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Canada’s antisemitism envoy resigns, citing exhaustion amid hate surge
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Antisemitism in Canada surged following Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, culminating in a record 920 hate crimes targeting Jews last year.
The spike in incidents prompted Deborah Lyons, the country’s special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism, to step down earlier this month, citing exhaustion from «waking up every day to a fight.»
Lyons told The Canadian Jewish News last week that the «job was one that tore at you physically and emotionally. I mean, I faced a lot of hate out there myself… a lot of nasty words and in some cases actions,» she said.
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A man fixes the lock of the doors of Congregation Beth Tikvah as police investigate an alleged arson at the synagogue in the suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
«I would say that during this period, these last two years, I’ve been really quite amazed and often become quite despondent and despairing about the fact that it was hard to get people to speak up, to speak with clarity, to speak with conviction about what we were seeing happening here on Canadian soil,» she added.
Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian Justice Minister and Lyons’s predecessor as special envoy on antisemitism, told Fox News Digital that the «explosion» in Jew-hatred has been met not with broad condemnation, but with «silence, denial, acquiescence, support, and justification.»
«The government can’t just virtue signal or be performative—it needs to act,» Cotler said. «That’s something Deborah had to contend with. She’s a very loyal civil servant, and I’m sure it was difficult for her—disheartening even—to see the government not moving as quickly, effectively, or decisively as the mandate required.»
Although Jews make up less than one percent of Canada’s population, 18.8% of all reported hate crimes in 2024 were motivated by antisemitism.
Of the 1,342 religiously motivated hate crimes reported last year, 920—or 68.5%—targeted the Jewish community.
TORONTO, CANADA – JANUARY 4 : Anti-Israel demonstrators gather outside Union Station during a rally in Toronto, Ontario on January 4, 2024. Demonstrators demanding ceasefire gathered outside Union Station in downtown Toronto. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
«Since Special Envoy Lyons took office, we’ve seen a 124% increase in antisemitism,» Richard Robertson, director of research and advocacy at B’nai Brith Canada, told Fox News Digital.
«The situation has become increasingly untenable for the community. And although some positive steps were taken by the federal government, not enough has been done to stem the tide—putting someone like the special envoy in a very tough position,» he continued. «So it’s understandable that she felt fatigued and disheartened by the current state of hate in Canada.»
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Both Cotler and Robertson acknowledged key accomplishments by Lyons during her tenure, including the publication of a handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, produced by the envoy’s office. According to Cotler, the resource is now being used internationally by governments for training police, prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and public servants.
Lyons was also an important voice in the international coalition of special envoys for combating antisemitism, giving Canada a presence with global resonance, Cotler said. He also highlighted her success in building out the Office of the Special Envoy with a strong staff and dedicated budget—an institutional foundation that did not exist before.
Anti-Israel agitators protest at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Lyons also helped organize the National Forum on Combating Antisemitism, held in March 2024 and co-chaired by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. The forum brought together leaders from all levels of government to address the growing public safety threat posed by Jew-hatred.
«We need a whole-of-government approach,» Robertson said. «That’s why, immediately following the election of Mark Carney, we wrote to the prime minister and outlined key ministries that could be mandated to have an immediate impact on the crisis of antisemitism. This isn’t something the special envoy can resolve alone—it requires coordinated government-wide effort.»
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Deborah Lyons, left, the former Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, speaks with David Moscovic, a Holocaust and Auschwitz survivor, before an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Noah Shack, CEO of the Center for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), told Fox News Digital that when law enforcement or public institutions have directly confronted antisemitic protests, harassment, or intimidation, they quickly collapsed.
«I think that’s instructive—that when our public institutions take action to push back, it dissipates,» he said. «We really need government, law enforcement, and broader society to recognize that we all have a duty to stand against this hate that is targeting the Jewish community right now, but also targeting our core values as Canadians. And if we fail to stand up, it will overtake our society and lead to a very dark future for all Canadians.»
Shack outlined three urgent actions he believes Canada can take to meaningfully address the issue. First, he emphasized the need to follow through on commitments to establish safety zones around places of worship, community centers, daycare centers, schools, and other sites where the Jewish community gathers.
Second, he called for increased support for Jewish community security programs to protect these facilities from the violent threats they face.
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)
«We’ve had schools shot at, synagogues set on fire. This is a very concerning situation, and we need to ensure that the government is funding and integrating our community security programs at a level that exponentially improves safety,» he said.
Third, Shack emphasized the need to address the growing issue of radicalization seen on the streets and within public institutions.
