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Skyrocketing antisemitism in Canada sparks concern for country’s Jews ahead of election
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File showing anti-Israel demonstrators during a protest in Toronto in August 2024. (Video: Reuters via Anadolu Agency.)
Antisemitism in Canada has exploded in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, reaching record numbers last year and becoming a central issue for the country’s Jewish community ahead of an April 28 federal election.
Last week, Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre, the main challenger to Prime Minister Mark Carney accused pro-Hamas protesters of staging «hate marches» and vowing to deport antisemitic foreigners from Canada.
«The rampaging chaos that we see in our streets, the targeting of synagogues and Jewish schools with hate, vandalism, violence, fire bombings … these things were unheard of 10 years ago,» Poilievre said.
He also had a warning for foreign agitators. «Anyone who is here on a visitor visa who carries out lawbreaking will be deported from this country,» Poilievre said.
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A man fixes the lock on the doors of Congregation Beth Tikvah as police investigate an alleged arson at the synagogue in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal Dec. 18, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
«To Canada’s Jewish community,» Poilievre added, «you are not alone, you have friends. Canadians stand with you. You have the right to wear your Star of David, your kippah, and have your mezuzah on your door. You should feel proud to be Jewish and should never have to hide your Jewishness in order to stay safe.»
On Friday, Poilievre shared on X the Montreal Jewish Community Council’s call for Jewish voters to endorse him. In the video, the group’s executive director, Rabbi Saul Emanuel, referencing Poilievre’s support for the community, stated, «We remember who stood with us when it mattered most, and now we can all make a difference.»
Emanuel noted that Jewish voters could play a decisive role in as many as 14 districts in Canada. «Our vote matters, our voice matters. That’s why I am proud to support Pierre Poilievre and I urge you to do the same,» he said.
Carney has also used social media to condemn antisemitism. In a tweet wishing Jewish Canadians a happy Passover, he condemned the growing incidents, stating in part, «Together, we must confront and denounce the rising tide of antisemitism, and the threat it poses to Jewish life and safety in communities across Canada.»
Anti-Israel protesters gather outside Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue hosting ‘Israeli Real Estate Event’ in Thornhill, north of Toronto, Ontario on March 7, 2024. Thornhill is home to a large Jewish population. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Yet despite his strong words against antisemitism, Carney recently faced criticism following a campaign rally in Calgary, where someone yelled at the Liberal Party leader, «There’s a genocide happening in Palestine.»
«I’m aware,» Carney replied. «That’s why we have an arms embargo [on Israel].»
The next day, Carney, who in March replaced longtime Premier Justin Trudeau, claimed he had not heard the anti-Israel demonstrator correctly.
His backtracking did not stop Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from entering the fray. He posted on X that «Canada has always sided with civilization. So should Mr. Carney.
«But instead of supporting Israel, a democracy that is fighting a just war with just means against the barbarians of Hamas, he attacks the one and only Jewish state,» Netanyahu posted.
According to an annual audit released this month by B’nai Brith Canada, the total number of reported cases of Jew hatred in the country hit 6,219 in 2024, a 7.4% increase over 2023 and the highest number since the survey’s inception in 1982.
Antisemitic incidents in Canada have skyrocketed by 124.6% since 2022.
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Mark Carney was criticized by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for remarks made during a campaign rally last week. (Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images)
«Over the last 18 months, a new baseline has been established for antisemitism in Canada, and it’s having a detrimental effect on the lives of Jewish people,» Richard Robertson, director of research and advocacy at B’nai Brith Canada, told Fox News Digital. «We are seeing an increase in certain forms of antisemitism, specifically anti-Zionism.»
Irwin Cotler, a former justice minister and attorney general of Canada for the Liberal Party, told Fox News Digital «antisemitism has become mainstream, normalized and legitimized in the political, popular, academic, media, entertainment and sport cultures. All this happened in the absence of outrage,» he said.
«I hope that whichever party gets elected, we will see deliverables in combating specific hate crime, hate speech, harassment, assault, vandalism and all the things you find reported in the [B’nai Brith] annual report. From my experience, even those statistics are not telling the true story. They are underreported.»
Canada Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre condemned antisemitic violence and incidents in Canada and promised action if elected as the country’s prime minister. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
«The community of democracies must act because the security of our collective freedom is at stake,» Cotler warned.
Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed told Fox News Digital many local Jews «feel vulnerable, unsafe and unprotected by law enforcement bodies, governments and education systems that have stood by as antisemitism reached crisis levels.»
He noted that Israel, the homeland of the Jewish people, is obligated to act when Jews in the Diaspora are in distress.
«Equipping teachers with the resources to teach about antisemitism and the Holocaust is essential to ensure future generations understand the dangers of hatred and continue to embrace peace, tolerance and equality,» he added.
