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Canadian Jewish businesses burned down by arsonists:
🔥Mimelon (kosher bakery, Montreal). Someone walked in earlier shouting "all the Jews will burn"
🔥International Delicatessen Foods (Toronto). Firebombed, "Free Palestine" graffiti
🔥Noäm (kosher restaurant in Montreal)
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This is all the more powerful knowing that probably none of these young Israeli's were alive when Rabin tried for peace before being assassinated by allies of Smotrich & Ben Gvir. These kids need supporting. A different hopeful future, free from hate, is possible.
A video of young Israelis singing "Song for Peace" at InDNegev, ain indie music festival in the Negev Desert, near Gaza has gone viral, stirring nostalgia for a time when Israeli-Palestinian peace seemed possible | Video by @tomerappelbaum
🔗haaretz.com/israel-news/elec…
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Today I spoke in the House of Commons explaining why anti-Zionism is a form of antisemitism. Criticizing Israel’s government is legitimate. Calling for Israel’s destruction is not.
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This guy didn’t go down the dark rabbit hole of antivax conspiracy theories by himself.
There is an entire online ecosystem that radicalizes people with these insane theories, and much of it starts with alt right media.
Gunman shot outside Ontario synagogue was suing military for $1 million for discharging him over refusal to vaccinate, claiming heavy financial losses and trauma. globalnews.ca/news/12070914/…
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Putting police outside Jewish temples isn’t enough anymore. The police get shot down so the synagogues can be attacked.
This is who we are, now. There is a place for this here.
It’ll keep happening. Hate is at home in Canada.
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I'm a journalist. And I happen to be Jewish. On Yom Kippur I went to a synagogue service in Toronto and was met by protesters trying to taunt and intimidate me from entering the building. 1/5
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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This is very clear: The AFD supports the Russian slaughter of Ukrainian civilians, and will favor the slaughter and conquest of other Europeans too.
No one can say they didn't know, or were not warned.
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This is from the influential editor of @NRO, the USA’s flagship conservative magazine.
Remarkable that American conservative leaders call out the absurdity of the economic attacks against Canada, but some on the Canadian right can’t bring themselves to do so.
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Also, Fortress North America is a terrible idea that we should never accept.
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This kook sounds like a Sacha Baron Cohen parody.
But sadly, he is all too real. An avatar of the Islamist-left coalition that is fuelling out of control antisemitism, particularly at our universities and colleges.
Cut funding for these colleges if he is not fired immediately. Charge him with inciting hatred under the Criminal Code. Revoke his visa if he is not a citizen. And hold the college administrators who hired this lunatic to account.
No more BS from politicians that “antisemitism has no place in Canada.”
It has a large and dangerous place, including in many of our public institutions.
Actions, not words.
A man stood at Bathurst and Sheppard, in a Jewish neighborhood in Toronto, with a megaphone and told a crowd that Jews use black magic and eat children.
He teaches at the @unfcan, @georgiancollege, and @ConestogaC, and as of today, he still does.
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19 August 1942 | A transport of 997 Jews deported from Drancy arrived at #Auschwitz. After the arrival selection, 897 of them were immediately murdered in gas chambers.
One of them was Fanny Brauch from Paris. She was 15 years old.
ALT Black and white vintage portrait of a young girl with wavy hair, wearing a striped garment.
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There is hardly a major Jewish population center left where there hasn’t been a violent attack in the past two years on Jews in a temple or on their way to temple.
It’s not the hate that’s most dangerous. It’s the shrugging off of the hate from everybody else.
Earlier this evening, an individual disrupted Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan. As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and headbutted a member of the security team. An NYPD sergeant working a paid detail at the synagogue immediately stepped in and took the individual into custody.
I have spoken with the rabbi of the synagogue, and I’m relieved that no one was seriously injured. Those who were hurt were evaluated at the scene and are doing well. There are no known additional threats at this time, and additional NYPD resources have been deployed to the synagogue. The investigation is ongoing.
I understand the sanctity of this space and its meaning for congregants. Central Synagogue is where I grew up. In joy and in sorrow, it has always been a place of comfort and peace. What happened there tonight is deeply painful. A place of worship should never be a crime scene.
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This summer in Montreal 🇨🇦
- June 22: A Jewish man was murdered in a Jewish neighborhood by a gunman whose manifesto contained incel and antisemitic rhetoric
- July 3: Two men stole shtraymels, the traditional fur hats worn by Jewish men, then ran away
- July 26: A woman told a Jewish family "Jews aren’t allowed here" at a public park
- August 1: Noam kosher restaurant was burned to the ground
- August 1: Crowds chant "death to Israel" at an Israeli soccer player
How many more items need to be on this list for you to take antisemitism in Canada seriously?
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Absolutely disgusted to see what appears to be an arson attack on a local kosher restaurant overnight. This attack on a Jewish own business must be investigated as a hate crime & those involved in this criminal act must be caught & prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
What can only be described as a major hate crime occurred overnight at a popular Montreal kosher restaurant which has been burnt the ground. I am on the scene. #arson #hatecrime #antisemitism
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A Jewish restaurant in Montreal was burned to the ground last night. montrealgazette.com/news/loc…
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Just as gross when it's a mosque as a synagogue.
This is why we don't let shit get out of control, folks. It gets worse until it's made better.
Deeply concerning news of shots fired at a Winnipeg mosque yesterday.
The Winnipeg Police Service’s Hate Crimes Unit is investigating the incident. Thankfully, no one was injured, but the outcome could easily have been far worse. Incidents like this also leave members of the community feeling fearful and unsafe.
Canada must remain a country where people can worship freely and safely, without fear or intimidation.
My thoughts are with Winnipeg’s Muslim community, and I hope those responsible are identified and held accountable.
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Kiva was my grandmother’s first cousin. Sold years ago but bakeries keep his name. Both were holocaust survivors. Never imagined the relentless antisemitic violence would come to Canada with too many silent on the sidelines or quick to gaslight or excuse.
#BREAKING: Multiple Jewish-owned Toronto bakeries targeted in suspected hate-motivated attacks
cp24.com/local/toronto/2026/…
