, a staunch defender of Israel.  Kemp is our feature speaker for this exclusive dinner.  Learn more about this exciting evening HERE.  

If you think last year's Crystal Ball Benefit at Casa Loma was incredible (and it was), you ain't seen nothin' yet.  We have already locked in our Chairs, our speaker and an international honouree for our exclusive annual dinner to be held on May 29, 2024. We are keeping our cards close to our chest. But this is an event that will sell out quickly -- again!

In today's National Post, we write about how Jewish and Italian communities acted before Nazis were able to take hold of Toronto. There were very few acts of defiance against the rising tide of Nazism early on, as Hitler rose to power. The Christie Pits Riot that took place exactly 90 years ago this week would set the tone for the future of this city: a city that has become multicultural, respectful and a magnet for immigration. Read Article.

As Shabbat sets in, we pray for a weekend of peace for all.  We thank our members for empowering us to defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

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August 11, 2023: Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

Feel free to forward this newsletter to your family and friends. By doing so, you are helping defend our future and protect our past.

Will Israel and Saudi Arabia normalize relations, following the positive results of The Abraham Accords? We all hope so, but it depends on America. In today's National Post, published on the front-page, we revealed that the U.S. interjection in a Saudi-Israeli peace deal actually has very little to do with Israel.  

It is true that the Biden administration would enjoy a win in the Middle East through an agreement between its greatest allies in the region. Nevertheless,. in reality, it is now obvious that America’s negotiations with Saudi Arabia have nothing to do with Israel, and everything to do with U.S. national security.

The White House is rightfully concerned about China’s encroachment in the region, which includes a plan to build a military base in the United Arab Emirates, and is looking to shore up a longstanding ally that is increasingly making inroads with Beijing.  Israel is the carrot on the stick that is being put in front of the Saudis as part of a new comprehensive agreement. 

In truth, Israel does not have a partner in peace with the Palestinians and therefore, any demands by either the U.S. or Saudi Arabia would not be in Israel's national security interest in the immediate.  The Palestinian Authority is in disarray. It has lost control of its towns (e.g., Jenin) to terrorist groups.  

Still, the PA is inciting violence against Israel in its school curriculum and media. As a result, terror attacks against Israelis have increased over the last eight months. Just this pastweek, Israeli policeman 42-year-old Chen Amir was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in Tel Aviv. His quick thinking prevented a potential major terror attack. 

Over these last number of months, AGPI has been asking the tough questions. Who is responsible for funding terror attacks against Israelis? Canada has recently renewed its $103 million allocation while the U.S. is also funnelling $300 million to the Palestinians through UNRWA and other UN agencies.

This is despite the fact that just 11% of Palestinians want the PA to rule and 81% have no confidence (thankfully) in Hamas. Still, shockingly, 71% of Palestinians support the formation of armed terrorist groups against Israel. One report cited that between 1994 and 2020 the Palestinians received $40 billion in "aid". Where is all the money and development? 

We need accountability. How much of this money is being allocated to the Palestinian "Pay-for-slay" program? The program incentivizes Palestinian terrorism by paying compensation to terrorists and their families for attacks against Israelis. Have you ever heard of such a program anywhere else on the planet? We need to be outraged. 

In response to AGPI's editorial about Canada's funding of this proxy war against Israel, one high-level diplomat accused us of being "harsh." We disagree. No one should accept the funding of terror by proxy. Our money is being used by the Palestinian Authority to wage terrorism against Israel. 

It's now known that the PA spends nearly $300 million yearly on its "pay for slay program". And our response is "harsh"? We are doing no service to ordinary Palestinians by subsidizing violence. Will our governments listen? 

For our part, we will continue to advance intelligence on this issue at home and around the world. We will not be silent. At the same time, we are pushing for increased peace and normalization in the Middle East through our Dialogue of Civilizations, that is now being hosted by numerous communities. 

The next few months are exciting at AGPI with numerous events, programs, and initiatives.  We invite you to check out our events page frequently to get access and be involved in our dynamic programming at home and around the world. We are working to move the needle: thinking differently and innovatively.  The same-old no longer applies.  

As Shabbat sets in, we pray for a weekend of peace for all.  We thank our members for empowering us to defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

Feel free to forward this newsletter to your family and friends. By doing so, you are helping defend our future and protect our past.

France's Jewish community is looking to the future. This was our major finding while we were investigating in Paris for our new upcoming documentary about the future of the Jewish community in France. Our documentary will show real-time victims of Antisemitic incidents, the hardships and triumphs experienced by students and the incredible dedication of lawyers who are fighting back Nazis and Jihadists. Our initial report was published in last Saturday's National Post.

It was a heart-wrenching week for the families who lost relatives in the Tree of Life shooting. “Your sick, vile, despicable actions have totally erased you from humanity and society forever,” said the son who lost two parents in the brutal attack that saw the murder of 11 innocent Jewish people. Robert Bowers, a white supremacist Neo-Nazi, was sentenced to death on 22 capital counts, 37 life sentences, and 20 years each on four additional counts.

The victims were murdered because they were Jewish. We have seen the same scenario play out time and again.  Antisemitism leads to violence.  It affects Jewish communities. But while it starts with the Jews, it never ends there.  No one can escape its wrath, and eventually, hate permeates everything. This week for example, an anti-hate sign depicting a Muslim woman was defaced with a swastika. 

In a new study on Antisemitism, 54% of Americans agree that Jews suffer from a significant amount of discrimination today, up from 32% a decade ago.  Shockingly, 82% of Jewish respondents report experiencing "a lot of discrimination" against their community. 

In foreign affairs, all eyes are on the high-level meetings being held by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over these past week.  The U.S. is attempting to mend its relationship with the Kingdom, as it begins to tilt toward Iran and China. At the same time, President Biden is pushing for a normalizing agreement between the Saudis and Israel, something that may come at a heavy price. 

With this in mind, and given the stress the Abraham Accords are under due to political issues in Israel, we have launched a new program called The Dialogue of Civilizations.  Together with the Dubai-based Crossroads of Civilizations museum, The Abraham Global Peace Initiative will promote The Accords around the world through a speaking tour. Our objective is to continuously instil confidence, build bridges, and create mutual cooperation. 

At the same time, we stand with Israel unconditionally.  For this reason, we created a new Defenders of Israel dinner that will bring together the pro-Israel community.  We look forward to seeing you there (see below for details). 

As Shabbat sets in, we pray for a weekend of peace for all.  We thank our members for empowering us to defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom!

Today's special and shorter (its summer!) Friday Report is from Paris where we spent the week meeting with officials to discuss critical issues affecting the Jewish community and human rights.  

We also spent the better half of the week on location building bridges and shooting our next feature documentary, tentatively entitled, "Dreyfus: Liberté Fraternité Egalité. 

As a global human rights organization, we are proud to be representing our Canadian and American supporters around the world in the fight against Antisemitism. With this support, we are building global bridges and standing with communities to advance the fight against hate and in support of Israel. 

We encourage you to read tomorrow's (Saturday) National Post where we describe in some detail the incredible observations emanating from our meetings with  the heads of the community's central organizations including the Conseil Representatif des Institutions juives de France (CRIF); The Israelite Central Consistory of France; The Vice President of the Conference of European Rabbis; the Fond Social Juif Unifié; the Union of French Jewish students and the head Rabbi of the Great Synagogue of Paris, among many others. 

We were greeted warmly by officials at the Foreign Ministry to discuss France's effort in advancing Holocaust education and the working definition of the IHRA definition of Antisemitism.  We met with notable Holocaust investigator and best-selling author, Father Patrick Desbois.  A legend in his own right, Father Desbois provided an insightful perspective about advancing Holocaust education. 

France is unique.  For all intents and purposes, it is the birthplace of Zionism and these echoes remain.  Theodore Herzl's dream of a Jewish homeland was driven by his front row seat at the infamous Dreyfus Affair. Alfred Dreyfus was a captain in the French military and having been falsely accused of treason, in 1895 he was humiliated and degraded in public to chants of "Death to the Jews". 

Through incredibly insightful interviews with prosecutors, community leaders and investigators, our upcoming documentary will open a window into contemporary Jewish life in France. "Ground Zero" will shatter western myths about France.  It will bring to the fore contemporary issues concerning Antisemitism and Holocaust denial. It will help build resilience and empower communities to take action. 

Help advance this incredible advocacy work by making a donation today.  We are proud to be on the front lines at home and around the world.  Our mission is to defend the future and protect the past. 

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom and a peaceful weekend. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

Feel free to forward this newsletter to your family and friends.

It's been one of those bitter-sweet weeks.  Earlier in the week, we monitored mounting demonstrations against the judicial reforms in Tel Aviv.  The movement against the government's "reasonableness bill" is growing and its affecting Israel's social fabric and its national security. We call upon Prime Minister Netanyahu to gear-down the judicial reform process and put Israel's stability and national security ahead of political aspirations. 

It's been an incredible couple of weeks for AGPI as we premiered our film in Tel Aviv and met with top level community leaders in Istanbul. Our conversations with community leaders were in-depth and will lead to a strengthening of ties between our communities. This coming week, we will be holding critical meetings in France as we investigate issues concerning Jewish affairs.  Stay in touch with us on our social feeds to learn more. 

As we departed our successful meetings with leaders in Turkey and Israel this week, we were pleased to observe the warm reception Israel's President, Isaac Herzog received in Washington.  His meeting at the White House with President Joe Biden was one that exhibited the friendship and closeness America shares with Israel. 

Herzog's reception by the U.S. Congress overshadowed the 9 members (led by Ilhan Omar) who had announced they would be boycotting him. He confronted them in his wide-reaching remarks by calling them Antisemitic: "Questioning the Jewish people’s right to self-determination is not legitimate diplomacy, it is antisemitism. Vilifying and attacking Jews, whether in Israel, in the United States, or anywhere in the world is antisemitism. Antisemitism is a disgrace in every form."

Directly addressing the current situation in Israel, President Herzog said: "I am well aware of the imperfections of Israeli democracy, and I am conscious of the questions posed by our greatest of friends. The momentous debate in Israel is painful, and deeply unnerving, because it highlights the cracks within the whole".

Despite this fact, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a 412 to 9 resolution that states that "Israel is not a racist or apartheid state, Congress rejects all forms of antisemitism and xenophobia, & the United States will always be a staunch partner and supporter of Israel".

This resolution was complimented when earlier in the week, 42 Democrats released a comprehensive statement reaffirming "the historic relationship between the U.S. and Israel, our most important ally in the Middle East. Israel remains the only vibrant, progressive, and inclusive democracy in the region".  This was in reaction to the 9 democrats led by Ilhan Omar who shamefully said they would boycott President Herzog's speech. 

While you are here, are you aware that AGPI works diligently to confront Antisemitism and Anti-Israel bias by producing and distributing reports, articles and videos?  Check out our collection at AGPI University. 

This week, Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was vigorously condemned after he claimed that Covid-19 was engineered to spare Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese people. Although he apologized for his Antisemitism, his own sister Kerry condemned her brothers' remarks. Sadly, he was speaking to a wide audience that still believes in this vicious Antisemitic conspiracy theory. 

Recently, we stood in silence with the Argentinian community to mark the anniversary of the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires.  This week, we reflected on this as the community marked the 29th anniversary of the bombing of its Jewish Community Center (AMIA).  The U.S. State Department calls it "the single deadliest antisemitic attack in more than half a century".  The terrorist attack has been blamed on Iran and Hezbollah. 

Despite the turmoil in Israel, Iran continues to concern Israeli and American leaders. This week, it was announced that the U.S. is sending F-16 fighters to the Gulf region to bolster defences against Iran. Meanwhile one organization revealed that Iran has a network of 19 terrorist organizations on Israel's borders. 

Despite these myriad of issues, there are those who continue to promote the Abraham Accords.  this week, Israel officially recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara.  This happened as Israel also appointed its first military attache to Morocco, as continued talks and relations between the two nations have taken a quantum leap forward. 

As Shabbat sets in, we pray for a weekend of peace for all.  We thank our members for empowering us to defend our future and protect our past. 

Shabbat Shalom from Istanbul, Turkey!  We are here on a peace mission meeting with community leaders and representing our international constituency. While here, we are conducting research and field work for our future documentary. 

The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your family and friends.

Today, in Istanbul, we explored the Neve Shalom Synagogue, where three bombings took place killing dozens of Jewish people and many others. In 1986, 22 Jewish people were gunned down .  In 1992 and in 2003, the synagogue experienced two car bombs, but the community held fast to its 500 year-old heritage.  

Earlier in the week, the Canadian Embassy in Israel hosted an exclusive screening of our documentary, The Future of Israel and its Defenders.  Hosted by Ambassador Lisa Stadelbauer, the screening was held at the Official Residence for the Israel British and Commonwealth Association. 

Considering the judicial reforms now underway in Israel, the audience was concerned about the film's optimistic depiction about the future of the Jewish State. Our article in today's National Post, reflects on our reply to that sentiment.  It explains why we cannot succumb to this often gloomy someone pessimistic outlook.

Let's be honest we said, "no one is going to war. No one is dying over the mass protests. They are peaceful. Israel is simply in a heated debate about its future. There is nothing wrong with that. It's perfectly normal in any democracy. And when you consider Israel’s trials and tribulations over these past 75 years, this is just another blip Israel will overcome".

Israel's enemies, however, are weaponizing the social strife in Israel to their advantage. This week, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said "no way in hell" about attending President Isaac Herzog's speech next week to the House of Representatives.  We Tweeted back, "Good, who wants you there anyway?" 

If Omar has no appreciation for America's staunchest ally and the only free and democratic nation in the region, her boycotting of Israel says more about her than the Jewish State. 

Our advocacy against the western world's funding of the Palestinians by funnelling money to them through UNRWA is finally gaining momentum. This week, the European Parliament called for the renewed freezing of Palestinian aid over Antisemitic content in textbooks. 

Surprisingly, considering increasing Palestinian terrorism (due to indirect funding of the PA through UNRWA), some Canadian government officials are resistant to AGPI's strong opposition to the renewal of a $100 million grant to UNRWA. 

This is despite the fact that this week, Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shteyyah (who is un-elected) said in response to Israel's offer to help bail out the PA: "even if we have one penny left, we will give it to the martyrs, the prisoners and their families."

In a speech this week, Rabbi Dee wondered: "why do governments of the world insist on continuing to support this regime (the PA) - and support it with over a billion dollars in annual funding? Their money is currently funding summer camps with posters of the three terrorists who killed my wife and daughters and activities for children to teach them how to stab and shoot Jews in Israel and abroad". 

Sadly, these words fall on deaf ears. The west denounces Antisemitism and violence against Jewish people, while funding Antisemitic content in the Palestinian territories and Gaza.  For its part, the U.S. sends over $220 million to the Palestinians, even while the White House just released a comprehensive action plan against Antisemitism. 

