Montreal council condemns anti-Semitic incidents thesuburban.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesuburban.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Côte St. Luc, Westmount and Hampstead adopted the same motion last year.
The motion was presented by Opposition leader Lionel Perez, who attempted to do so at Montreal council last year. According to media reports, last weekâs CDN-NDG motion was approved unanimously by all present councillors, but Councillor Magda Popeanu left the room to abstain.
The IHRA definition of anti-Semitism is âa certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities.â