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A police surveillance sign outside the Montreal Torah Center in Hampstead, Quebec, Canada, Nov. 14, 2023. (Alexis Aubin/AFP via Getty Images)
The antisemitism survey highlighted numerous incidents, ranging from Quebec daily La Presse publishing a cartoon depicting Netanyahu as Nosferatu, a vampire associated with Jews in Nazi-era propaganda and a pro-Hamas protester at the University of Toronto shouting at a Jewish student that Hitler should have «murdered all of you.»
In May, an arsonist ignited a fire at the entrance to the Schara Tzedeck Synagogue in Vancouver as prayers concluded. The same month, shots were fired at the Bais Chaya Mushka girls’ school in Toronto, and the school has since been targeted twice more by gunfire. In August, a bomb threat affected Jewish institutions across the country. In December, a firebomb struck Congregation Beth Tikvah in Montreal, the second such attack since Oct. 7, 2023.
Thereafter, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on the Canadian government to take action to «stamp out» antisemitism.
«The world must wake up. Words are not enough. Synagogues burned. Jews attacked. Never again is now,» he said, employing the adage stressing a commitment to preventing another Holocaust.
Anthony Housefather is the MP in the House of Commons for Mount Royal, an area with a large Jewish population held by the Liberals since 1940 being viewed as a bellwether for where the community stands.
Anti-Israel protesters holding an antisemitic sign in Alberta, Canada, April 13, 2025. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via AP)
«The alarming numbers [of antisemitic incidents] make it clear as to why every level of government in the country needs to work together to implement all the recommendations set out in the justice committee report of last December and the commitments made at the national summit on antisemitism in March,» Housefather told Fox News Digital.
Trudeau, who was widely panned for failing to adequately address the groundswell of antisemitism, had announced the summit within hours of Herzog’s condemnation.
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Neil Oberman, the Conservative Party candidate running against Housefather, told Fox News Digital that in Mount Royal «personal safety and security have become serious issues.
«It’s a stark reminder of the urgent need for a federal government consisting of adults implementing actions instead of putting together summits and position papers and blaming everybody else to combat hate and protect vulnerable communities,» Oberman said.
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Texas congressional candidate dragged out, arrested after explosive redistricting hearing: ‘It is a shame!’
Texas redistricting hearing descends into chaos
Isaiah Martin, a Democrat running in the 18th Congressional District in Houston, had to be restrained and removed from Thursday’s House committee hearing on redistricting after exceeding his time to testify. (Isaiah Martin via Storyful)
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Tensions boiled over at the Texas Capitol Thursday night, when a Democratic congressional candidate was forcibly removed and arrested during a volatile redistricting hearing.
Isaiah Martin, running for Houston’s 18th Congressional District, defied repeated warnings to stop speaking after testimony accusing Republicans of rigging the redistricting process to appease President Donald Trump.
Footage from the hearing shows Martin collapsing as he was pulled from the room by authorities.
«History will NOT remember you for what you have DONE! It is a shame!» he yelled, prompting audible gasps from the crowd. He was charged with resisting arrest, criminal trespass and disrupting a public meeting.
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Isaiah Martin, center, a Democratic candidate for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, is confronted by sergeants during a redistricting hearing at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Thursday, after refusing to yield during a heated exchange with Republican lawmakers. (Texas House)
Martin was released from the Travis County Jail Friday, and all charges were dropped. He later posted a video on X thanking supporters and pledging to continue speaking out.
Martin began his testimony Thursday by challenging the legitimacy of the hearing.
«It just seems as if many are just sitting here going with their motions, and it makes sense because the game is rigged,» he said.
He then accused Texas Republicans of gerrymandering at Trump’s request.
«You gotta get Trump’s endorsement. That’s the name of the game to be a Republican nowadays,» Martin said. «Trump told every single one of you that he needs five seats. … But the real conversation we should be having … is that there will be a retaliation for that.»
Martin cited blue states he claimed are redrawing maps in response.
«Gov. Kathy Hochul said that she will be gerrymanding Republicans out,» he said. «The same thing is gonna happen in New Jersey.»
Martin also attacked Texas’ leadership over economic issues.
«We live in a state that is unaffordable … property taxes going up … despite the fact that you Republicans have been in office for nearly 30 straight years,» he said.
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Isaiah Martin, a Democratic candidate for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, is forcibly removed by sergeants during a redistricting hearing in Austin July 24, 2025, after refusing to yield following heated testimony criticizing Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump. (Isaiah Martin via Storyful)
Criticizing the timing of the redistricting process, he added, «After one of the worst mass casualty events in our state’s history, you choose to go and gerrymander people out of their seats.»
Rep. Cody Vasut, the House Redistricting Committee chair, attempted to regain order, but Martin refused to yield.
«No, I’m not going to finish. Because I’m … I’m NOT finished!»
Martin then turned his ire toward Trump.
«You can thank your failed, senile, dilapidated, Epstein-partying with president for all of the work that we’re about to do to every single one of you,» he said. «You did this, you caused this and this is the result of you and your work.»
Vasut instructed state House sergeants to remove Martin. As Martin was dragged from the room, audience members shouted, «Get off of him!»
Martin continued shouting, «America will rise up against you!»