Still, the House Appropriation Committee is advising to "un-fund UNRWA" and vetting of its allocation process. But it's this behaviour that undermines peace in the region. Israelis see this hypocricy with distrust while Palestinians see the continuing flow of money as a green light for bad behaviour. 

As Shabbat sets in, we pray for a weekend of peace for all.  For our part, we will continue to be vigilant in countering Antisemitism, defending Israel, and promoting universal human rights. We thank our members for empowering us to defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative. 

We bring to you the most significant news, as well as updates on the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your family and friends.

Never forget who you are and where you came from. This week, we marked one year since the passing of our dear friend and founding member, Holocaust Survivor Max Eisen.  May his memory be a blessing. To read about Max's life, please click HERE. 

We are thrilled and excited that Canada's Ambassador to Israel, Lisa Stadelbauer, will be hosting a special screening of our documentary at the Official Residence this coming Monday in Tel Aviv. The Future of Israel and its Defenders celebrates Israel's 75th anniversary, including its incredible achievements.  

Earlier this week, we proudly announced that our annual Spring Gala will take place on May 29th, 2024 at Casa Loma.  The Crystal Ball Benefit will be co-chaired by our esteemed board members, Stephen Clark and William Friedman. Check out our updated gala website! 

This week, we commended the British Parliament for voting to approve a law that would ban local councils and public bodies affiliated with the government from boycotting Israeli goods.  The Bill passed overwhelmingly with 268 votes in favour and only 70 against -- an almost 80% approval rating! 

In Israel this week, in light of the latest wave of Palestinian terror attacks against Israelis these past few months, we expressed our support for the IDF's incursion into Jenin to root out terrorists and confiscate weapons and bombs that would have been used against civilians.  We also condemned the terror attack in Tel Aviv which wounded 9 people, as well as the killing of 2 IDF soldiers in separate incidents. 

In a press release today, we expressed our profound disappointment to UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, over his remarks yesterday accusing Israel of "excessive force" in Jenin. Given the fact there were minimal casualties (12 Palestinian terrorists) for such a large scale terror sweep to protect civilians, Israel deserves praise for its effort not to harm civilians, rather than condemnation. 

By now, we are accustomed to media bias anytime Israel defends itself against Palestinian terrorism.  But this week, the media reached a new low. In an interview with former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett, a BBC anchor asked him, "But aren't Israeli forces are happy to kill children?"

The BBC has since apologized for its blatantly false and Antisemitic accusation that simply echoes Palestinian propaganda. The truth of the matter is that Palestinians have been targeting and killing Israeli children in numerous terror attacks over these past number of months.

Since January 2023, Israel's Foreign Affairs Ministry reports 851 Palestinian terror attacks. Of these, 20 Israelis were murdered and 42 were injured. Still, as we reported last week in our Front-Page article in the National Post, Canada is rewarding Palestinian terrorism by allocating $100 million to UNRWA to be funnelled to the Palestinian Authority, which in turn incentivizes terrorism through the pay-for-slay program. 

Canada is not alone in this complicity of terrorism. Notwithstanding its recently released plan of action against Antisemitism, the Biden administration is allocating $223 million to UNRWA.  This is despite the fact multiple reports and investigations have shown that UNRWA-run schools are used to indoctrinate Palestinian youth in the ideology of Jihad and terrorism.

Surely, this cannot be good for peace. In The Jewish Chronicle (UK), Rabbi Leo Dee (whose wife Lucy and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered by a Palestinian terrorist) wrote that terrorists are "mostly brought up in UNRWA-run 'refugee' towns and trained in terrorist skills during summer camps."

Peace can only be achieved through mutual respect and dialogue. Rabbi Dee understands this.  Most sensible people understand it.  That is why this week we commended the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who addressed the irrationality of Antisemitism. He wondered why Jewish communities were seen as a problem rather than a gift. "There is no question that a country with a large Jewish community will be a better country."

In closing, we congratulate our good friend, Mr. Andre Azoulay, on receiving Israel's Presidential Medal of Honour for his contributions to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Mr. Azoulay is Senior Advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco, and a close friend of the Jewish community. 

As Shabbat sets in, we pray for a weekend of peace for all.  For our part, we will continue to be vigilant in countering Antisemitism, defending Israel, and promoting universal human rights. We thank our members for empowering us to defend our future and protect our past. 

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative.  

We bring to you the most significant news and the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. Feel free to forward this newsletter to your family and friends.

As a proud Canadian organization, the last thing we want to do is blame Canada, America and Europe for Palestinian terrorism. They are not to blame for the murderous attacks taking place against Jewish people almost every week.

Nevertheless, Canada announced this week that it would be funnelling $100 million to the Palestinians through the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA).   Unfortunately, by doing this, Canada is enabling the Palestinian Authority to continue its pay-for-slay program by subsidizing other costs involving social assistance. 

We are the only Made-in-Canada human rights organization which has been boldly and unequivocally holding our nation to account on this important matter.  We have issued reports and published articles proving these points. Sadly to no avail. 

The Jewish community is furious. Just last week, four Jewish men were murdered by a Palestinian terrorist at a gas station in the West Bank. In April, a mother and her two daughters (the Dee family) were murdered in a hail of bullets.

As a reward, our government has increased aid to the Palestinians from $90 million to $100 million and added another $3 million in immediate emergency relief. It is hard to imagine any other situation where a proxy war is being funded by taxpayers of a democracy to indirectly support terrorism directed at an allied country six thousand miles away. 

Our community's voice is falling on deaf ears in Ottawa. But we will not stop informing Canadians because we believe terrorism is wrong. We believe peace between Palestinians and Israel will be achieved when the pay-for-slay program is terminated. And we believe that human rights should also include the right of Jewish people to live securely in their homeland. 

It takes tremendous energy and resources to continue this effort and end up on the front page of one of the nation's top newspapers. If this matters to you, we ask for your generous support to help fuel this advocacy.

Read our front-page article in today's National Post. Click HERE. 

Interestingly, we could not help but think about the parallel between indirectly aiding Palestinian terrorism with the launching of our new exhibit, Not in My Name. Our new exhibit is about Canada's refusal to allow Jewish refugees to disembark the MS St. Louis in 1939 as they fled Germany.

Canada turned a blind eye to them, as it is doing now by not holding the Palestinian Authority to account. Will there be another apology to the Jewish community 50 years from now, as there was in 2019 about the MS St. Louis?

Canada is held to a higher standard around the world.  We are truly one of the best -- if not the best country -- in the world.  As we celebrate our birthday this weekend, we take pride and joy in our freedom and democracy and all we have built together always under the spectre of doing whats right.

Former U.S. Federal Prosecutor, Henry Kopel, an expert in the arena of terrorism, wrote in reaction to today's article: "Avi Benlolo speaks the inconvenient truth . . .  the true pro-Palestinian position is one that confronts and condemns the tyranny and terror of the Palestinian Authority. Those who defend and subsidize the PA actually promote the ongoing misery of ordinary Palestinians -- and enable more mass murders of innocent Israelis.  America, Canada and Europe are all complicit in this."

It is our job to correct this pattern with the realization that a moral and ethical compass is necessary to bring about true peace between the Palestinians and Israel. At the moment, feeding the monster will only create a bigger monster.  We have work to do.

On behalf of all of us at AGPI, we wish you and your family a wonderful and a peaceful Shabbat.

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom! Welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative.  We bring to you the most significant news and the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

Please also take note of our Breaking News items below this report and regularly in the news tab of our website. 

In this week's news, AGPI slammed Amnesty International for continuously spreading falsehoods about Israel by saying Israel is committing "Apartheid over Palestinians" and alleging Israel is carrying out "crimes against humanity."

Amnesty tweeted out this message on the same day Israel was burying four innocent men who were murdered by Palestinian terrorists. In today's National Post, together with former U.S. Federal Prosecutor Henry Kopel (who also serves on AGPI's International Advisory Board), we rebutted Amnesty's false narrative.  

Here is the truth, we argued: "The truth of the matter is that apartheid is being practiced by both the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and by Hamas in Gaza. While over two million Arabs live anywhere they want in Israel, Jews are absolutely restricted and not permitted to reside in Palestinian cities and towns. Not to mention the repression that takes place against women, the LGBTQ community, and Christians in Gaza and the West Bank."

Here is the basic fact of the matter, we said: "Amnesty’s sour objection to the existence of the State of Israel appears to say that a flourishing democracy is a crime against humanity if it’s a majority Jewish state."  Every other country is allowed to have a majority religious or ethnic population, but Israel. Why does Amnesty continue to have a problem with Israel, one might ask?

Amazingly, Chris Smith, the Chairman of the U.S. Congressional subcommittee which is responsible for human rights, announced that he is boycotting both Amnesty and Human Rights Watch.  He said, "It used to be that Amnesty International was all about political prisoners, and they had a very sterling reputation . . . they have reneged on all of that . . . apartheid is an abomination . . . to sit there and take that type of language and smear Israel . . . I'm gonna boycott them."

Roger Waters also has a problem with Israel. This week, The Times of Israel  published an expose about AGPI's social action in response to the Pink Floyd exhibit. We refuse to stand by quietly. Since the organizers are refusing to take down the Pink Floyd exhibit, we set up our own counter exhibit directly across the street.

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But while Israel's detractors relentlessly attack the Jewish State, we are on the front lines fighting the negativity that is also spurring on Antisemitism. On social media, for example, our condemnation of Ryanair for its announcement that its plane was landing in "occupied Palestine" has reached 3 million viewers, resulted in more than 65,000 engagements, and netted an apology from the airline's CEO. 

While Israel's detractors are working overtime, we too are pushing back relentlessly. This week, our boards came together at a retreat to demonstrate a clear and unequivocal resolve to fight this increasing hatred and push back these forces of darkness.

But at the same time, there are glimmers of hope that we embrace, and to which we feed energy. This week, the 2023 Arab Youth Survey revealed that youth in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt are in favour of normalizing relations with Israel. Most encouragingly, 75% and 73% of youth in the UAE and Egypt respectively are in favour of normalizing. This new revelation provides hope in an often fractured region. 

While the situation in Israel is tense we condemned the murder of four Israelis by Palestinian terrorists.  We also deplore the vigilante violence that occurred in the aftermath. 

We remain hopeful that peace in the region will prevail. As an organization that promotes peace, we will certainly continue in our effort to reinforce the Abraham Accords and strengthen ties among regional partners. 

On behalf of all of us at AGPI, we wish you and your family a wonderful and a peaceful Shabbat.

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report, the weekly newsletter of The Abraham Global Peace Initiative.  We bring to you the most significant news and the social action we are undertaking around the world. Read it online Here. 

As we were set to publish today's report, we welcomed breaking news that Robert Bowers, the man responsible for the murder of 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh has been found guilty. He was motivated by Antisemitism hatred grounded in Nazi white supremacy. This horrific event stands as a demonstration of the violent nature of Antisemitism. 

Following AGPI's intensive online advocacy campaign, Ryanair apologized for a shocking announcement made by one of its attendants on its plane's descent into Israel. The attendant repeatedly welcomed the passengers in both Italian and in English to "Occupied Palestine."

AGPI is one of the world's leading organizations in impact for mass social media advocacy.  Its campaign against this highly offensive incident generated more than 1 million impressions on Twitter, 28,864 engagements, and 10,783 detail expands. 

In a statement, the airline's CEO, Eddie Wilson, said: "This was an innocent (seriously?) mistake, and the crew member apologized on the PA when they realized what had happened. We can assure you that the crew member who made the announcement was extremely apologetic and has assured us that this mistake will never be repeated."

Our campaign against Ryanair's flagrant violation of airline norms will continue. We remain dissatisfied with the CEO's contention that this was "an innocent mistake." We call on Ryanair to take appropriate responsibility for its staff's behaviour. 

What can we expect from a young "innocent" crew member when the vicious hostility to Israel is rampant?  In this week's National Post, we wrote about the dangers of Roger Waters' (and other influencers) amplification of anti-Israel sentiments. 

We wrote: "We need to understand this outrage in the context of a larger campaign. I am talking about the vicious propaganda warfare emanating from the pro-Palestinian movement that has defamed Israel by falsely calling it an 'apartheid state'; that has dehumanized Jewish people by calling them 'colonizers' and has even demonized them by calling them 'Nazis.'  If Israel — a modern democratic nation that espouses the same values as Canada and America — is delegitimized by the double-standard practice of woke activists, what then is the future of liberal democracies?"

From the success of our social media campaign about Ryanair, and most recently with regard to Roger Waters' shocking Nazi-like costume design (which he resumed wearing in London this week), we now know that our mass-social media and media campaigns have been having a tremendous success.  We cannot do the same advocacy we did 10 years ago. Museums are no longer effective. They just don't impact enough people as much as vigorous content creation that destabilizes the other side. 

The new advocacy methodology is adaptive, innovative, and must be fluid on a daily basis to confront the oncoming tsunami.  We are evolving daily. Here are some of our focus advocacy areas:

• Relentlessly publishing feature national editorials
• Posting online campaigns on social media channels multiple times daily
• Producing high-end documentaries, videos, and images. 
• Circulating online petitions that raise awareness and increase action

In this we have become a central media hub that is accessed thousands of times each day and growing. With AGPI's launching this week of our counter-exhibit to the Pink Floyd exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition, we are further sending a message to its organizers that AGPI's community will not sit by quietly, Never Again! Learn More HERE. 

On behalf of all of us at AGPI, we wish you and your family a wonderful and a peaceful Shabbat.

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report.  If you are one of the hundreds of new subscribers who joined our global network of champions this week, we welcome you aboard!

Together, with thousands of people around the world of all faiths and backgrounds, we are joining hands to be a force of good that is 'defending our future and protecting our past'.

Advocacy must be innovative. This week, we launched "AGPI Verified" to recognize companies that are standing up to Antisemitism and human rights. We encourage our network to choose these companies. You can see our Verified list HERE. 

This week, we continued raising awareness about Roger Waters' appalling display in Berlin.  Our online petition has been generating pressure on Waters, and creating an outpouring of condemnations -- including many from the US State Department. AGPI will be making an additional announcement on this issue in the coming days. 

We start this report by commending the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, for her blunt remarks in announcing a new centre for the memory of European Jewry. She spoke about the national shame of Germany and Europe over the greatest crime against humanity committed by the Nazis and about the gifts imparted on Europe by the Jewish community.  President von der Leyen has been a staunch advocate of the State of Israel.

Unlike tyrannies, democracies are messy. Despite some of its recent political challenges, Israel is a beacon of freedom and democracy in the Middle East. This week's Pride Parade in Tel Aviv drew hundreds of thousands of supporters from around the world. It continues to undermine Israel's detractors who ignore the incredible oppression and human rights abuse in the Palestinian territories, in Gaza, and in  Israel's neighbouring countries. 

