Canada
“The Jewish quarter is empty in Damascus,” Judy Feld Carr told JNS. “There are no Jews left.”
Amichai Chikli, an Israeli minister, chided the Canadian prime minister for being the only G7 leader who hasn’t visited the Jewish state since Oct. 7, 2023.
“The safety of our community is under attack,” CIJA said, “and so too are the values and way of life that define us as Canadians.”
“Government officials have to understand that the time for thoughts and prayers is over,” stated CIJA, an agency of the Canadian Jewish Federations.
“I reiterated to him my great concern over the intolerable wave of antisemitic attacks against the Canadian Jewish community,” said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
“We believe that the sentence handed down must send a clear message to the accused and any potential accomplices,” said B’nai Brith Canada’s director general of Quebec.
“The world must wake up, words are not enough: synagogues burned, Jews attacked—NEVER AGAIN IS NOW.”
“This surge in antisemitism must not be tolerated!” wrote Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar following the attack.
Aaron Hadida, of Magen Herut, told JNS that “I don’t really ever expect these types of things.”
Two Canadians team up on “Dying to Live” to combat anti-Israel misinformation.
“Discrimination doesn’t just impact doctors,” said the Jewish Medical Association of Ontario chair. “It undermines the entire health-care system.”
Quebec’s higher education minister said that “institutions have an obligation to take all necessary measures to ensure a healthy and safe environment for all students.”
