The national director of a Jewish charity says he was told by the Canada Revenue Agency that it was audited due to being “pressured” by “outside sources.” This week, Herut Canada became the third Jewish charity to have its status revoked since last year.

“This will never stop me from protecting the Jewish community ever,” said Aaron Hadida. “I don’t want them to think they got a win, because they didn’t. It’s laughable.”

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Herut Canada describes itself as “unapologetically Zionist.” The charity, which was registered in 2021, is dedicated to a variety of Jewish causes, including providing security and teaching self-defence to the community.

The CRA said in the Nov. 15 edition of the Canada Gazette that it was revoking Herut Canada’s charitable status due to “failure

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