For Israel's detractors, including those in our own community who have been unfairly critical from a distance, know this: Israelis pay with their lives to defend this democracy. Earlier this week, we were heartbroken to learn that three IDF soldiers Ohad Dahan (20), Lia Ben Nun (19) and Ori Itzhad Illuz were killed by an Egyptian policeman who had infiltrated Israel's southern border. We send our deepest condolences to their families. 

Meanwhile, in one of the most shameful moments (of many) at the United Nations over the last number of weeks, Iran was appointed as Vice President of the General Assembly and to the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Committee. Outrage was swift with condemnations coming from both the US and Israel. 

By appointing Iran to prestigious UN positions, the UN is delegitimizing itself while allowing the terror-sponsoring nation to continue its race to acquire nuclear weapons; develop rockets targeting Israel; establish terror bases in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza; and oppress its own citizenry (especially women). 

The world is moving in two directions: there are those such as Iran and Russia who are working to undermine world order (or remake it in their own image); fortunately, there are those who are pushing back the forces of darkness. 

Today, we commended Australia's High Commissioner for his government's move to ban Nazi symbols, given the rising tide of right- wing extremism. In March, a group of neo-Nazis shocked the world when they were seen raising their arms in the Nazi salute near Australia's parliament building. 

From our perspective, the ban of Nazi symbols must extend to online retailers who are selling Nazi collectables worldwide.  It has become a major industry. The veneration of Nazism is an affront to the Six Million Jewish men, women, and children who were murdered because of this heinous ideology. 

Bringing the Saudis into the Abraham Accords is top of mind for diplomats and foreign policy observers.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is actively seeking out this ultimate prize to offset the surprise rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. America's absence in the Middle East has not fared well. This week, trying to mend fences, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. 

Finally, we applaud Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, for condemning incitement against Christians in Jerusalem and stating clearly this behaviour is strictly forbidden by Jewish law. As an organization, AGPI will never tolerate such unacceptable behaviour and commends Rabbi Amar for speaking out against clearly. 

On behalf of all of us at AGPI, we wish you and your family a wonderful and a peaceful Shabbat.

Sincerely,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report, a newsletter created by The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) for its supporters and global network. 

First and foremost, we would like to welcome Ambassador David Friedman to AGPI's International Board of Advisors.  This addition strengthens AGPI's international role in the Middle East through the Abraham Accords and international policy. 

Given the importance of educating youth and future leadership, we proudly recognize 17-year-old Sam Korman who took action by setting up a group on Instagram called, "AGPI-Youth."  Its purpose is to provide his cohort with information needed to combat and counter Antisemitism. We love social action!

This week, following Roger Water's appalling performance in Berlin and Frankfurt, AGPI launched a campaign to counter the upcoming Pink Floyd exhibit in Toronto. Further to our letter to the organizers, we spoke with and expressed our dismay, directly to the President of the production company (S2BN Inc.) and to the CEO of the Canadian National Exhibition. 

Pink Floyd is no longer connected with Roger Waters say the exhibit organizers. However the website description about the exhibit says there is a "recreation of their very last performance" which includes "Roger Waters." The exhibit does the opposite to holding Waters to account.  To read our letter and sign the petition, please click HERE. 

Sadly, Roger Waters is empowered by the audience that supports him. To accentuate this point, in today's National Post we wondered if a parallel exists about normal people cheering him on while he was wearing a Nazi-like costume with the silence and complicity of ordinary people during the Holocaust. Is it the same?

We wrote, "In the real world, where ordinary people go to work and to school, they are taught to adhere to principles and practices of respect, equity, diversity and cultural sensitivity. In real life, most people would never cheer on anyone who dresses up like a Nazi. But in Berlin and in Frankfurt, this is exactly what took place. Was there no shame?"  Read the full article HERE. 

In other news this week, we condemned the attack in Warsaw of Canadian Professor Jan Grabowski.  A Polish nationalist disrupted his ability to give a lecture on Polish complicity during the Holocaust, an area Grabowski has carefully researched and documented. 

We also shed more tears this week about the horrifying murder of yet another Israeli by Palestinian terrorists.  A father of two young children was shot and killed by the terrorists. Over the last number of months, we have been writing and publishing extensively about the Palestinian Authority's "pay-for-slay" program.

In fact, the U.S. found this week that the PA spends $300 million per year and 10% of its budget to pay Palestinians to murder Israelis. Our report on this issue calls on Western nations, including Canada and America, to cease funnelling money to the PA through organizations such as UNRWA. That money is indirectly being used to finance terrorism against Israel. 

Finally, this week we monitored the ongoing trial of Robert Bowers, the white supremacist who killed 11 Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. The court heard shocking stories of cold-hearted murder in 2018 when Bowers entered the synagogue and began his shooting spree. 

Despite these heartbreaking incidents, we conclude this week's report on a more positive tone. AGPI launched a social media campaign this week to instil positive energy upon the world. We are profiling business leaders, politicians, law enforcement officials and activists to showcase how each of us can make the world a better place.  You can see some of our positive ads on our website HERE. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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Welcome to The Friday Report, a newsletter created by The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) for its supporters and global network. Normally we publish on Friday, however, publication was held in observance of the holiday of Shavuot.

In reflecting on this Memorial Day weekend, we pay tribute to those who have sacrificed of themselves so that freedom and democracy could prevail. They protected these values in the past.  It's up to us to defend them now and into the future. 

Praise has poured into our office following the overwhelming success of our annual fundraising benefit, the Crystal Ball Benefit. We thank our corporate and private donors who are providing the financial support to carry forward this important work. Read AGPI's Vice President Leora Shemesh's moving event closing address HERE.  

In this week's National Post, we encouraged our governments to take a tougher stance against Iran. We warned about an apocalyptic showdown between Israel and Iran that will destabilize the region and sink the global economy. 

This week, Iran unveiled a new ballistic missile named Kheibar — a reference to a Jewish fortress that was conquered by Muslims in 628 — that has a 2,000-kilometre range and can easily reach Tel Aviv. In our recent film, “The Future of Israel and its Defenders,” we reveal that Iran already has the capacity to build at least three or four nuclear weapons.

More pressure from Europe must also be brought to bear on Tehran.You can read our full article HERE. Please take a moment to send a copy to your local and federal political representative and encourage them to take action.

We joined the global community this week in condemning Roger Waters for wearing a "Nazi-like-uniform" during his performance in Berlin. He pretended to fire an SS style machine gun to a shameless German crowd who cheered him on. He further floated an inflatable pig emblazoned with the Star of David and also flashed the names of Anne Frank while also naming a Palestinian journalist who was killed, an attempt to draw a parallel to the Holocaust. 

Even while German police say they are investigating Waters for inciting hate and the outpouring of condemnations by European envoys against Antisemitism, we are disappointed by the thousands of cheering fans of this outright display of Antisemitism. We are calling on the City of Frankfurt to immediately cancel tonight's show. 

On the heels of this shameful incident, AGPI applauded U.S. President Joe Biden on the first-ever release of a national strategy to counter Antisemitism.  The strategy includes over 100 "new actions and over 100 calls to action to combat Antisemitism". 

Having reviewed the administration's action plan, AGPI believes it presents a unique opportunity to turn the tide of rising Antisemitism in the opposite direction. The Jewish community is targeted in 63% of all reported religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. despite comprising of merely 2.4% of the population. See AGPI's Global Report on Antisemitism HERE. 

The U.S. Strategy includes four pillars including an increase in awareness about Antisemitism; an improvement in awareness about Antisemitism; a reversal of normalization of Antisemitism and the building of cross-community solidarity. These pillars in fact reflect AGPI's own "Six Pillars of Strength" which can be seen HERE. 

Significantly, the U.S. administration has reaffirmed its support of the most accepted definition of Antisemitism - the working definition of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. This comes at a critical time when just last week, Jewish agencies from around the world (including AGPI) launched a campaign against calls for the UN to distance itself from the definition. 

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We invite you to spread the word by forwarding this briefing to your family and friends.  Together we can defend our future and protect our past. 

Shavuah Tov (A Good Week),

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report, a newsletter created by The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) for its supporters and global network. 

First and foremost, let us take a moment to thank all of our corporate and private sponsors who are standing with us in this critical work. We are proud and thankful that next week's Crystal Ball Benefit is completely sold-out and that we have surpassed all of our campaign expectations. 

Today, we are proud to stand with Israel in celebrating Jerusalem Day. In so doing, we call upon Israel's allies in Canada and Europe to follow the example of the United States by moving their embassies to Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the State of Israel. 

This week, we confronted the lies spewed at the United Nations by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In front of the entire General Assembly (who gave him a standing ovation for an Antisemitic speech), he had the audacity of comparing Israel to Joseph Goebbels. He has little credibility. He is a tyrant who was elected for a 4 year term, now in his 18th year he refuses to step down from the corrupt Palestinian Authority.

U.S. Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt said, "PA President Abbas's equating Israel with the lies of top Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels is an affront to Holocaust victims and survivors . . . Especially during a time of rising Antisemitic violence throughout the world, such rhetoric about the world's only Jewish state is entirely unacceptable."  It sure is.

Antisemitism from the pro-Palestinian community seems to be par for the course lately. We were further dismayed this week that a Mount Royal University professor presented the "Calgary Peace Prize" to an alleged Palestinian Antisemite. The ADL said the award winner has "compared Israelis to Nazis" while negating Jewish connection to the land of Israel and vilifying "Zionists and Zionism."

Our report (below) of Antisemitic incidents this week reveals a sickening surge of vile behaviour: In Vienna, someone played a Hitler speech on the local train intercom while Antisemitic incidents still hit over 700 in 2022. Toronto 'The Good' still hasn't solved its Antisemitism problem, as police report the Jewish community as being the group most affected by hate crime, comprising 26% of all such reported crimes.

In all this, and for these reasons, AGPI joined this week more than 160 organizations and communities in urging the United Nations to rebuff anti-IHRA campaigns and adopt the working definition.  The definition put forward by the International Holocaust Remembrance Association is the single best tool to combat Antisemitism. To this extent, AGPI has amassed dozens of articles and reports that are available to the public on its website. 

To confront these fallacies, AGPI is active on social media where it impacts millions of people each week. This week for instance, on one single post confronting the so-called "Nakba", we achieved over 100,000 impressions on Twitter plus thousands of engagements. 

As we end the week, we remain resolute and strident in our advocacy. We invite you to reach into our resources on our website (www.agpiworld.com) to learn more about these and other critical issues we are addressing globally.

We also invite you to spread the word by forwarding this briefing to your family and friends.  Together we can defend our future and protect our past. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report, a newsletter created by The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI) for its supporters and global network. Breaking News Alerts are found below while the full Report is also published on our website HERE. 

Rockets slam into Israeli towns and cities, but CP24 -- a local television station -- refers to the terrorists who are launching them at civilians as "militants." This is despite the fact that Western governments list Islamic Jihad and Hamas as terrorist organizations. They are responsible for the nearly 1,000 rockets that have hit Israel. 

While Israelis are fighting to protect and defend their homeland, we are here working overtime against a biased media to promote the truth.  Our front-page column in today's National Post, provides the public with the tools necessary to understand Israel's responsibility to defend its citizens against terrorism. 

As an organization that backs peace in the Middle East, for months we have been calling on the West through reports and articles to reassess its funding of the Palestinians. This week, we were pleased to note that the European Parliament voted 451 to 151 to pass a resolution condemning "hateful" Palestinian textbooks and warning that funding might be pulled if drastic change is not undertaken. 

Money funnelling into the West Bank and Gaza from the West is aiding and abetting Palestinian incitement which ultimately results in the violence we are now seeing. Once more, we are calling on Canada, America, and Europe to pause all non-essential funding until such time as both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas demilitarize, stop terrorizing Israel, and inciting violence and Antisemitism. 

It is not just Israel that is under attack. This week, the ancient synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, was hit with a terrorist attack, leaving both Jewish worshippers and passersby dead. The synagogue was hosting an annual pilgrimage to celebrate the Lag Ba'Omer festivities. 

In all this, Antisemitic incidents this week continued to rise almost everywhere on the planet. Swastikas were painted on trees in Barrie, Ontario. In Toronto, a group calling itself Black Hebrews told a Jewish woman that they are the real Jews. In Paris, some 600 neo-Nazis marched on the street, while in Brussels a local building was desecrated with swastikas. 

In every battle, there are always rays of hope. This week, we commend the government of Newfoundland and Labrador for adopting the IHRA definition of Antisemitism. We equally congratulate Governor Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, who also signed into law a new definition that clearly defines Antisemitism. 

For our part, we continued to advance human rights this week by giving the keynote address about the Holocaust and Antisemitism to the dinner in honour of the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police. We met with the City of Vaughan's new mayor, Steven Del Duca, to discuss advancing human rights and we opened our Power of One exhibit at a local public school. 

As we head into Shabbat, the day of rest, we pray for peace and quiet in Israel. We hope for a time when the Palestinians replace their rockets and guns with flowers.  Until then, as advocates of freedom and democracy and supporters of the State of Israel, we will push on to defend our future and protect our past. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/israel-morally-justified-in-its-recent-action-against-islamic-jihad-terrorists

"You have boldly spoken out against Antisemitism and in defence of the State of Israel. For this, you will always be cherished and in my heart".  

- Avi Benlolo's letter to Tarek Fatah, before his passing

Dear Friend:

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report, a weekly newsletter produced by The Abraham Global Peace Initiative covering global affairs. 

This week, we proudly welcome Ms. Nili Goldman to our Board of Governors. Ms. Goldman is a Partner and commercial real estate lawyer at Aird & Berlis LLP.

Given the increasing levels of Antisemitism, we believe that educating high-level police leaders is prudent, since they are first responders and maintain our community's security. 

It has been a full week for AGPI as our senior police delegation transitioned from the darkness of Auschwitz to the light of Israel.  We commemorated Yom Hashoah at Auschwitz, stood in Israel with that country's fallen heroes on Yom Hazikaron and celebrated Israel's 75th birthday on Yom Ha'atzmaout. See pictures and updates from the week HERE. 

AGPI also partnered with the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem to host a successful Jerusalem Summit attended by a number of ambassadors and diplomats.  We were honoured to hear remarks from Canadian Ambassador Lisa Stadelbauer, in addition to a detailed presentation about the Abraham Accords from Israel's Foreign Ministry.  Heartfelt remarks condemning Antisemitism were made by AGPI leader, General Superintendent of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC), Rev. David Wells. A highlight video is available HERE.

Impacted by the lessons learned on our mission, one of our participants composed a moving poem reflecting on her observations at Auschwitz and Israel. Heidi Liu's poem, entitled Footsteps, can be found below this report (and also on our police academy page).

In celebration of Israel, this week, hundreds of thousands of people around the nation had the opportunity to view our feature documentary on VisionTV.  

We commend Holy Blossom Synagogue for screening the film on Yom Ha'Atzmaout and look forward to this Monday's screening by the Jewish Federation of Hamilton. In appreciation of our followers, we are also offering the Future of Israel and its Defenders for free on our website HERE. 