«Canada’s anti-terrorism laws should be aligned with those of countries like the UK, where the glorification of terrorism and membership in a terror organization are criminal offenses,» he said.
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Shack also cautioned against attempts to separate anti-Zionism from antisemitism, stating that the premise itself is flawed, and stressed that blaming Jews around the world for disagreements with Israeli government policies is equally hateful.
«I don’t represent the government of Israel; I represent myself as a Jewish person living here in Canada. Just like my friends, family, and colleagues who live in the U.S. are Jewish Americans, we deserve to be treated with the same respect and rights as any other Canadian or American citizen, period,» he said.
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Egipto calificó de “vergonzosa” la respuesta internacional ante la crisis humanitaria en Gaza
El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Egipto, Badr Abdelatty, calificó el miércoles en Atenas como “vergonzosa” la respuesta internacional a la crisis humanitaria que atraviesa la Franja de Gaza, tras reunirse con su homólogo griego Giorgos Gerapetritis. Abdelatty instó a las potencias occidentales a aumentar la presión sobre Israel para permitir el acceso de ayuda humanitaria al enclave, donde persisten informaciones sobre el aumento de la hambruna y las consecuencias devastadoras de la ofensiva militar israelí.
“La comunidad internacional debería avergonzarse de la trágica situación que se desarrolla en Gaza y de las devastadoras acciones que está llevando a cabo Israel”, declaró Abdelatty a los periodistas en la capital griega. El canciller egipcio calificó la campaña militar israelí como un “genocidio sistemático” y enfatizó que su gobierno rechaza “firmemente cualquier desplazamiento del pueblo palestino de sus tierras ancestrales”.
El conflicto, que atraviesa su segundo año tras los ataques liderados por el grupo terrorista Hamas el 7 de octubre de 2023 dentro de Israel, mantiene a la población gazatí bajo severas restricciones y expuesta a un deterioro humanitario sin precedentes. Abdelatty aseguró: “Lo que está ocurriendo es una tragedia humana, y el sufrimiento que se presencia es una mancha en la conciencia de la comunidad internacional”.
Al margen de los encuentros diplomáticos, decenas de camiones con ayuda humanitaria permanecen varados en el paso de Rafah, en la frontera entre Egipto y Gaza, a la espera de la autorización israelí para acceder al enclave a través del puesto de Kerem Shalom, donde los convoyes pueden enfrentar demoras de varios días en los controles.
Organizaciones de la sociedad civil egipcia denunciaron durante una rueda de prensa en el propio paso fronterizo que “miles de camiones con ayuda humanitaria siguen esperando entrar en Gaza”. Un portavoz de la Coalición Nacional para Gaza afirmó: “La ayuda está lista, pero no llega a quienes la necesitan desesperadamente”.
Hamed Ibrahim, vicepresidente de la fundación Sonna al Hayah, declaró: “Estamos aquí cada día en Rafah, esperando que nos dejen pasar”. Ibrahim pidió un esfuerzo global: “Pedimos a la conciencia del mundo que se movilice. La gente en Gaza muere de hambre y los bombardeos continúan”.
Según testimonios recogidos en Rafah, la espera para cruzar puede extenderse hasta diez días y la inspección de los camiones en Kerem Shalom avanza de manera lenta. “Cada día cruzan entre cinco y diez camiones como máximo. No permiten comida fresca, solo latas. También rechazan la harina”, relató uno de los conductores. Otro transportista afirmó llevar casi diez días aguardando autorización para ingresar. “Ayer, de 500 camiones listos, solo pasaron 70”, agregó.
Aquellos que logran cruzar deben superar inspecciones con escáneres, perros y detectores, y en ocasiones algunos productos, como sacos de dormir de color verde o paquetes con harina, son devueltos bajo criterios que los conductores califican como “arbitrarios”.
Las organizaciones denuncian que las “pausas tácticas” anunciadas por el Ejército israelí el 27 de julio no han permitido una mejora sustancial en el acceso humanitario. Exigen la reapertura estable y segura del paso de Rafah para garantizar el flujo constante de ayuda.
Desde la implementación de estas pausas, la Media Luna Roja Egipcia informó que se ha permitido el paso de 800 camiones con unas 8.000 toneladas de ayuda, en su mayoría alimentos y medicinas, aunque más de 200 vehículos preparados siguen detenidos en el lado egipcio de la frontera.
Las autoridades egipcias aseguran que podrían movilizar al menos 500 camiones diarios, una cifra similar a la demanda previa al estallido bélico en octubre de 2023, pero resaltan que las limitaciones impuestas por Israel hacen imposible alcanzar ese volumen.
