Anne Frank statue is defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti

The statue of Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank has been defaced with ‘Gaza’ graffiti, with Dutch politicians condemning the act.

The Anne Frank memorial in Merwedeplein, Amsterdam, located near the Jewish diarist’s first home in the Netherlands, was vandalized with red paint spelling out ‘Gaza’.

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WTF?

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Far-Left Activist Elected to French Assembly Is on State Security Watch List

When the New Popular Front coalition, which brings together the Left and far left, came out on top in the French parliamentary elections, it was accompanied by the election of MPs with antisemitic or violent profiles. One of them, Raphaël Arnault, beating out the Rassemblement National (RN) candidate in Provence, is on the ‘S list’—which means that he is considered a threat to state security.

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Allison Hanes: Is McGill being hung out to dry?

The Montreal and Quebec governments and police have left the university to its own devices and hold it to a perplexing double standard regarding the pro-Palestinian camp on its grounds. Why?

Last week, the shiny glass headquarters of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec were splashed with red paint.

Although protesters denied it, it was widely assumed that the vandalism was connected to the pro-Palestinian encampment that had taken root across the street two weeks earlier, demanding that the Caisse divest from some $14 billion in holdings that protesters say could be supporting Israel’s war in Gaza.

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Joe Biden given picture guides for where to walk

Commander was trying to tell us something.

Large diagram instructions for how to enter and leave room at events prompt more questions over US president’s fitness to lead country

Joe Biden has been given printed guides directing him where to walk on and off stage at events.

The printouts show large images of the entrance and exit to a stage with the words: “Walk to podium,” Axios reported.

The guides include a precise path to the podium for the US president to follow.

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Conservative supporters more susceptible to Russian false narratives: report

A large majority of Canadians have been exposed to Russian false narratives about the war in Ukraine — and people who support the Conservative Party are more susceptible to believing Kremlin disinformation, according to a new report.

A survey from DisinfoWatch, part of the MacDonald-Laurier Institute think tank, found that 71 per cent of Canadians polled have heard at least one Russian false narrative and that a substantial portion “believe them to be true or are unsure of their falsehood.”

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Telling a female colleague they look ‘nice’ could be sexual harassment

Violated Woman

Telling a colleague they look “nice” could count as sexual harassment, a tribunal has ruled.

Marcus Hall, a senior lawyer, made such a comment to Megan Bratt, a legal secretary, at work, before asking her “Am I allowed to say that?”, a hearing was told.

The remark by the family law expert was found by the employment tribunal to be a sexual one which created an “intimidating” environment for Ms Bratt who described feeling “violated”.

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