This week, we lost a great voice for morality and truth: Tarek Fatah. Tarek was my friend,and someone who stood up against Antisemitism and in defense of Israel. I was fortunate to have known him personally over the last 20 years.  Tarek travelled with me to Auschwitz and Israel nearly 15 years ago. 

Ever since (and before) we had become an often quiet -- but sometimes noisy -- tag-team in confronting Antisemitism and terrorism.  He was one of perhaps three top leaders in the Muslim community who was willing to stand up and speak out -- usually at a great cost to himself.  Unfortunately, he passed away while I was away in Israel. But his daughter, Natasha, read to him a short note I had written to him days before his passing.

Having visited Israel several times, Tarek was intimately aware about the defamation campaigns against the Jewish State.  How heavy a toll Israelis have paid with blood for maintaining their freedom in their homeland. As our delegation stood with the Golani Brigade this week to commemorate Yom Hazikaron, it was hard to fathom that 24,213 men and women have been killed in military service.  On top of that, 4,255 men, women,and children have been killed in terror attacks. 

Despite this fact, Israel's achievements in hi-tech, medicine, sciences, the arts, and in economic growth has been miraculous. Despite internal political challenges which Israel will overcome, Israel has made spectacular strides toward peace through the Abraham Accords and outreach to many of its neighbours in the region. 

As Israel turns 75, let us reaffirm our commitment to her and increase our engagement and assistance in her growth and global standing. We have only one Israel.  Her enemies are trying to kick down her door. It is up to each one of us to defend her future and protect our past. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

P. S. Feel free to share this report with family and friends. 

April 21, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to The Friday Report, a weekly newsletter produced by The Abraham Global Peace Initiative covering global affairs. 

I am writing to you from Jerusalem where we have just arrived from commemorating Yom Hashoah at Auschwitz to shocking news: An autistic visibly Jewish teen was attacked recently in Los Vegas while walking home from school. In a heinous crime, the attackers carved a swastika on his back. 

In fact, over the past week, we have heard about multiple Antisemitic incidents in local schools where Jewish students are harassed, or hateful carvings -- usually of swastikas -- have been found. In Seattle, a local synagogue was "tagged" with disturbing Antisemitic graffiti, one day before Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

In today's National Post, I argued if "with the rising tide of Antisemitism, we have come to believe that the words Never Again have become meaningless."  

"How could it possibly be that some 80 years after the Holocaust, there is a violent resurgence of Antisemitism? We suffer from this pernicious hatred in the Palestinian territories, where authorities incite, and school curriculum motivates hate. We feel it on university campuses where our children face faculty who dare call them colonizers and fellow students run boycott campaigns against the Jewish state. And we see the silence and complicity of our political leaders who look away from rallies such as Al Quds Day where pro-Palestinian demonstrators call for our destruction."

Our world is quickly losing its moral compass.  When youth are carrying out both violent and non-violent Antisemitic activity across the nation, it is indicative of an incomprehensible loss of morality and a failure in education.  Our social contract is breaking down and immediate action is essential if peace and co-existence is to be sustained over the next decade. 

This is why we are accelerating our programs and initiatives such as our educational program this week for police leaders.  By visiting Auschwitz and learning about how centuries-old Antisemitism gave rise to Nazism, resulting in the largest genocide known to humanity, we are equipping authorities with the tools and understanding necessary to combat and derail Antisemitism. 

I expressed that "sadly, our world hasn’t changed much since the Holocaust and in recent years, the Jewish world and its friends (and we have many non-Jewish allies) are coming to terms with this dire reality. But it is this reality that should, and must, embolden us to fight."

Here is the truth: the words Never Again are a call to action. They are not silent. Once a year, we pause to commemorate Yom Hashoah and remember its victims.  The remaining 364 days we must fight back relentlessly. 

At the end of the tracks at Auschwitz, my message to our group was that the phrase Never Again is a battle cry.  It is a call for relentless defiance against hate.  Here is the truth: we are here. Hitler is not. 

As we travel from darkness to light and land in the Jewish homeland, it becomes clear that we have won the war against our detractors. Still, we cannot pause for more than a single moment.  The Holocaust can never ever happen again. Never Again. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

P. S. Feel free to share this report with family and friends. 

April 14, 2023

"While we are talking about peace, bringing diverse groups together and trying to bridge the gaps, today, in the Tehran Times, the Iranian regime published a full front page to incite the infamous and violent Al Quds Day - with the heading "Blood wins over Bullets". 

I hope this finds you well and that you had a wonderful holiday. Even as we prepare for a peaceful Shabbat, we are monitoring accelerated incitement emanating from Iran as this report is being written. 

We are also preparing to transition into the next two significant weeks for Israel and the Jewish world: 

Next week, we will be marking Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) and this will be followed by Yom Hazikaron (memorial day) and Yom Ha'atzmaout marking Israel's 75th anniversary since Independence Day. 

To mark these occasions and as part of our Holocaust education programming, AGPI is leading a mission of top American and Canadian police chiefs and officials to Poland to visit Auschwitz and then to Israel to study and understand why defending the Jewish state is more important today than ever. 

As part of our mission, we will be holding a peace conference in Jerusalem at the Friends of Zion Museum (see below), to expand on interfaith dialogue and to further the Abraham Accords.  Our donors are invited to join us in Jerusalem. 

There are always glimmers of hope despite the negativity. Writing in the Wall Street Journal this week, Lebanese columnist Nadim Koteich said, "Israel isn't perfect, but its an example for the Middle East". 

But while some of us are talking about peace, and bringing diverse groups together and trying to bridge the gaps, today AGPI is providing absolute proof how the Iranian regime is promoting terrorism, inciting violence and attempting to destabilize the entire region. 

In the Tehran Times, the Iranian regime published a full front page article to promote in its own words, "mass anti-Israel protests (take place) around the world". While Ramadan is a time for peace and reflection, the Iranian regime has co-opted the holiday to incite violence.  

Again in Tehran's own words confirming the roots of Al Quds Day: "The founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, initiated the day of solidarity with Palestine on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan". 

The Iranians are motivating more than protests against Israel.  Speaking about "newly formed armed resistance factions" the Tehran Times touts "they are conducting retaliatory operations against the regime's occupation..." thus motivating Palestinian youth to rise up and take up arms. 

Iran is not only responsible for the violent terror attacks in Israel, such as the one that killed  

sisters Reena (20) and Maia (15) Dee and their mother, Lucy (48), but also for the shockingly Antisemitic Al Quds Day events that take place in Canadian, American and European cities. 

To this effect, no matter where you live in the world, we are asking you to forward this report to your local political leaders and demand they take action against any and all Al Quds Day rallies and events. Iranian terrorism is not only a threat against Israel, but to all western democracies. 

Israel's detractors often fail (or choose not to) see the oppression of the Palestinian Authority. This week, another rights group announced that the PA refused to renew the registration of Lawyers for Justice, which represents Palestinians detained by the PA.  The corruption, tyranny and anti-democratic behaviour of the PA (not to mention Hamas) should bring pause to any western nation that is funnelling "aid" money to these organizations. 

Over Passover, in NYC, three teens are being sought for openly harassing Jewish people on the street.  At a basketball game in Athens, anti-Israel fans burned the Israeli flag, threw rocks and firecrackers and unfurled a pro-Palestinian flag.  In Toronto, more antisemitic graffiti was found on a bus shelter while in California, Antisemitic hate crimes rose 30%.

Sadly, the world is losing many of its moral compass leaders and thinkers.  This week, it lost the last living prosecutor of Nuremberg when Ben Ferencz passed away.  In recent years, he reflected in numerous interviews about his experience and his concern for humanity. 

He said, "Nuremberg taught me that creating a world of tolerance and compassion would be a long and arduous task". Having spent my entire career in this effort, I could not agree more.  But I still have hope for humanity. 

We need to have hope for our children and grandchildren. But hope is not enough. We need to take action. You can help us continue AGPI's incredible work by making a donation in any amount and becoming a member. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

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March 31, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.  Breaking news can be found below this report or always on our website at www.agpiworld.com.

Please note that The Friday Report will be taking a break for Passover next week. For those of you celebrating Pesach, we wish you a Chag Sameach.  We also wish our friends celebrating Easter a very happy holiday. 

In case you missed our press release from earlier this week, AGPI concluded successful meetings and two presentations of its film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, at the Summit of European Jewish Leaders held in Berlin. 

The European Council of Jewish Communities invited AGPI to present its film and speak about Israel and Jewish affairs.  Some 400 European Jewish leaders attended the summit from across Europe. 

Furthermore, this week we announced the signing of a television contract with Zoomer media that will air our documentary on April 24th at 9.00 p.m. in honour of Israel's Independence Day. We also signed up numerous synagogues, federations, and even a church to screen the film in the next few months. Check out upcoming screenings HERE. 

It has been another challenging week for Israel. In today's National Post, we hope to educate as many people as possible by providing a contextual analysis.  While democracies are fragile and should never be taken for granted, we point out that Israel is a vibrant democracy.

The fact that largely peaceful protests halted the government's judicial reforms proves Israel's case for democracy. In fact, in comparison to Canada's Freedom Convoy protest, no bank accounts were frozen and an emergency act was never imposed on Israelis. 

Still, we said: "Netanyahu must pull away from the brink, and rein in the extremists in his coalition. They must not be allowed to harm Israel’s democracy nor seize control over the future of the State of Israel". READ ARTICLE

But while Israel and Jewish communities focus internally, its enemies are attempting to take advantage of the situation.  In Jordan, one commentator said, "As an Arab citizen, I think that this is the beginning of the end of Israel, God willing." 

In fact, a potential terror attack against the Jewish community was averted in Greece, as an alleged plot that Pakistanis motivated by Iran wanted to carry out Antisemitic attack in Athens.  Two Pakistanis of Iranian origin were arrested in Greece and an additional eight held for questioning.  Apparently they were planning attacks on areas frequented by Israelis in central Athens. 

In other issues we tracked this week, a Montreal synagogue was desecrated with graffitied swastikas on the front of its building. But that Antisemitic attack was only the tip of the iceberg in Montreal this week. The McGill student newspaper Tribune shockingly rejected an article written by a Jewish student in response to the newspaper's having falsely stated "Zionism is a settler-controlled ideology that has perpetuated the ethnic cleansing of Palestine."

So while you are in the middle of reading this report, we wanted you to know that we are a charitable organization that requires supporters like you to help us do this important work. If you value our work and publications, please make a gift in any amount to show us you care. Now you can continue reading! 

In a letter to AGPI's Board member, William Friedman, the university said: "We take exception to assertions from the Tribune's editorial board about the reasoning behind their decision." The university said it was meeting with the newspaper; however, AGPI is proposing an immediate suspension of funds allocated to the newspaper. 

This week, AGPI called on all friends of Israel to boycott Bali by canceling travel plans to the vacation destination.  FIFA had little choice but to strip Indonesia of its ability to host this year's under-20 World Cup.  According to reports, Bali's governor banned the Israeli soccer team from participating in the tournament. 

This week, we proudly spotlight and welcome Azerbaijan for opening its firs embassy in Israel. Azerbaijan is on the Iranian border and provides excellent strategic partnership with Israel including providing Israel with much needed energy. We congratulate Azerbaijan for its peaceful collaboration with Israel. 

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

P. S. Donate any amount and receive the link to our film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders to enjoy with your family this weekend. 

March 24, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.  Breaking news can be found below this report or always on our website at www.agpiworld.com.

Here at home, the ADL released a not-so-surprising study this week that showed a 36% increase in Antisemitism in 2022. Of the 3,697 incidents recorded, 139 were physical assaults against Jewish people. Earlier this week, to mark International Day for the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination, AGPI called for an international amping up of the fight against Antisemitism. 

In Australia, members of a neo-Nazi group made Hitler salutes on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne.  Expectedly, the incident sent shockwaves throughout Australia.  

Given the growth of Antisemitism, our Director of Education, Dr. Neil Orlowsky, reports below that "it has been another exceptional week with the Power of One Human Rights Exhibit as our educational team delivered ten outstanding presentations to more than 300 students in the York Region District School Board...That said, we were disheartened to hear of yet another Antisemitic incident in a York Region District School Board elementary school."

Even while the World Happiness Report ranks Israel 4th, unfortunately, it has been another heartbreaking week in Israel.  Hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested this week as Israel's government accelerated its intended judicial reforms. We continue to implore Prime Minister Netanyahu to accept President Isaac Herzog's plan for a compromise. 

In today's Jerusalem Post, AGPI's Crystal Ball Benefit key-note speaker, the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman expressed that the "judicial reforms are triggering strongly held views over a larger and more fundamental issue: what it means to be a Jewish state."

Everyone agrees that reforms are necessary, but that is not necessarily what is at the heart of the matter.  What this is, according to Friedman, is a "serious rift between the secular and the religious" communities of which the latter has gained tremendous political influence, while "the secular-Left community, no longer a majority and shrinking rapidly in relative size and political power, nonetheless retained their influence and control through the Israeli Supreme Court."

As I have articulated previously in this report, Friedman concurs that "Israel’s enemies across the globe are salivating over the weakening of Israeli society. Israel is doing to itself what its enemies have never succeeded at doing." This, in my view is the most dangerous outcome of a fractured Israeli society. 

That is why, while Israel is consumed with internal affairs, AGPI is helping defend Israel and bringing attention to other serious considerations about which no one else is speaking about: the growing threat posed by the Palestinians.  In today's National Post, I cited a new Palestinian study that points out that some 58% of Palestinians are calling for renewed violence.  

For those of us who have been advocates of a two-state solution represented by two states living side by side in peace, the fact that 71% of Palestinians supported the murder of two Israelis in Huwara is disappointing. Only 27% of Palestinians now support a two-state solution, leaving their future -- and that of Israel -- in peril. 

We cannot afford to take Israel's safety and security for granted.  Despite our own immediate sentiments, Israel will emerge stronger from this crisis (as it has from others).  For this reason, we must also tell our Abraham Accord peace partners (who are now wavering) that we believe in peace and an unconditional friendship. In this, we are looking forward to hosting an official from the United Arab Emirates at our upcoming Crystal Ball Benefit. 

In closing, I am looking forward to meeting my counterparts in Berlin this coming weekend at the prestigious European Jewish Council conference.  Following our incredible premiere this week in Halifax, our organization is equally pleased to premiere The Future of Israel and its Defenders in Berlin this coming week! 

There is no stopping us in fighting for justice and against Antisemitism, hate, and discrimination for all peoples. 

These are not easy days. Your support matters. To help Defend our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

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March 17, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.  Breaking news can be found below this report or always on our website at www.agpiworld.com.

During the week, you can also visit our social media channels (links found below) to follow our daily reports on emerging issues and breaking news. 

This week, we were proud to break our previous fundraising record for our upcoming Crystal Ball Benefit at Casa Loma.  Our theme this year is The Abraham Accords as we look forward to hosting Ambassador David Friedman and His Excellency, Ahmed Obaid AlMansoori as our feature speakers. 

