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"At a time when so many people are pained by injustice and hatred and are confrontingthese issues following the senseless murder of a Black man in Minneapolis, it's appalling that a person would use this time, of all times, to sow further seeds of hate,"said Jaime Kirzner-Roberts, FSWC Director of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, in response to an Amherstburg, Ontario resident's decision to mow a swastika, a symbol ofhatred, into the lawn outside his home over the weekend.

Kelowna RCMP are investigating after an individual appeared to give the Nazi saluteduring a an anti-racism protest on Friday. A photo shows a man in the passenger seat of a vehicle extending his hand as hundreds of demonstrators took a knee duringnearly nine minutes of silence in memory of George Floyd.

FSWC is appalled by Israeli BDS activist Gilad Paz’s attempt to abuse and make a mockeryof Canada’s refugee system and commends Canada for its decisive rejection of the man’s claim for asylum. Paz filed for refugee status in Montreal in 2016, claiming hewas fearful of “persecution” in Israel due to his anti-Israel beliefs. Israel, like Canada, is a democracy bound by rule of law, with rights of free expressionguaranteed to all its citizens.

A newly released 60 Minutes report delves into the extraordinary workof Italian composer and pianist Francesco Lotoro who has spent 30 years recovering, performing and finishing pieces of work composed by Nazi concentration camp prisonersduring the Holocaust. "The miracle is that all of this could have been destroyed, could have been lost. And instead the miracle is that this music reaches us," saidLotoro.

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