VICTORY: Metro Grocery Store Bans Distribution of Antisemitic Terrorist supporting Newspaper
April 3, 2023
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased that Al-Meshwar, an Ontario-based newspaper that has a history of antisemitism, will no longer be available in grocery stores owned by Metro.
Al-Meshwar is renowned for running articles that praise terrorism, blame Jews for the Holocaust and written by senior figures of terrorist groups. The newspaper is owned and operated by Nazih Khatatba, the subject of numerous B’nai Brith Canada investigations into antisemitism.
B’nai Brith discovered that Al-Meshwar was using an Adonis supermarket in Scarborough, Ont. as a distribution point. After contacting Metro, the majority owner of Adonis, the supermarket chain advised B’nai Brith it had removed the distribution stand and would no longer allow Al-Meshwar to use its stores.
B’nai Brith previously alerted the Government of Ontario to Al-Meshwar’s history of antisemitism. The Government pulled all its advertisements from the newspaper following B’nai Brith’s revelations.
Late last year, B’nai Brith also objected to Khatatba’s appearance at an event in Ottawa and called on Salma Zahid, MP for Scarborough-Centre and Chair of the Canada-Palestine Friendship Group, who hosted the event, to reject the hateful rhetoric of Al Meshwar and Khatatba and ensure he not be included at future such events.
“We won’t rest as long as this hateful periodical remains available on the streets of Ontario,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada. “Al-Meshwar and its editor, Khatatba, peddle vile conspiracy theories, including blaming Jews for the Holocaust. This sort of paranoid drivel is a threat to Jewish safety and foments senseless hate in Ontario’s Arabic-language communities.
“We are pleased that Metro has taken a firm stance against antisemitism and hate with its swift response to our concerns. The leaders of Metro ought to be commended for their strong corporate responsibility.”
VICTORY: Metro Grocery Store Bans Distribution of Antisemitic Newspaper - B'nai Brith Canada (bnaibrith.ca)
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An Arabic-language newspaper that consistently promotes an antisemitic narrative, including justifying the Holocaust and supporting terrorism, has been pulled from the shelves of a major Canadian supermarket after a campaign from an advocacy group.
B’nai Brith Canada recently sent an open letter to the Metro grocery chain, urging the group to no longer carry the Al-Meshwar newspaper in its shops.
The paper, which is owned by anti-Israel Holocaust denier Nazih Khatatba, has repeatedly run articles praising the Hamas terror group and accusing Israelis of mutilating the corpses of Palestinians, which the outlet falsely claims is a “Jewish commandment.”
Among other outrageous conspiracy theories promoted by the outlet include false accusations that the Israeli government buries Palestinian prisoners alive and harvests their organs for profit.
The paper claimed that this practice originated from an “ancient [Jewish] malice, and Talmudic and Torah commandments.”
Among other content demonizing Jews, Al-Meshwar wrote that the United States is secretly ruled by a Jewish cabal and that Jews ”subjugate the governments and the states which refuse to become part of their global empire.”
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“We won’t rest as long as this hateful periodical remains available on the streets of Ontario,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, in a statement.
“Al-Meshwar and its editor, Khatatba, peddle vile conspiracy theories, including blaming Jews for the Holocaust. This sort of paranoid drivel is a threat to Jewish safety and foments senseless hate in Ontario’s Arabic-language communities.
“We are pleased that Metro has taken a firm stance against antisemitism and hate with its swift response to our concerns. The leaders of Metro ought to be commended for their strong corporate responsibility. We encourage other retailers to ensure their stores are not being used to disseminate hateful content,” Mostyn said.
In April 2021, after being notified about the content of the newspaper by B’nai Brith Canada, the government of Ontario pulled its advertising from the outlet.
Antisemitic newspaper that claims Israel buries Arab prisoners alive banned from supermarkets - The Jewish Voice
April 3, 2023
TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is pleased that Al-Meshwar, an Ontario-based newspaper that has a history of antisemitism, will no longer be available in grocery stores owned by Metro.
Al-Meshwar is renowned for running articles that praise terrorism, blame Jews for the Holocaust and written by senior figures of terrorist groups. The newspaper is owned and operated by Nazih Khatatba, the subject of numerous B’nai Brith Canada investigations into antisemitism.
B’nai Brith discovered that Al-Meshwar was using an Adonis supermarket in Scarborough, Ont. as a distribution point. After contacting Metro, the majority owner of Adonis, the supermarket chain advised B’nai Brith it had removed the distribution stand and would no longer allow Al-Meshwar to use its stores.
B’nai Brith previously alerted the Government of Ontario to Al-Meshwar’s history of antisemitism. The Government pulled all its advertisements from the newspaper following B’nai Brith’s revelations.
Late last year, B’nai Brith also objected to Khatatba’s appearance at an event in Ottawa and called on Salma Zahid, MP for Scarborough-Centre and Chair of the Canada-Palestine Friendship Group, who hosted the event, to reject the hateful rhetoric of Al Meshwar and Khatatba and ensure he not be included at future such events.
“We won’t rest as long as this hateful periodical remains available on the streets of Ontario,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada. “Al-Meshwar and its editor, Khatatba, peddle vile conspiracy theories, including blaming Jews for the Holocaust. This sort of paranoid drivel is a threat to Jewish safety and foments senseless hate in Ontario’s Arabic-language communities.
“We are pleased that Metro has taken a firm stance against antisemitism and hate with its swift response to our concerns. The leaders of Metro ought to be commended for their strong corporate responsibility.”
VICTORY: Metro Grocery Store Bans Distribution of Antisemitic Newspaper - B'nai Brith Canada (bnaibrith.ca)
Today there was another terrorist supporting anti-semitic rally called "Al Quds Day"
An Arabic-language newspaper that consistently promotes an antisemitic narrative, including justifying the Holocaust and supporting terrorism, has been pulled from the shelves of a major Canadian supermarket after a campaign from an advocacy group.
B’nai Brith Canada recently sent an open letter to the Metro grocery chain, urging the group to no longer carry the Al-Meshwar newspaper in its shops.
The paper, which is owned by anti-Israel Holocaust denier Nazih Khatatba, has repeatedly run articles praising the Hamas terror group and accusing Israelis of mutilating the corpses of Palestinians, which the outlet falsely claims is a “Jewish commandment.”
Among other outrageous conspiracy theories promoted by the outlet include false accusations that the Israeli government buries Palestinian prisoners alive and harvests their organs for profit.
The paper claimed that this practice originated from an “ancient [Jewish] malice, and Talmudic and Torah commandments.”
Among other content demonizing Jews, Al-Meshwar wrote that the United States is secretly ruled by a Jewish cabal and that Jews ”subjugate the governments and the states which refuse to become part of their global empire.”
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“We won’t rest as long as this hateful periodical remains available on the streets of Ontario,” said Michael Mostyn, Chief Executive Officer of B’nai Brith Canada, in a statement.
“Al-Meshwar and its editor, Khatatba, peddle vile conspiracy theories, including blaming Jews for the Holocaust. This sort of paranoid drivel is a threat to Jewish safety and foments senseless hate in Ontario’s Arabic-language communities.
“We are pleased that Metro has taken a firm stance against antisemitism and hate with its swift response to our concerns. The leaders of Metro ought to be commended for their strong corporate responsibility. We encourage other retailers to ensure their stores are not being used to disseminate hateful content,” Mostyn said.
In April 2021, after being notified about the content of the newspaper by B’nai Brith Canada, the government of Ontario pulled its advertising from the outlet.
Antisemitic newspaper that claims Israel buries Arab prisoners alive banned from supermarkets - The Jewish Voice
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