Next week, we have been invited to speak and present our documentary, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, at the prestigious European Jewish Council leadership conference in Berlin. We are looking forward to continuing our engagement with European Jewish communities as we continue to build bridges across the pond, representing our constituency globally. 

Additionally, this week our film will be premiered in Halifax by the Atlantic Jewish Council at the famous Pier 21 - known for having accepted numerous Jewish refugees following the Second World War (but barring them during the Holocaust).  

In breaking news, moments ago, we reacted positively today to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) incredible announcement that it has issued "arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin" and one of his associates. They are being charged with war crimes over the deportation of Ukrainian children. 

They are responsible, says the ICC, for "the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) ... from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation." Some of you might recall that AGPI issued a letter to the ICC months ago encouraging the organization to issue an arrest warrant for alleged war crimes by Russia in Ukraine. 

In other news, we issued our support this week for Israel's President Isaac Herzog's proposal to find a compromise between the government and the opposition over the so-called judicial reforms proposed. 

Herzog expressed severe concern about the stability of the nation, AGPI's belief is that President Herzog's proposal offers a reasonable starting point for a compromise. We continue to call upon Prime Minister Netanyahu to pause the current process toward reforms, and begin discussions with the opposition to find reasonable solutions. We further call on Itamar Ben-Gvir to stop calling for dismissals of the Attorney General and Tel Aviv's Police Chief. 

As we continue monitoring the situation in Israel, we are pushing Antisemitism back into the ground where it belongs.  This week, we released a video excerpt of yet another Antisemitic rant by Nation of Islam leader, Louis Farrakhan. Some say we should ignore him. Ignorance in this case is not bliss. Many Jews tried that prior to the Holocaust. 

Whether in education or advocacy, our duty is to defend our future and protect our past. We cannot be silent again when it comes to confronting Antisemitism. For this reason, we publish articles widely, produce film and videos, and engage world political and religious leaders widely.

There is no stopping us in fighting for justice and against Antisemitism, hate, and discrimination for all peoples. 

These are not easy days. Your support matters. To help Defend our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

March 10, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.  Breaking news can be found below this report or always on our website at www.agpiworld.com.

Ahead of my meeting with Pope Francis this week at the Vatican, my Rabbi reminded me about the importance of interfaith dialogue in the Jewish faith. Every day, Jews around the world turn to Jerusalem and recite the “Oseh Shalom,” the prayer for making peace.

The word, 'Oseh' is not passive.  It means to do, or to work at.  We are directed to self-actualize peace — for Israel, for the Jewish people and for the world.  This is what we are proudly doing every day at The Abraham Global Peace Initiative (AGPI). 

Thus, after a long journey of bridge-building and interfaith dialogue, I arrived at the Vatican, at their invitation, to attend an audience with Pope Francis, along with board members.  We were treated with honour and respect by being placed immediately adjacent to the Pope himself, a sign of the weight the Vatican places on Jewish-Christian dialogue.

Later in the day at Rome's Grande Synagogue, I expressed to the city's Chief Rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni, that our foundation is based on building a network of people with shared values.  We need as many allies as possible to fight Antisemitism, stand up for Israel, and advance human rights.

Here is what I said in the National Post today: "The more unified we are against Antisemitism, hate,and intolerance, the stronger our combined impact". 

Even while we are motivating peace and unity around the world, our concern regarding the state of affairs in Israel continues to grow daily. Our organization has been in close contact with Israeli leaders, urging them to accept President Isaac Herzog's call to step back from the brink of disaster. 

Continued internal strife endangers the safety and security of Israel. Following last week's shocking terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians came a terror attack in the heart of Tel Aviv yesterday,wounding three people. Meanwhile, Palestinian terror cells in Jenin and Jericho are increasing capacity as some speculate a third Intifada could break out at any moment.

While Israel is distracted, the IAEA has warned that Iran is about to cross the nuclear threshhold.  With a weakened United States that has failed to curtail Iran in the long-forgotten JCPOA negotiations, Iran is acting with impunity.  It is also supplying Russia with weapons against Ukraine, sending weapons to Syria and Lebanon to be used against Israel, and repressing its own people. 

This week, we condemned the South African government for its announcement this week that it is downgrading its diplomatic relations with Israel. Since the infamous Durban Antisemitic conference, South Africa has become a hot-bed of Anti-Israel rhetoric. It tries to wash away its own human rights abuses by focusing attention on Israel. 

But Freedom House reports that the ruling ANC "has been accused of undermining state institutions to protect corrupt officials, while gender-based violence is a severe challenge". 

But the biggest threat to Israel at the moment comes from its detractors.  In this week's New York Times, Thomas Friedman shamefully told Jews they have to choose sides: "American Jews, you have to choose sides on Israel" blared his headline. No, we do not, Mr. Friedman. We may choose sides about the government and its policies, but never about Israel. Our support is unconditional. 

These are not easy days. Your support matters. To help Defend our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

March 3, 2023

Shabbat Shalom from Israel and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.

To say this was a harrowing week in Israel is an understatement. Following our fact-finding mission to the Knesset last week and this week's increasingly violent protests, we concur with Israel's President Isaac Herzog.  He is pleading with both sides to come together to settle their differences amicably and through dialogue. 

This is an Altalena-like moment for Israel. The Altalena was a ship carrying arms and fighters that nearly lead to a civil war in 1948, between the newly established Israeli government under David Ben-Gurion and the Irgun led by Menachem Begin. To avoid a war among brothers, Begin instructed his fighters to stand down.

The birth of a unified Israel under one central government and military was born out of the Altalena affair. For 75 years, Israel's political environment has been chaotic and fraught with dissent and discord.  Still, as we show in our film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, Israel has been a modern miracle.

It is this incredible energy and vibrancy that has made Israel one of the most successful countries on the planet.  After all, democracy is far messier than tyranny.  Still, we support President Herzog's call to slow down the process of judicial reforms for the sake of national unity and stability.

We deplore the rare rampage that took place in Huwara over the murder of Hallel and Yagel Yaniv. But while Israel is internally focused, we are concerned about external threats posed to its well-being.  Palestinian terrorism is increasing.  Today, we published an editorial in the National Post and released a new report documenting the violent terror attacks against Israelis in recent weeks. 

Our report, written by retired U.S. Federal Prosecutor, Henry Kopel, put the blame squarely on Western nations such as Canada and the U.S. for funnelling money to the Palestinian Authority through the United Nations.  Given the murders of 29 Israelis thus far this year, including this week's horrific murder of Elan Ganeles and brothers Hallel and Yagel Yaniv, we are calling on our governments to immediately pause funding to the Palestinian Authority. 

Israel’s lurch to the right and the resulting social turmoil we are witnessing right now in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem is a direct consequence of aid to the Palestinians. The very reason this government was elected with a substantial majority was because of increasing Palestinian terrorism. Israelis did not necessarily vote for judicial reforms. They voted for security against the forces that are attempting to destabilize the country through Palestinian terrorism and incitement.

While all this is happening and Israel is focused on internal strife and Palestinian terrorism, a confidential IAEA report released this Tuesday found that Iran has enriched uranium up to 83.7%.  This is nearly weapons-grade and allows Iran breakout in a matter of weeks, as it continues to develop ballistic capabilities, striking Israeli vessels and smuggling weapons. 

As the week comes to a close, tensions in Israel and the region run high. We are all concerned about the safety and security of Israel. Yet we believe in its ultimate resilience to weather all storms. There have been worse through its turbulent history. 

This is a time for unity among Jewish people and their friends and supporters around the world (and there are many!). It is time to circle our wagons around the fight against Antisemitism, the battle against terrorism and its funders, and the incredible -- if not existential -- threat posed by Iran and terror organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah. 

For our part, we continue to educate, advocate, and empower people daily with informed knowledge about these important issues. We are publishing media content, videos, reports, and social media content to defend Israel and promote the truth. At the same time, we are in local schools, police agencies, and international organizations -- educating and partnering. 

These are not easy days. Your support matters. To help Defen

d our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman & CEO

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February 24, 2023

Shabbat Shalom from Israel and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.

You can also view this report and our latest news briefs anytime right HERE or link up with us on any one of our social-media channels for daily reports. We welcome the hundreds of new subscribers who joined our organization this week. 

An important reminder, our new film documentary, The Future of Israel and its Defenders will be live-streamed on the Jerusalem Post website this Sunday February 26th at 10.00 am EST or 15.00 GMT or 17:00 Israel time. 

We spent much of this week inside Israel's Knesset (parliament) meeting with key leaders to primarily to discuss our concerns over the judicial reforms underway.  Further discussions included the Iranian security threat and increasing terrorism and instability emanating from the Palestinians. 

Our meetings with key members of major parties, included Benny Gantz - a critical opponent of the pace of the reforms (but not necessarily of the reforms themselves); Amichai Cohen, the first openly gay speaker of Israel's parliament and Israel's Diaspora Minister, Amichai Chikli.  We also met with a member of the Islamist party, Ra'am and with the labour party. 

In today's National Post, we share our reflections about the "upheaval" now underway in Israel.  Everyone agrees that reforms are necessary. But they are shocked about their pace without a national debate and the absence of sufficient oversight.

While the media has been quick to portray Israel as if the sky was falling, the concern on the street is palatable, despite the normalcy of life. The fallout will become clearer in the months and years ahead. 

Elsewhere, we had a chance to meet Holocaust survivors in nursing homes through our Holocaust project here in Israel.  Numerous survivors live under the poverty line and we are pleased to support them through our donors generosity. They gave us so much. Its the least we can do for them. 

Sadly, as Holocaust survivors pass away along with their eye-witness accounts, antisemitism continues to penetrate even America today. This week, we condemned a video that surfaced of a group of young Nazis yelling horrific Antisemitic epithets outside a Jewish centre in Florida, while doing the Nazi salute. 

We also spoke out against the neo-Nazis in New York City who protested outside of the Broadway show, Parade, this week.  The play itself tells about one of the most horrendous antisemitic incidents in American history - of the false conviction and lynching of Leo Frank for a murder he did not commit. 

In the shadow of these horrific incidents is an emergency advisory issued by the New York Police Department stating that White Supremacist groups are organizing a "National Day of Hate" for tomorrow (Saturday February 25th). The groups are calling for increased antisemitic flier distributions, graffiti and protests.

AGPI is calling on Jewish communities to remain vigilant especially this Shabbat around Jewish institutions and to immediately contact authorities should an incident arise. 

But while haters hate in America and elsewhere, in Israel, Jewish people are thriving. It was heartwarming to witness thousands of people run the Tel Aviv Marathon this morning - partaking in what anyone who lives in a free and safe society can do. Freedom of self-expression, even in sport and especially in our homeland, pushes those who hate back into the the holes they crawled out of as they see their efforts are in vain. 

Even with political turmoil in Israel, Jewish communities around the world are standing with Israel, unconditionally. More communities are booking our film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders than ever before.  Truthfully, we can hardly keep up with booking requests! We are thrilled to see Christian groups now booking the film for their communities. 

On this positive note, we also wish to commend one of AGPI's board members, Raheel Raza because as a proud Muslim woman, she is unafraid to speak the truth.  In an article published this week celebrating Israel's 75th anniversary, Raza explained why she loves Israel. You can read her article in full HERE. 

Join our Campaign Against Antisemitism by supporting our exceptional work at home and around the world. This is the time for everyone to stand up and be counted.  To help Defend our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo,

Founding Chairman and CEO,

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative.

February 17, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs.

You can also view this report and our latest news briefs anytime right HERE or link up with us on any one of our social-media channels for daily reports. 

We are all aware of the changes underway in Israel. Our organization will be meeting with Knesset members (members of Israel's Parliament) next week as a fact-finding mission and to discuss our concerns. Please follow us on social media and look out for our reports. 

This week, our education team was in Milton, Ontario working with students there on AGPI's Power of One program and exhibit. On Monday night, our film premiered in Vancouver with support from Beth Israel Synagogue and the Jewish Federation. We thank them for helping defend Israel. 

We were also pleased to see our analysis republished in the global Jewish community's leadership newsletter, The Daily Report. Our piece published originally in The National Post drew wide applause for bringing to light the UN's complicity in Palestinian violence. The article is available to read HERE. 

A new study on Antisemitism conducted by the AJC found that 89% of American Jewish people view Antisemitism as a problem in the U.S. today. This study comes on the heels of the desecration of the Holocaust memorial in Boston, as well as yet another violent attack in Los Angeles where two Jewish women were shot (separately) while exiting their synagogues (see below). 

The rising tide of Antisemitism is consistent with AGPI's 2023 release of the Canadian Universities Antisemitism Report. Among our report's findings is the shocking revelation that nearly 50 Canadian faculty associations have rejected adopting the IHRA working definition of Antisemitism -- a valuable tool in regulating anti-Jewish hate on campuses. REPORT

Campus Antisemitism is transnational and sees no borders and must be addressed globally. This week, the University of Denver's Chancellor issued a letter saying, "There have been three deeply disturbing Antisemitic  incidents on campus. I am profoundly troubled by this behaviour."  We need deeds. Not words. 

But while hate festers on campuses in the West, the Abraham Accords bore more fruit this week.  The Abraham House was inaugurated in Abu Dhabi as part of the United Arab Emirates' quest to promote acceptance and religious diversity. The U.K.'s Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, affixed a Mezuzah on the doorpost of the House. 

Our frustration with Jordan, however, grows as it continues to move in the opposite direction of peace.  The Kingdom's monarchy has been critical of Israel over these past number of years.  It is no wonder that a Qatar-based research centre said this week that 94% of Jordanians refuse Amman's recognition of Israel. 

Palestinian incitement and hostility continues unabated. This week, while the world marked International Day Against Child Soldiers, MEMRI-TV showed kindergarten children simulating the killing of Israeli soldiers, becoming 'martyrs.' This abusive behaviour of children by the Palestinian Authority must come to an end -- especially if we are going to bring about peace to the region. 

Given increasing terrorism against Israelis in recent months and the PA's insistence to compensate terrorists through the 'pay-for-slay' program, Israel's Knesset voted 94-10 this week to approve a law to strip terrorists of their citizenship if they receive funding from the PA or an associated organization. This is in line with other Western democracies who have refused entry to their own citizens after they joined ISIS.

Peace can be achieved in the region through human-rights diplomacy. This week, the Turkish Ambassador to Israel thanked Israel's rescue teams when they landed at Ben-Gurion airport. The team was able to save 19 people and established a field hospital to help the wounded. Due to security threats, the team was forced to return home earlier. 

In closing, we continue to be heartbroken over the murder last year of 10 black Americans who were targeted by a white supremacist in Buffalo at the Tops market. The shooter was convicted this week, sentenced to life without parole. His admission to being influenced and motivated online is critical in understanding the importance of regulating online hate speech. We will continue pressing for this important legislative change. 