Desde el inicio de la guerra han partido más de 36.000 camiones de ayuda desde Egipto, el equivalente a unas 500.000 toneladas, según datos oficiales compartidos en la rueda de prensa.
La directora ejecutiva de la Media Luna Roja Egipcia, Amal Imam, afirmó que las operaciones de entrega de ayuda se realizan en coordinación con agencias de la ONU. Imam subrayó el carácter nacional del esfuerzo logístico y social: “Desde el inicio de la crisis hemos enviado ayuda desde todas las provincias egipcias. Esta es una epopeya nacional popular, no solo una operación logística”.
Desde la reanudación parcial del paso de Rafah el 27 de julio, se han movilizado cerca de 1.500 toneladas diarias de ayuda a través del convoy ‘Zad al Izaa’ (Provisión del Orgullo), aunque la mayor parte de los camiones sigue aguardando la autorización de paso.
(Con información de AP y EFE)
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Un tanque del ejército de Israel, cerca de la frontera con Gaza, este miércoles. Foto: REUTERS Benjamin Netanyahu reúne a su gabinete de seguridad
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Camiones con ayuda humanitaria esperan para entrar a la Franja de Gaza por el cruce de Rafah, en la frontera con Egipto. Foto: AP INTERNACIONAL
‘Should have been prepared’: GOP senators fight for unified message on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’
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Now that the Senate has fled Washington until after Labor Day, Republicans finally have a chance to sell President Donald Trump’s «big, beautiful bill» to their constituents, but some fear that Democrats already have an advantage in the messaging war.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said that Republicans could «absolutely» do better in selling the colossal bill to combat Democrats’ «lies.»
«Well, we should have been prepared right off the bat and talked about, ‘No, we’re not talking about reforming Medicaid designed for [women, children and the elderly]. We’re looking at how we can save and preserve it and repair the damage done by the Obamacare addition to it,’» he told Fox News Digital. «We should have been talking about that, but we didn’t.»
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President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House on July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Since Trump signed the bill into law, and throughout the entire process to get it to his desk, Democrats have largely been unified in their attacks against the bill, rebranding it as Republicans’ «big, ugly betrayal,» and targeting cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and a litany of other policies.
«It’s a very unpopular bill, so if I were them, I would probably go out and start trying to spin,» Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., told Fox News Digital.
Messaging against the bill has become routine in Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s floor speeches, where he often targets the cuts to Medicaid touted by the GOP as reforms to a broken system.
«The more Americans learn about the Republicans’ bill, the more they are realizing that Donald Trump and Republicans sold them a raw deal,» the New York Democrat said in a floor speech last week. «The Republicans’ ‘big, ugly betrayal’ is one of the most devastating bills for Americans’ healthcare that we’ve ever seen.»
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., turns to an aide during a news conference where he commented on Elon Musk’s criticism of President Donald Trump’s spending and tax bill, at the Capitol in Washington on June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Polling of the bill’s favorability among Americans is also working against Republicans. A Fox News poll conducted in June after the House GOP passed the legislation found that 59% of respondents opposed the bill.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., charged that «90% of the media is lying» about the bill, and countered that Republicans were actually increasing Medicaid spending faster than the rate of inflation «to the tune of $200 billion a year when it’s all said.»
«This is not the first message like this that we’ve struggled to get the truth through,» he told Fox News Digital.
«Republicans need to lean into it,» he continued. «We worked really hard, and we’re going to save and preserve Medicaid for those who need it the most. And we need to be sharing that.»
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) arrives for a Senate Republican Caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 2, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., contended that Republicans shouldn’t be shy about the work they put into the bill.
Hawley, shortly after the bill passed early last month, held an event in his home state pushing the bill. He, alongside former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., lauded the bill’s inclusion of his Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, which renewed and expanded compensation funding for people exposed to nuclear waste.
When asked if Republicans had gotten off to a slow start on selling the bill, he said that too much time had been devoted to talking «about Medicaid, for my own taste.»
«It’s less of that,» he said. «Talk about the tax cuts in this bill for working people, you know. I mean, that’s what people want. I mean, I was asked when I went home. I was asked immediately by people, ‘When are those no taxes on tips? When does that start?’ So, I mean, people are tracking it, but they’re tracking what’s for them.»
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And Sen. Tommy Tubberville, R-Ala., charged that Democrats had «zero credibility» when it came to bashing the GOP for cuts and reforms.
«We got a lot of time,» he told Fox News Digital. «There will be a lot of water underneath the bridge. You won’t hear about the ‘big, beautiful bill’ here in another year because there’s going to be a couple more big, beautiful bills.»
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