Tag: Jewish
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The CRA’s Regulatory Red Wedding: Is Canadian Tax Policy Being Outsourced to a Digital Mob?
Jon Liedtke exposes what he calls a “regulatory red wedding” by the CRA, alleging a high-velocity purge of Jewish charities following October 7th. He argues that the agency has outsourced tax policy to a “digital mob,” using technical “gotchas” and nuclear legal options to bankrupt organizations without due process.
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From Mein Kampf to GTA Synagogue Shootings
Listen as Gene Valaitis and Jon Liedtke discuss the resignation of Regional Chair Bob Gale after his purchase of Hitler’s Mein Kampf. The two also tackle rising anti-Semitism in Canada, a new $10 million federal security grant, and Mayor Olivia Chow missing a critical press conference on synagogue shootings.
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610 CKTB | Geopolitical Warfare Strikes Summer Camp: Administrative Siege of Jewish Life
The frontline of political conflict in Canada has shifted from the sidewalk to the spreadsheet. We are witnessing an era of Asymmetric Lawfare, where anti-Israel bigots are weaponizing the mundane machinery of government and accreditation to execute a ‘Regulatory Red Wedding’ against Jewish summer camps and charities. From the 14% ‘Antisemitism Tax’ to botanical erasure,…
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Regulatory Red Wedding: Anti-Israel Activists Target Jewish Summer Camp
Welcome to Summer Camp 2026, where the most dangerous thing in the woods is a purity test. From doxxing 17-year-old counselors to debating the “colonial” lineage of a chickpea, activists are waging ideological warfare against Jewish institutions. It’s time for leaders to stop acting like bystanders in a horror movie.
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Blindfolds in Darkrooms: Are Jewish Reporters Too Controversial to Defend?
“Globalize the intifada” isn’t a slogan; it’s a target placed on Jewish journalists. Yet, Canadian media advocacy groups remain deafeningly silent. The industry has decided Jewish safety is a “liability” not worth the risk. This isn’t just cowardice; it’s a betrayal. We aren’t waiting for permission to exist. If you won’t defend the truth, get…
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Canada’s Antisemitism Crisis Turns Terroristic: ISIS-Linked Extremism Targets Jews & Women
Toronto police arrested three ISIS-linked men—Waleed Khan, Osman Azizov, and Fahad Sadaat—for attempted abductions targeting Jewish women, seizing an AR-style rifle and high-capacity magazines. Khan faces terrorism charges, including conspiracy to commit murder. Amid soaring antisemitism, Jews—less than 1% of Canada’s population—endured nearly 70% of religious hate crimes in 2024.
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610 CKTB | Bondi Beach & Jew Hate in Canada
The Bondi Beach massacre, where an ISIS-radicalized duo killed 15, exposes a lethal failure in security coordination. As antisemitic incidents surge globally—including a 124% rise in Canada—this tragedy serves as a haunting warning. We must address systemic radicalization and legislative gaps before more lives are lost to preventable hate.
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Hanukkah’s Light is Medicine for a Broken World
Tonight’s celebration was a welcome solace. Amid a heightened police presence—a sad reality for Jewish events today—our community gathered to kindle the lights, defy darkness, and honor our faith. Heartfelt thanks to the local leaders who stood with us in solidarity. Chag Chanukah Sameach! 🕎
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Our Holiest Day, Their Vile Hatred: A Synagogue, & Jews, Under Siege
### Our Holiest Day, Their Vile Hatred: A Synagogue Under Siege It was Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—when Jews bare our souls in prayer. Yesterday, that vulnerability became a target at Manchester’s Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation. A terrorist’s car-ramming and stabbing spree turned sanctity into slaughter. Two dead, more fighting for life. This isn’t shock;…
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5786 – A New Year
As we welcome Rosh Hashanah 5786, we reflect on the remarkable 200-year journey of Windsor’s Jewish community. From its beginnings with pioneers like Moses David to its formal establishment in the 1890s, our history is one of resilience and strength. This New Year, we honour that legacy by praying for peace, remembering those lost, and…
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Antisemitism & Leaving Canada: Oklahoma Tales
In this episode of KVETCH with Jon Liedtke, I am joined by two Canadian ex-pats who decided to leave the country in search of a new home, far away from the ongoing antisemitism that Canada has been experiencing on an unrelenting basis. Joe Roberts and Michael Sachs of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa Oklahoma, USA…
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We’re Not Going Anywhere
It’s 2024 in Canada, but because of the vile antisemitism going unchecked, it sounds and looks more like 1938 in Germany.
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Palestinian Protest organizer responds to intimidation accusations
Windsor 4 Palestine organizer Rasha Zaid discusses intimidation accusations made against her group due to protesting through a largely Jewish neighbourhood.
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AM800 CKLW Tuesday Roundtable: Israel and Gaza
Jon Liedtke & Noah Tepperman discuss the discuss Hamas’ attacks on Israel, the rape, torture, abduction, & murder of civilians, & the war it is provoking.
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WINDSOR STAR: Windsor activist spends Thanksgiving weekend painting over anti-Islamic graffiti
Jon Liedtke, an “angry” Windsor activist, spent his Thanksgiving weekend trudging across the city painting over racist and anti-Islamic graffiti.
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UWindsor Lance: Forced birth control crosses many lines
Israel has admitted that it had been giving female Ethiopian Jewish immigrants birth control injections without informing them as to what the injections were for, and often the shots were administered without the knowledge or consent of the women.
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Pursuant of Social Justice
Jon Liedtke reflects on a transformative student trip to New York City organized by the Canadian Federation of Jewish Students. Through volunteering with Midnight Run and Uri L’Tzedek, students confronted social inequities, fueling a passion for initiative and Tikkun Olam that extends beyond the excursion.