Join our Campaign Against Antisemitism by supporting our exceptional work at home and around the world. This is the time for everyone to stand up and be counted.  To help Defend our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo,

Founding Chairman and CEO,

The Abraham Global Peace Initiative.

P. S. We cannot do this work alone. If you appreciate our efforts to educate and advocate, help amplify our voice by supporting our work by making a donation in any amount.

February 10, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues in Jewish and global affairs. You can also view this report and our latest news briefs anytime right HERE.

We welcome hundreds of new international subscribers to the AGPI global family. Thank you for standing with us and helping defend our future and protect our past.

It has been a busy week. On Saturday and Wednesday nights we proudly screened The Future of Israel and its Defenders in New York and in Toronto. Our next screening is in Vancouver this coming Monday! 

Today, we condemned yet another vicious Palestinian terror attack in Jerusalem in which a six-year-old child and a 20-year-old man were murdered in a car-ramming attack.  Eerily, this was not unlike the horrific bus-ramming attack that happened in Quebec this week, in which two children were murdered. 

In the next few weeks, I am scheduled to meet with members of the Knesset (Israel's parliament) to discuss with them this ongoing violence and carry forward our own concerns about judicial reforms and the importance of the Abraham Accords. I also hope to meet with UN officials to discuss our increasing concern about UNRWA.

In today's National Post, I wrote about the human rights failure of the United Nations and specifically, UNRWA, for misleading the Palestinian people.  The organization has unfairly kept them in a holding pattern against Israel, against the illusion that Jews will somehow be driven into the sea. My article can be viewed below and HERE. 

The problem is exacerbated when UN officials display anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiments. In a letter to the UN Secretary-General Guterres and High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Turk, we joined 11 Congress Members and numerous officials in calling for the removal of  Ms. Francesca Albanese continuing in her role as UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories.

We expressed shock about reports that Albanese had made outrageous Antisemitic statements.  In their letter, the Congress Members said she made Antisemitic remarks when soliciting funds for UNRWA during the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas. One such remark referred to a "Jewish Lobby" that controls America and Europe. 

Surely, this kind of world-view and rhetoric cannot bring about peace in the Middle East. Sadly, it helps the extremists, entrenching their positions. To educate the world about terrorism, Antisemitism, the Holocaust and Israel, we have published dozens of our articles to our website's think-tank centre.  You can find them HERE. 

Our disappointment this week stretched to Barcelona where the city's mayor announced a total ban on having a relationship with Israel. This was met with shock and dismay by the local community and a harsh response from Israel.

But while Barcelona is reinforcing the position of extremists, the State of Ohio purchased $20 million in Israel Bonds this week, in addition to $4 million purchased by the Franklin County. And even while Israel continues to fight its detractors, it is extending its hand in peace by aiding Turkey in earthquake relief.

Despite its current challenges, we stand in awe at how a people have risen from the depths of the Holocaust when no one came to their assistance, to becoming a proud nation that is coming to the aid of others. 

Join our Campaign Against Antisemitism by supporting our exceptional work at home and around the world. This is the time for everyone to stand up and be counted.  To help Defend our Future and Protect our Past, please visit us HERE. 

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February 3, 2023

Dear Friend:

I hope you had a good week. Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this week's edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the top issues from this week.

This week, we remember Daniel Pearl, an American journalist who was murdered by Antisemitic Islamic terrorists on February 1st, 2002.  Before being beheaded, his final words will resonate for all time: “My father's Jewish, my mother's Jewish, I'm Jewish.” 

Our fight against Antisemitism on campus started with a fireside chat earlier this week with Dr. Ayelet Kuper, an academic and physician who exposed Antisemitism at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine.  We also educated some 900 students this week in Georgetown, and our film documentary, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, is slated to be screened in New York tomorrow night at Young Israel Lawrence Cedarhurst. 

In our effort to reinforce peace in the Middle East by focusing in on the positive message of the Abraham Accords, we invited one of its former architects to headline our Crystal Ball dinner gala. Ambassador David Friedman was instrumental in the accords and in the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, a milestone event. We look forward to seeing you there!

This week, in our front-page article in the National Post, we exposed our government's complicity in aiding and abetting Palestinian terrorism. This follows the murder of sevenIsraelis in Jerusalem exactly one week ago. Among them was a 14-year-old boy and a newly-married couple -- one of whom was murdered while attempting to resuscitate her spouse. 

In 2021, Canada gave the Palestinians US$48 million and on average gives them around US$23million -- all funnelled through the United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA). Worse, this week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken rewarded last week's terrorist attack by announcing an additional $50 million -- on top of the $890 million already given to the Palestinians in the last two years. 

Here is the truth: every dollar allocated by Western nations is blood-money. It has been well documented that the Palestinian Authority rewards terrorists by giving monthly allowances to their families, should they die while carrying out an operation against the Israelis, or find themselves in prison if they survive. It sounds completely insane, but the Palestinian Authority has actually institutionalized what is now called “pay for slay.” In other words, you get paid to murder Israelis — especially Jews.

Where does the Palestinian Authority (PA) get the money to finance its pay-for-slay program? Think about it. With a per capita GDP of roughly US$3,500 and an average unemployment rate of 25 per cent, the PA simply could not afford to pay for the salaries of terrorists without international assistance.

It is time for the West to demand the Palestinian Authority stop its incitement of terrorism and disarm Hamas in return for the free money it is receiving from the international community. 

In other breaking news this week, we welcomed the ouster of Rep. Ilhan Omar from the U.S. Foreign Affairs Committee. Given her substantive criticism of Israel, which is America's closest ally in the Middle East and the only democracy in the region, coupled with Antisemitic statements she has made in the past, Omar's colleagues removed her from the committee. 

In Europe this week, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne announced a total of 80 new measures to combat Antisemitism, racism, and discrimination. In Italy, the Jewish community welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement of a National Coordinator for the fight against Antisemitism.  This comes as 24 people were reportedly charged for harassing an Italian Holocaust survivor. 

This week, the Spanish government presented a plan to fight Antisemitism.  But in Sweden, the Raoul Wallenberg memorial was vandalized while graffiti was found on the Jewish cemetery of Belgrade.

Join our Campaign Against Antisemitism by supporting our exceptional work at home and around the world. This is the time for everyone to stand up and be counted.  Help Defend our Future and Protect our Past.

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January 27, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this special edition of The Friday Report, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Leaders all over the world came together to mark this solemn occasion. 

Today, AGPI proudly held a joint ceremony in partnership with the City of Toronto to commemorate this important date. The Auschwitz death camp was liberated on this day, on January 27th, 1945 - a date that marks the beginning of the end of the Holocaust. 

As we marked this occasion to pronounce a better world, a Palestinian gunman stormed a Jerusalem synagogue and murdered at least 7 Israelis and wounded many more in an horrific terrorist attack. We strongly condemn the Palestinian Authority and Hamas for their continued incitement against the State of Israel, which incitement is leading to terrorist attacks. 

In the face of hate and intolerance of this kind, we are even further motivated to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  In Toronto today, the room at City Hall was filled to capacity with numerous influential leaders, including Mayor John Tory, Chief of Police Myron Demkiw, and dozens of Consuls-General, City Councillors, educators, and police leaders. 

AGPI marked the occasion by presenting Mayor Tory and the City of Toronto with a menorah.  Our message was that every one of us is a single light, but together we can illuminate the darkness.

In my own remarks, I reminded the Mayor and the Councillors that it was at that very podium that we had together passed the IHRA working definition of Antisemitism - setting in motion other cities and municipalities joining us in this important initiative. Sadly, I said, despite human advancement, Antisemitism is increasing showing that we must continue to push back relentlessly. 

"It is the responsibility that all of us have to carry the story forward," said Mayor Tory.  He added, "Increasingly the problem is not that we would fail to remember, or that we would forget . . . you can't remember things that you never knew . . . the responsibility rests with all of us to take the story of the survivors forward and to ensure that we learn the lessons of the Holocaust."

Event Co-Sponsor and City Councillor, James Pasternak said, "Let us look at this place and time that we did our part to ensure that 'never again' really does mean never again." Israel's Consul-General Idit Shamir spoke emotionally saying, "Today marks 70 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp where over 1 million people perished during the Holocaust, including many of my own family."

As with everything we do at AGPI, our objective was to educate and motivate individuals into action.  In so doing, our Director of Education, Dr. Neil Orlowsky, gave an impactful speech about our exhibit, The Power of One, which now stands in the Rotunda of City Hall. His words were echoed by AGPI's student ambassadors.  The ceremony ended with a moving Kel Maleh Rachamim prayer given by Cantor Simon Spiro of the Song Shul. 

Having witnessed the coming together of leaders from all races and religions under the banner of "Never Again," the promise of a more secure future stands strong. We have to eradicate Antisemitism, but we are better equipped now more than ever with more friends and allies standing together and with us. 

As AGPI prepares to lead a major delegation of police chiefs to learn about the Holocaust by visiting Auschwitz and then onto Israel, we are building a big "Abrahamic" tent of leaders who have joined the fight to defend our future and protect our past.  This is a fight of unity against the forces of hate and intolerance. 

The fight against Antisemitism is not a Jewish fight alone. Its an everyone fight.

We have little choice but to push back in word and in deed. The world around us teeters on the brink of chaos and despair. In my media comments today, I expressed that the Holocaust is our compass on morality and ethics. We must continue to give thought to the biggest atrocity ever known to humanity as a way to prevent another Holocaust. 

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,

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January 20, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates.   It has been another eventful week on the frontlines.  See below this report breaking news from this week. 

We proudly welcome Mr. Ari Powell to our Board of Governors (please see below for more).  As we continue to grow, we will feature additional incoming leaders on a weekly basis. 

For our friends in New York, tomorrow night at the prominent Lincoln Square Synagogue, you can catch AGPI's feature documentary, The Future of Israel and its Defenders.  Then, at the end of the week, on Friday, January 27th, we are hosting a major gathering at Toronto's City Hall to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day.  The event will be zoomed live. 

We are equally thrilled to be showing a second screening of our film at an event chaired by our good friends, Drs. Rick and Janice Zarnett. This will be followed by a major screening in Vancouver and stay tuned for a major screening debut of the film on The Jerusalem Post. 

We are doubly excited about our upcoming Global Peace Conference in partnership with the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem on April 23rd and of course, our upcoming Crystal Ball Benefit at the prestigious Casa Loma on May 24th in support of AGPI.  Already, 30% of all tickets have been sold. 

Events bind us in unity and advocacy and move us forward at an urgent time when there is a need to stand up and be counted. It is hard to imagine a group of students at an American university marching on campus calling for "one solution" to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The language and imagery is reminiscent of the Nazi call for a "Final Solution."

Yet, this hatred has become so normalized, it has seeped into the very language universities  use what seems to have become every single day.  This week, I was sent a copy of a fundraising letter from the Dean of the University of Waterloo who encouraged donors to support a so-called study tour of "Palestine-Israel."  What?  While we all want peace, I was not aware a "Palestine" has been established. 

I wrote to the Dean: "As you must be aware, there is no “Palestine,” given the fact no such state has been recognized or declared by the international community....Such declarations by your university undermine the possibility of peace and in fact, have proven to motivate terrorism and violence against Israeli civilians."  

More significantly, society puts its faith and trust in our universities. They are supposed to be bastions of academic rigour and truth. Instead, what has happened over the last two decades is that many have become propaganda vehicles sadly spreading mistruths and, by extension, Antisemitism. This must stop.

For this reason, we are continuing to expand our work and focus by publishing more content than ever before, including on social media. Over the next number of weeks, we will be making some major announcements about new international programs underway that will help defend our future and protect our past. 

If you appreciate our effort to educate and advocate, help amplify our voice by forwarding this report to your family and friends. 

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo,

Founding Chairman and CEO.

January 13, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates.   If you appreciate our effort to educate and advocate, help amplify our voice by forwarding this report to your family and friends. 

An explosion of new subscribers to AGPI continued this week, coupled with a growth of Antisemitic incidents around the world. Fortunately, to help advance the fight against Antisemitism, defend Israel, and promote human rights, a new subscriber joins the AGPI network every 4 minutes. If you are one of them, welcome! 

Our social media advocacy is impacting. In fact, our social media feeds have been busting out with traffic. One twitter feed received 183,000 impressions; 826 retweets; 2,451 likes and 157 comments. 

In this week's breaking news alerts, we report on uncovering an Antisemitic online advertisement for a vacuum cleaner, Germany's removal of eleven street names associated with Antisemites and a reported 41% increase in Antisemitism in New York City.  In Ottawa, two youths were charged with Antisemitic-motivated hate crimes for a school incident, while in Louisiana a vile Antisemitic banner was hung over a highway overpass.  

In this, a shocking video of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib was circulated with her comments to the House. In those comments, she falsely accuses Israel of Apartheid, rhetoric that is inflammatory. Instead of blaming the Palestinian Authority for incitement which is leading to unspeakable levels of terrorism against Israel and, for that matter, Hamas - she lobbed horrible accusations against the Jewish State. 

In other breaking news this week, Conservative member of the British Parliament, Andrew Bridgen, was suspended over an Antisemitic tweet.  He referred to Covid-19 vaccines as "the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust". He was rightfully condemned widely including by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. 

All this points to a global phenomenon that must be addressed on a world scale. For this reason, we met this morning with educational leaders at UNESCO to jointly work with and partner on educational programs. Our own team of educators are developing curriculum and educational modules and platforms that can be implemented with our partner organizations. 

This week, we also published two major pieces in the National Post that advocate our globalized viewpoints.  In a special feature celebrating Israel's 75th anniversary, we asked if Theodore Herzl was right: is Israel the ultimate solution to Antisemitism?

In a second piece published today, which diverges from our usual theme, we advocated for a strengthening of Canada's military to ensure our nation can defend its freedom and democracy, in a world that is becoming ever more dangerous. Links to both articles are available below. 

Poland and Israel have not seen eye-to-eye over the last number of years. While there is friction, diplomacy and shared interests must continue.  This week, we had the honour of meeting with the Polish Consul-General for discussion, and to find ways of collaborating on projects that can advance our relations.  

As we near International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th, AGPI is proud to partner with the City of Toronto in organizing a memorial.  In the next few days, we will be announcing registration for online streaming for the memorial. Stay tuned and be sure to watch what will undoubtedly be a moving ceremony. 

We invite you to help Defend our Future and Protect our Past by spreading this important message to as many people as possible. We can Never Again allow complacency to take root.

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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January 6, 2023

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates.   If you appreciate our effort to educate and advocate, help amplify our voice by forwarding this report to your family and friends. 

On the heels of my brief trip to Miami to meet with community leaders and have a private tour of a major Synagogue and Holocaust Center alongside our President, Mark Teitelbaum, its also been miraculous to note that over 1,000 new supporters from over 36 countries have joined our international network in the last two weeks alone.  

