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Toronto Jewish girls’ school targeted by gunfire for 3rd time this year

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024Jesse Orine

For the third time since May, Toronto Police are investigating evidence of gunshots fired overnight at Bais Chaya, a Jewish girls’ school. As in the previous shootings, no one was injured in the incident. Police said they were notified of the shooting at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday. The department’s Integrated Gun and Gang Task […]

Montreal synagogue firebombed for the 2nd time in just over a year

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024Jesse Orine

Assailants firebombed a synagogue in a Montreal suburb for the second time in just over a year, the latest in a series of attacks on Canadian Jewish institutions since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of Israel. As in the other recent attacks on Canadian Jewish sites, no one was injured in the incident. Mordecai Zeitz, […]

Justin Trudeau condemns antisemitism after Montreal pro-Palestinian protest where Netanyahu is burned in effigy

November 24, 2024November 25, 2024Jesse Orine

Justin Trudeau said Canada’s government would not tolerate antisemitism after a violent pro-Palestinian demonstration in Montreal where protesters burned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in effigy. The Canadian prime minister was one of several officials to condemn the protest, which opposed a NATO conference on Friday night and after which three protesters were arrested. It […]