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Police investigate anti-Israel graffiti at Catholic school in Canada

Hostile statements were spray-painted along the length of a school building, including: “Israel spit on Christians. They hate the world,” and “Israel kills kids.”

An aerial view as ice covers Lake Ontario between the Toronto Islands and the downtown shoreline on Feb. 8, 2026, in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images.
An aerial view as ice covers Lake Ontario between the Toronto Islands and the downtown shoreline on Feb. 8, 2026, in Toronto, Canada. Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images.

Police in the Peel region of Ontario are investigating the scene at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Secondary School after anti-Israel hate graffiti was discovered on the school building on Tuesday morning.

Various statements were spray-painted along the length of one of the buildings. Statements included: “Israel spit on Christians. They hate the world,” and “Israel kills kids.”

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