If you are one of them, we welcome you with open arms and thank you for standing with us in the fight against Antisemitism and in defence of Israel, freedom and democracy. 

It's been a disappointing couple of weeks at the United Nations - again. Earlier in the week, we condemned the UN General Assembly's latest assault on Israel. By empowering the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it has become a weapon of the Palestinian Authority to continue undermining the Jewish State. Israel has every right to protect its civilian population from Hamas rocket attacks and singling it out for legitimate defence is a stain on world justice. 

Yesterday, the Palestinians weaponized the UN again.  The Security Council went over the top by disproportionally condemning Israel for its so-called infringement on the Temple Mount when one of its ministers toured the holy site. It should not be a cause of an international inquisition. Religious freedom is sacrosanct in western tradition. We believe Jerusalem is the place for all faiths to come together to worship freely and respectfully.  

Israel's Western Wall, (the Kotel) is not barred to any faith group.  I have taken many Christians and Muslims there to learn about the Jewish faith. Sadly, with the help of Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas are attempting to claim the site as their own - when in reality, it is also sacred to the Jewish people and should be accessible to people of all faiths who wish to worship. That is the very spirit of Yerushalayim - the city of peace. 

In reaction, Israel's new Foreign Minister, Eli Cohen said: "It is the Palestinian leadership that should be standing trial, the only place in the world that rewards murderers of Jews solely because they are Jews." In the Jerusalem Post, Arab journalist Khaled Abu Toameh explained  the Palestinian Authority has been acting "behind the scenes to establish a foothold there". 

This week, AGPI also expressed its heartfelt condolences to the Catholic world on the death of Pope Benedict VVI.  Many in the Jewish world have attested that he was deeply committed to advancing relations with the Jewish people. He followed in Pope John Paul II 's footsteps by clearly stating in words and action, "it is my sincere intention to continue on this path". AGPI lauds its continued friendship with the Vatican and looks forward to its future meeting with Pope Francis. 

Also this week, AGPI expressed its support for the UK's intention to designate Iran's IRGC as a terror organization.  The IRGC's tentacles are widely known, having been implicated in the bombing of the Israeli embassy in Argentina and the Jewish Community Centre, among many other terror incidents.  We continue to demand that the Canadian government follow America and the UK's example by adding the IRGC to its identified terror groups. 

Even while the world stops to celebrate the holidays and winter break, sadly, Antisemitic incidents continue to occur relentlessly. In Stoneham Massachusetts, with a population of just 23,000, an 11 year-old Jewish girl walked out to her front yard to find a swastika.  According to reports, someone cut the Nazi symbol out of purple construction paper, adding the words, "Hell Bound. Have Fun!". This was the only Jewish family on the street. 

Meanwhile, in the Stamford Hill neighbourhood in London England, a Jewish man was stabbed while taking a walk with his infant son. The report stated, "a racist male unhappy with the child's speed pushed the 1-yr-old shouting 'Move F--Jew, I will stab and kill you" before cutting the man on his face and hand". 

Sadly, in places like New York where one would expect greater awareness, a report entitled The Hate Crime Accountability Project is advising that Orthodox Jews "were victims 94% of the 194 antisemitic assaults that occurred between 2018 and 2022.  Shockingly, 97% were committed by minority groups and nearly a quarter by teenagers. 

As the week comes to a close, many are remembering that on this day two years ago, the world witnessed a violent assault on the US Capitol mainly by fringe groups, many of them driven by white supremacist racist ideologies. For this reason, we will continue to be obsessively vigilant and to never take a freedom for granted. 

We invite you to help Defend our Future and Protect our Past by spreading this important message to as many people as possible. We can Never Again allow complacency to take root.

Wishing you and yours a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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December 30, 2022

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates.   It has been a fantastic 2022 for AGPI as we criss-crossed the world, attracted incredible numbers in new members and leadership, and surpassed all campaign expectations.

We accomplished all this by reframing the narrative. We are not here to scare you into supporting our cause by presenting lists of acts and incidents of Antisemitism. You already know of these. We are working on positive solutions and want your help to strengthen our offensive from a position of strength and pride.

Interestingly, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z'l observed the magic of "reframing" in this week's Torah portion (Vayigash).  After being thrown into a well by his brothers and then taken prisoner, Joseph understood this was at G-d's direction and reframed his situation to help save his people from famine and slavery. 

Rabbi Sacks's conclusion about Joseph is invaluable for us to adopt in 2023: "Whatever the situation we are in, by reframing it we can change our entire response, giving us the strength to survive, the courage to persist, and the resilience to emerge, on the far side of darkness, into the light of a new and better day."

It is this shift in attitude and perspective that in 2022 brought our organization to conclude that the "same-old" is simply not working, given the rising spectre of Antisemitism and delegitimization campaigns against Israel. Albert Einstein's famous saying that "insanity is doing the same thing over again and expecting a different result" rings truer than ever. 

So we set out to reframe the narrative by undermining Israel's detractors by standing up to them with a positive message about Israel.  We did this by first, speaking to the global Jewish leadership in a keynote address at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York; then we wrote and published countless editorials expressing this view; finally, and most importantly, we interviewed top influencers for a new documentary that is now being screened around the world. 

Thanks to the support of many donors, we produced The Future of Israel and its Defenders, a film that shows that Israel has won the fight against BDS and the "apartheid" libel. We believe that to win the fight for Israel, and against Antisemitism, our communities and especially our youth need to understand and believe in this basic truth: The Abraham Accords have catapulted Israel to defy the boycotts and normalize relations with many of its Arab neighbours. 

In fact, it is worth noting that Israel's exports to Canada have increased by 95%, proving BDS is a failure even here where Israeli Apartheid Week began. To showcase this new reality, we launched programs to advance peace in Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and in Israel. In 2023, these programs will expand throughout the Middle East and Europe, as well as in North and Latin America. 

In fact, as I write this letter, I am concluding at meeting with my good friend and colleague, Imam Mohammend Tawhidi.  Our friendship and partnership on our mutual organizations is a testament to the work we are doing to build peaceful co-existence and through that process, undermine the negative voices. 

In all this, we are launching additional "reframing" campaigns that challenge the status quo and complacency; that undermine the assault against the Jews at the United Nations and its affiliate agencies; to give Jewish students the upper hand on university and college campuses; to continue building our network of leaders and chapters around the world; and to counter the hostile narratives of so-called human rights organizations that have unfairly gone after Israel. 

Even as we surpassed all our program and project expectations in 2022, we plan to further our global and local offensive in 2023. Thousands of people have been subscribing to our website over the last number of weeks from Malta to New Zealand to Turkey. They will be invited to our Global Peace Conference in Jerusalem this April as we continue to reframe a new global strategy that will beat back the darkness.  

We will be obsessive, relentless, and unwavering in our positive offensive to reframe the narrative and undermine our detractors. But we need you to positively energize us in 2023 to carry out this important plan. Make your final year-end 2022 gift to support this effort and join us in Defending our Future and Protecting our Past. 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a happy New Year,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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December 23, 2022

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates.   Our organization proudly consists of members of all faiths who share in these values under one Abrahamic Tent. On behalf of our board of directors, we wish all who are celebrating this weekend a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. 

While a winter storm rages here in North America, this week, our focus was to celebrate this season of lights by shining a spotlight on Antisemitism.  We launched an eight-day campaign to get people of all faiths to sign The Pledge Against Antisemitism. With two more days to go, the campaign has already garnered over 100,000 impressions all over the world! 

While fighting Antisemitism here at home, we are defending the increasing delegitimization rhetoric against Israel. While some in the media want to use Israel's newly-formed government to defame the country, we issued a statement commending Israel's democracy. That is what should be our message to the world. 

In fact, in our press release, I said: “Having spent the summer in Israel speaking to political leaders, media influencers, academics, and security experts while filming, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, I am more optimistic about Israel now than ever. It is important to understand that Israel is greater than the sum of its parts, made up of dynamic individuals in the public and private spheres who strengthen its vibrancy and democracy."

Defending Israel especially against accusations by the United Nations Human Rights Office is critical. This week, in a letter to Jeremy Laurence at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, AGPI denounced the office''s condemnation of Israel over the deportation of a Palestinian activist affiliated with the PFLP. In my letter to Laurence, I wrote: "I have to tell you it is entirely inappropriate (to side with the Palestinian activist) and reduces the UN Human Rights Office to protecting an alleged member of the PFLP. In Canada, the PFLP is a designated terror group."

Given the fact that Canada is a respected global human rights proponent, its position vis-a-vis designated terror groups like the PFLP should be impactful on UN designated human rights offices.  Finally, this position is given a voice at the United Nations through AGPI.

This week, Germany announced that a 97-year-old former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp was found guilty of being complicit in the murder of at least 10,500 people. While some dub this as the last Nazi trial, the question we should be asking is what about everyone else? After the Holocaust, most Nazis (who committed even more heinous crimes) simply melted back into their day jobs as judges, doctors, lawyers, and business leaders. Can we ever have closure for those who have literally gotten away with murder?

In other news, while we congratulated Canada's province of Saskatchewan for incorporating the IHRA working definition of Antisemitism, we are extremely concerned about the increasing tide - almost everywhere. On the eve of Hanukkah, the New York Times published a puzzle in the shape of what looked disturbingly like a swastika. In the Greater Toronto Area, a community centre was defaced with Antisemitic epithets. In Melbourne, a swastika with the words, "Kanye was right" was found. In New York, an ice Menorah was smashed while in Beverley Hills, a swastika was etched into a Menorah.  

The worst of it, however, is when students are themselves involved in Antisemitic incidents.  In Ottawa, students drew a swastika in a classroom and did the Nazi salute to a Jewish student. In Raleigh, Jewish students were appalled after hearing the words, "Heil Hitler" over their school intercom. And in the UK, children were photographed performing the Nazi salute during a play, horrifying many parents. 

Is Holocaust education as effective as might think when it comes to combating Antisemitism? As an organization, we have addressed this fundamental question recently given the rising tide of Antisemitism. What we in the Jewish community have done in the past is no longer working in 2022-23. At AGPI we are constantly coming up with and testing new innovative strategies that break the usual mindset. 

The situation is quite serious. One Jewish professional told me this week that he is getting tired of all the Antisemitic negativity all around us. But this is not a time to look away or to be complacent. This is the time to double down and invest all of our energy and resources in this fight. The alternative is not good if we want to protect and defend our children and grandchildren. 

As the year comes to an end, if you have not done so in 2022, please take a moment to support our work and help us maintain this fight on your behalf. 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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December 16, 2022

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates from the Jewish world.  

I love this holiday season. Chanukah and Christmas gatherings bring us closer together under a shared Abrahamic tent. Both 'festival of lights' illuminate the darkness, showing how each one of us can be a light upon this world and how together in unity we can be stronger in our quest to make this world a better place for everyone. 

One such light is Dr. Susan Glick who proudly joined our board of directors this week. At AGPI, we pride ourselves with carefully building an organization comprised of leaders of good nature and character. Leaders who are caring, compassionate, and passionate about making the world better. We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Glick to the board! 

Another light is Dr. Ayelet Kuper, about whom I wrote in my front-page article in today's National Post (see below). Single handed, she exposed the often insatiable Antisemitism within the professional ranks of the University of Toronto's faculty of medicine, and the university at large. 

With all honesty, her academic paper which gives credence to the Antisemitism problem at the university is of little surprise. On a personal note, I have been fighting Antisemitism at U of T for more than two decades. I had vivid email debates with then president David Naylor. At least, he was more responsive than the current administration. This one, to my knowledge, has yet to comment on Dr. Kuper's findings. 

We are calling on the university to launch an immediate investigation into these allegations of antisemitism. Perhaps it can take a page from a new UK parliamentary committee looking into BBC's coverage of Jews and Israel: "Our inquiry will be wholly impartial and will aim to offer expert guidance and recommendations for the corporation to address issues when it comes to antisemitism and Israel...".

Some say the Jewish community has yet to reflect on its own behaviour vis-a-vis the university. In some cases, there is much too much complicity in the name of honour and prestige, despite this ongoing pernicious hatred. 

In most cases, university faculty is detached from the truth and reality about what is happening in the Middle East.  Our new film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, exposes the fact that the only people who 'don't get it' are on university campuses. Juxtapose this with the fact that the Christian community is growing in Israel while it is virtually erased everywhere else in the Middle East (see below for details). 

For Israel's detractors, bad Palestinian behaviour is inconsequential. While the Middle East is pushing toward peace (despite Qatar shamefully abusing the world cup to defame Israel), results from a Palestinian opinion poll paints a picture of increased radicalization, a greater propensity for violence and resistance toward a two-state solution (see below for details).  Not one Western academic would want to live under this repression. But they are quick to overlook it while condemning Israel.

Where is the outrage on university campuses by faculty and students alike about the plight of Iranian women who are being repressed, tortured and murdered because they seek freedom? Just this week, we applauded the UN for booting out Iran from the Women's Commission (see below). 

Across the pond this week, it came to light that the West knew quite well about the Nazi genocide of the Jewish people. This week, UK's Members of Parliament marked the day in 1942 (December 17) when the House of Commons recognized the Shoah. Yet it took another three years, and the murder of some four plus million Jewish people, for the world to stop the Holocaust.  Instead of taking immediate action in 1942, the House rose for a 'moment of silence.'

It is this exact inaction that paved the way to the formation of the State of Israel. There is one major difference between 1942 and 2022: We now have a Jewish homeland that is a refuge to the Jewish people, no matter where they are. What we needed then as we need today is action against Antisemitism -- not moments of silence. 

In all this, we stand proudly every day in our effort to protect our past and defend our future.  In this effort, we are thankful to those of you who are standing with us in this momentous effort. 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and a Chag Chanukah Sameach!

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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December 9, 2022

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates from the Jewish world.  

First, let me begin with gratitude for the incredible support we have been receiving from donors and community members like you who are recognizing the importance of our work at home and around the world. We feel truly blessed to be surrounded by incredible leaders on our boards and by community members who are strengthening us with generosity and good-will. Thank you to you all. 

This week, we spoke out against the continued gang-up on Israel over the tragic death of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.  On Tuesday, Al Jazeera announced it, too, has now requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) open an investigation into her death. Sadly, reporters are tragically killed in war-zones including most recently in Ukraine - none of them, however, are brought to the ICC for investigation. 

A continued double-standard campaign to defame and demonize Israel persists, however, when it comes to utilizing international bodies such as the ICC, the UN, and the UNHRC. In reaction, Israel's Defense Minister Benny Gantz said, "I expressed my condolences following the passing of Shireen Abu Akleh.  At the same time, we must remember that this was a combat scenario, which was investigated thoroughly." 

If anything, where is Al Jazeera -- or the United Nations, for that matter -- on investigating Iran for the more than 504 reported executions of dissidents over these past few weeks? What of launching an ICC investigation against Russia's executions of Ukrainians and indiscriminate bombing of residential neighbourhoods and buildings? And finally, as we have written many times over these years, what of bringing Bashar Al Assad to justice over the murder and gassing of well over 350,000 Syrians, including the elderly, women, and children?