The committee resumed without commenting on the disruption.
The Texas State Capitol in Austin, where Isaiah Martin was arrested for refusing to yield during testimony Thursday. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Neither Martin’s campaign nor Gov. Greg Abbott’s office responded to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
Abbott has previously described the redistricting effort as a compliance move following court rulings against coalition districts.
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In a July 7 letter cited by The Dallas Examiner, the Department of Justice flagged TX‑18 as one of four congressional districts in Texas that may involve unconstitutional racial gerrymandering through «coalition district» configurations.
Trump has publicly called on state lawmakers to secure five additional Republican House seats through redistricting.
The map remains unfinished, with hearings continuing Saturday in Houston and Monday in Arlington.
Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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El papa León XIV recibió al enviado del patriarca Cirilo en el Vaticano en un gesto de acercamiento con la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa
El Vaticano fue escenario este sábado del primer encuentro entre el papa León XIV y el metropolita Antoni, jefe de relaciones exteriores de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa y emisario del patriarca Cirilo, según comunicó el patriarcado de Moscú. El encuentro se produce en un contexto de relaciones distantes entre ambas Iglesias, marcadas por la postura del patriarca ortodoxo frente a la guerra en Ucrania.
Durante la reunión, Antoni transmitió a León XIV “los saludos en nombre de Cirilo y las felicitaciones por su elección como Primado de la Iglesia Católica Romana”, informó el comunicado del patriarcado ruso. El papa, en respuesta, expresó su gratitud a Cirilo “por sus buenos deseos y destacó la importancia de desarrollar las relaciones con la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa”. Según la nota, el diálogo incluyó cuestiones sobre el estado de las relaciones ortodoxo-católicas y los conflictos internacionales, con especial foco en Ucrania y Medio Oriente.
En el curso de la conversación, Antoni denunció ante el pontífice la situación de la Iglesia Ortodoxa Ucraniana, aludiendo a una persecución sufrida en el actual contexto de conflicto armado. En declaraciones previas al diario La Repubblica, el metropolita manifestó su expectativa de debatir las “perspectivas de desarrollo de las relaciones entre la Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa y la Iglesia Católica”, subrayando la necesidad de fortalecer la cooperación cristiana en un “mundo en rápida secularización”.
El papa León XIV, primer estadounidense —nacionalizado peruano— en asumir el cargo, accedió al pontificado en mayo y desde entonces ha promovido esfuerzos diplomáticos en favor de la paz. Hace semanas recibió en el Vaticano al presidente ucraniano Volodimir Zelensky y mantuvo conversaciones telefónicas con el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin. León XIV ha apelado al Kremlin para que realice un “gesto” a favor de la paz y propuso, a mediados de mayo, la mediación del Vaticano en las negociaciones entre las partes en conflicto. Sin embargo, el Kremlin descartó la Santa Sede como punto neutral para un diálogo, por lo que las conversaciones continuaron en la ciudad turca de Estambul.
El papa y el patriarca Cirilo mantuvieron en 2016 un histórico encuentro en Cuba, aunque desde el inicio de la guerra en Ucrania sus relaciones se enfriaron. Cirilo apoya abiertamente la invasión rusa, que califica de “guerra santa”, postura que motivó un cruce de declaraciones con el predecesor de León XIV, el papa Francisco. No obstante, el metropolita Antoni, nombrado jefe de relaciones exteriores en 2022, continuó los contactos con el Vaticano y estuvo presente en representación de Cirilo durante el funeral de Francisco.
En la entrevista concedida a La Repubblica días antes del encuentro, Antoni consideró que el anterior pontífice mantenía un “enfoque equilibrado” respecto a Ucrania, aunque señaló que desconocía de momento la posición de León XIV sobre el conflicto.
En un mensaje enviado este sábado a la asamblea nacional del movimiento católico Pax Christi en Estados Unidos, León XIV reiteró su llamado a la no violencia y recordó la importancia de que los católicos “se conviertan en creadores de paz en su vida cotidiana”. En el texto subrayó: “Entre los numerosos desafíos que nuestro mundo enfrenta actualmente, incluyendo los conflictos armados generalizados, las divisiones entre los pueblos y los desafíos de la migración forzada, los esfuerzos por promover la no violencia son más necesarios que nunca”.
León XIV también recordó el llamado que realizó al asumir el pontificado, afirmando que en la actualidad se necesita “una paz desarmada, humilde y perseverante”. Instó a los miembros de la Iglesia a que estén presentes “especialmente en las periferias”, y a que las comunidades locales sean “casas de paz” donde se practique la justicia y el perdón, reforzando así el papel reconciliador de la institución.
El metropolita Antoni ha ocupado la jefatura de relaciones exteriores del patriarcado de Moscú desde 2022, año de la invasión rusa a Ucrania. Anteriormente, desempeñó el cargo de enviado de la Iglesia ortodoxa en Italia, participando activamente en la interlocución entre Moscú y la Santa Sede en medio de un escenario internacional tenso.
(Con información de AFP y EFE)
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