It is this constant bashing of Israel that forces one to agree with the Toronto Sun's editorial board who this week wrote:  "Kanye West proclaiming he loves Hitler comes from the same toxic stew of Jew-hatred that demonizes and delegitimizes Israel, the world's only Jewish State." 

This view point is reaffirmed in an explosive piece hitting the news as we speak and described in a new academic paper appearing in the Canadian Medical Education Journal by Ayelet Kuper.  Frankly, it comes as little surprise to those of us who have been in the university trenches since 2000 - when it all began.

Here is the difference.  We now have a truthful account from the inside. Appointed by the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine as a senior advisor on Antisemitism, Kuper published a shocking report that uncovers the reality of Antisemitism in academia. 

Among many examples given, Kuper says that while giving a lecture on religious discrimination, "I was asked by non-Jewish learners why content about Jews was being forced on the students by the Jew who bought the faculty."  Apparently they assumed that a $250 million gift came from a Jewish family. It did not. 

Kuper had an insider's vantage point into the blunt academic Antisemitism now raging on our campuses among faculty. She pinpointed the abusive Antisemitic false tropes about Jewish people having money, power, and and being racist when it comes to their Zionism.

While those in government leadership positions continue to condemn Antisemitism, even going so far as to hold conferences and meetings on the subject, they fail to implement policy that would restrict Antisemitic conduct on our campuses, or penalize administrations who allow their universities to be used as forums for events such as Israeli Apartheid Week and BDS campaigns.

For years, we have been calling out for the banning of these hateful events, but as Kuper's paper reveals, the hate against Israel and the Jewish people has become institutionally ingrained. Part of the problem at the University of Toronto is its resistance to adopting the the IHRA working definition of Antisemitism. Now we know why. 

But here is the truth. For our part, as our new film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders reveals, Israel is stronger than ever. It has beaten the BDS campaign. In the Middle East, it is becoming more accepted and more normal among its Arab neighbours, thanks to the Abraham Accords.

That is the narrative and the story we need to keep telling. Inasmuch as the Antisemites wish to proliferate their toxic stew of hate, AGPI will keep working globally to defend Israel and promote the Abraham Accords through peace and security. 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

December 2, 2022 The Good, the bad and the Ugly

I have been involved in the Canadian political arena for nearly 30 years. Never before have I heard a Canadian politician in our parliament saying they take their "marching orders" from a foreign entity. 

Shabbat Shalom and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing to you the latest news and updates from the Jewish world.  Despite the bad and the ugly this week (see below) our report begins on a more positive note.

This week, we had the honour and the pleasure of being invited to be a part of the “official party” and head-table alongside The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia; Vancouver’s Police Chief, Adam Palmer; and Deputy Chief, Steve Rai, among police service board members. The occasion was to honour police with exemplary service medals.

While in British Columbia, we had a chance to catch up with some of our distinguished members, to plan future partnerships and cooperative initiatives with the Jewish Federation and local synagogues, and equally importantly, to recognize Vancouver’s City Counsellor Sarah Kirby-Yung for her excellent work advocating for the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, having it finally approved by city council.

That was the good. Nevertheless, the bad somehow always seems to creep in these days. The disillusionment in the conduct of some of our parliamentarians continued this week as news broke yesterday that the so-called ‘Palestine Friendship Group’ (which is comprised of Cabinet Ministers) held an event on Parliament Hill in which an alleged Holocaust denier and Antisemite was invited to attend. Apparently, he is the publisher of al-Meshwar, a newspaper that allegedly claimed the Holocaust was a Jewish plot, referring to it as a “holohoax."

But this is what we find most disconcerting: some of the high-profile ministers in attendance included Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and Green Party Leader, Elizabeth May. In what appears to be an effort by the group to undermine the UN Partition Plan -- which, in 1947, paved the way to the establishment of the modern State of Israel -- the event was timed to take place on the very same day: November 29th.  

Shockingly, Canadian ministers were photographed wearing the “Palestinian” scarf supposedly in solidarity with the movement (see picture below). Could they have been more sensitive to the murder of a 16-year-old Canadian last week by an alleged Palestinian terror cell? Absolutely. Could they have demanded the Palestinian Authority end the pay-for-slay program in which terrorists are rewarded for murdering and hurting Israelis? Absolutely. 

Could they have wondered why Palestinian dissidents have disappeared; gay Palestinians are beheaded, and why every election has been cancelled by Mahmoud Abbas? Absolutely.

I have been involved in the Canadian political arena for nearly 30 years. Never before have I heard a Canadian politician in our parliament saying they take their "marching orders" from a foreign entity.  Yet this is what Elizabeth May appears to have said in an online video recording at the event.  She said, "I take my marching orders from the Permanent Representative of Palestine to Canada". 

Canadian elected officials of the "Palestine Friendship Group" are willing to compromise Canadian values of freedom and democracy and allow an Antisemitic Holocaust denier into their gathering.  They would never stand with the Taliban. They would never compromise our ideals by supporting Russia, Iran, or China for that matter. Or would they?

This week, the UN itself voted to formally recognize “Nakba Day” – an annual event characterizing the establishment of the Jewish State as a “catastrophe”.  Israel’s UN Ambassador, Gilad Erdan, said, “By passing such an extreme and baseless resolution, the UN is only helping to perpetuate the conflict."  That is indeed the message Ottawa’s ministers must take to heart. By behaving in the way they did this week, they are in fact reinforcing Israel’s security concerns vis-à-vis the Palestinians and the rest of the world.

That was the “bad." The “ugly” this week came again from Kanye West (YE) who praised Hitler (“I like Hitler”) on the Alex Jones show.  During his rambling commentary, YE said, “I see good things about Hitler .  .  . every human being has something of value that they brought to the table, especially Hitler." This morning, Elon Musk suspended YE’s Twitter account, but the damage has already been done. YE’s continued incitement of hate threatens to motivate his followers (as it already has) to commit potentially heinous and violent hate crimes against Jewish communities. 

The media has grabbed hold of the notion that YE’s comments are the result of “mental illness."  Unfortunately, many people on social media have grabbed hold of this assertion themselves.  As others have argued, many people struggle with mental illness, but have not perpetuated hate nor violence. We cannot excuse YE or anyone else for this behaviour.  We have heard similar excuses used for terrorists and other violent and hateful offenders.  We must demand accountability, not excuse bad behaviour.

Our work at AGPI continues unabated and relentlessly.  Earlier in the week, we took on the Toronto Star by exposing its biased article about the IHRA. Sadly, the Star used a few dissenting Jewish voices to propagandize and validate its opinion. While the Star refused to print our letter which exposed its bias, our response was published in the National Post on Saturday, the most-read day. Our reply also received over 20,000 impressions on social media – resulting in far more exposure than would have been received by the Toronto Star (a link to our article is provided below).

Help us continue this important work by supporting our global and local strategy to defend our future and protect our past.  

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO  

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November 25, 2022

I trust this finds you well.  Shabbat Shalom from Toronto, and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report, bringing you the latest developments in the Jewish world and beyond. 

Please refer also to our Breaking News Alert below. If you like what you see, forward this newsletter to your family and friends. 

What an exciting week! Over 300 VIP's attended AGPI's worldwide premiere of The Future of Israel and its Defenders.  Reflecting on the film, the event's Co-Chairs, Drs. Susan and Eddie Glick said, "The way most people felt leaving the theatre was empowered.  Everyone who will see it will be better advocates for Judaism and Israel. For the first time in a long time they felt optimistic". 

Now that the film has premiered and is well received, the organization will start pushing it out into the public sphere with screenings in Los Angeles, New York, Miami and London already being planned. 

With the horrific murder of a young 16 year-old Canadian student by a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem, our film's message of a stronger Israel is important now more than ever.  For the past few months, Israel has been suffering from increasing Palestinian terrorism.  Just last week, three Israeli men were murdered by another Palestinian terrorist attack. Many injured people have been left in the wake of these terrible incidents. 

Commenting on this latest attack, U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides said he is "appalled by the cowardly terrorist attacks in Jerusalem today that targeted innocent civilians, including children. My heart breaks for the families of those who were harmed". 

Shockingly, on the view and raising eyebrows, Whoopi Goldberg got herself into hot water again when she said, "depends who you talk to" when another panelist referred to Hamas and the Taliban as terror organizations. 

For this reason, its incumbent upon us to continue educating and advocating. This week, I was further enlightened with one of the staffers at the Toronto Star refused to acknowledge that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of Antisemitism is polarizing mainly to Israel's detractors and antisemites.  Please look for my article on this matter in the National Post tomorrow (Saturday) - its quite shocking! 

It seems that rarely a day goes by when serious and controversial issues arise concerning antisemitism. Today, the Republican Jewish Coalition condemned former President Donald Trump's dinner earlier in the week with Kanye West and "Holocaust denying alt-right figure Nick Fuentes".  We are very disappointed to say the least. 

In the final word before Shabbat, in our effort to promote universal human rights and encourage those who seek freedom, we continue to stand with the women and men of Iran who are rejecting the oppression by the Ayatollah. Tony Blair's institute found that 71% of men and 74% of women disagree with the mandatory imposition of the hijab head covering. 

It's time for the Mullahs to step down and allow freedom and (hopefully) democracy to thrive in Iran, where it can be accepted among the peaceful community of nations. As an organization, we will continue expressing our voice in an effort to defend our future and protect our past. 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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November 18, 2022

Shabbat Shalom from Israel, and welcome to this latest edition of The Friday Report.  Following an intensive week at the UN in New York and in Dubai, we are here this week planning out our World Peace Summit in April marking Israel's 75th anniversary. 

There is a lot of ground to cover this week. Please refer also to our Breaking News Alert below. If you like what you see, forward this newsletter to your family and friends. 

Excitement is building for the World Premiere of our film, The Future of Israel and its Defenders, this coming Wednesday, November 23, 2022.  After selling out of our first theatre, we moved to a much larger one to accommodate many more supporters. 

I am delighted to congratulate my good friend on Vancouver's City Council, Sarah Kirby-Yung who's motion to have the IHRA working definition of Antisemitism passed.  Despite resistance from mainly pro-Palestinian groups (who demand rights for themselves but undermine rights for others), the definition was rightfully adopted.

It has been another tragic week here in Israel as three fathers were murdered by a Palestinian terrorist in the Israeli city of Ariel. An additional three people were injured in the stabbing and car-ramming spree. These latest murders follows a pattern of Palestinian terror attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers in recent months. 

What are the motivating factors? A corrupt Palestinian leadership that has squandered international aid that was supposed to be used to build schools, hospitals, and roads -- and not the funding of the notorious "pay-for-slay" program.

The program rewards families of terrorists with a monthly stipend as compensation for terror attacks against Israelis.  Nowhere in the world is this conduct acceptable or tolerated. Yet, the international community, including Canada and America, continues to fund the Palestinian Authority and provide aid to UNRWA, despite pay-for-slay and continued incitement of the Palestinian population against Israelis. 

Fortunately, realizing the Palestinian Authority and Hamas' evil ways, traditional Arab supporters have distanced themselves, and they are aligning themselves with Israel and a solutions-based approach. In my column in today's National Post, I wrote about my new Emirati friend, Sheikh Ahmed Obaid Almansoori, who is championing Holocaust education.  

Demonstrating the seismic shift underway in the hearts and minds of many Arab leaders in the region, Almansoori says, "We need to stop Antisemitism, anti-Zionism and the delegitimization of Israel.  People should move forward and try to build bridges." 

But as AGPI's new film showcases, in neither Canada nor America would know this change in attitude is actually happening. In Vancouver, we have been in touch with lead Councilwoman Sarah Kirby-Yung who is righteously re-trying to get city council to adopt the IHRA working definition of Antisemitism  --  all the while fending off detractors of her motion. 

In these times where equity, diversity, and inclusivity are at the forefront of every government and corporate agenda, why should there be any resistance to defining Antisemitism?  This week, CBC posted a false headline calling those opposing the Vancouver motion "human rights advocates."  But those who deny rights of some, while demanding rights for others, are not human rights activists.

In the coming week, we plan on visiting Vancouver to push forward this imperative agenda in our effort to combat Antisemitism. The intensity of our work continues unabated as we prepare for next week's world premiere of our new documentary, The Future of Israel and its Defenders. Following the premiere, the film will begin its international tour, bringing attention to the important work we are doing. 

To all of our supporters, we humbly thank you for helping us grow, and accomplish these important initiatives. Most importantly, we thank you for being part of this effort to protect our past and defend our future. 

Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom,

Avi Abraham Benlolo

Founding Chairman and CEO

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November 12, 2022

Shabbat Shalom from Dubai!  Today is Remembrance Day back home and even while we are thousands of miles away, we honour the memory of the women and men who have sacrificed to defend our freedom - Lest we forget!

As the sun begins to set here in the U.A.E. on this Friday afternoon, AGPI is proud to be here to help strengthen peace and understanding through the Abraham Accords. On the heels of our peacemaking effort in Morocco, we are meeting with community leaders in Dubai to reinforce our message of hope for a better tomorrow.

Today, we had the pleasure of meeting with Canada's Consul General, Jean-Philippe Linteau who provided an exceptional briefing about Canada's role in the region.  We also met with Israel's Deputy Consul General Dana Filber to discuss strategic points of interest.

Last night, our organization had the honour and pleasure of jointly hosting a major community event at the Crossroads Museum of Civilizations, the only Holocaust museum in the Arab world. The museum itself reflects the best of each civilization, its diversity, culture, beliefs and religions. 

Our presence in the only Holocaust museum in the region was apropos given our global release of a 2022 report on Antisemitism in commemoration of Kristallnacht earlier in the week. 

Our event brought together local and international community leaders, honouring Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis. Rabbi Mirvis spoke eloquently, observing that in most other places Jewish communities are diminishing, while here we are witnessing the birth of a new Jewish community.

Capping off the week, I look forward to joining the community for Shabbat this evening; as well, I have been invited to speak about our organization at the Shabbat luncheon.

Earlier this week, an AGPI delegation travelled to the UN in New York City to jointly launch our Power of One exhibit with Canada's Permanent Mission. We thank His Excellency Ambassador Bob Rae for warmly welcoming us. Our exhibit, which promotes human rights, now sits at United Nations Headquarters. What an honour!

In the midst of this work, and given the resurgence of Antisemitism globally, we released a 97-page report on Antisemitism which provides a sweeping view of the global challenges at hand.  The report is available here.  Here. 

On Sunday, we will be travelling on an El Al flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, marking the incredible path of peace that has been forged between these two modern nations. While in Israel, we will continue to build our capacity to strengthen our relationship with the Jewish State.

To our generous supporters, we thank you for helping us move the needle and for bringing a global "Made in Canada" voice of dignity and respect to our community. 

We invite you to join us in this fight and help protect our future and defend our past.