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Witkoff meets Ukraine officials in New York ahead of emergency UN Security Council meeting: ‘Very productive’
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EXCLUSIVE: White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian officials in New York City Friday for «very productive and constructive» talks ahead of Kyiv’s emergency U.N. Security Council meeting, Fox News Digital has learned.
Witkoff met with Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s office of the president and chief of staff, and Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s ambassador extraordinary.
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Senior administration officials familiar with the meeting told Fox News Digital that Yermak and Kyslytsya gave Witkoff a status update on the war with Russia and Moscow’s most recent attacks.
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv Wednesday night, killing at least 17 people, wounding 48 others and damaging buildings, officials in Ukraine said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets with U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, right, at Kremlin Palace in Moscow Aug. 6, 2025. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Ukrainian officials invited Witkoff to visit Ukraine in the future, a senior official told Fox News Digital.
Witkoff is continuing talks with Ukrainian officials, who say they are making progress.
The meeting, according to Trump administration officials, was a status update and a reaffirmation of the goal of getting both Ukraine and Russia to meet to ultimately reach an agreement to end the war.
Witkoff’s diplomatic approach in the highly sensitive talks has been met with praise by Trump Cabinet officials and foreign officials alike.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also touted Witkoff’s work, saying he is «a key member of President Trump’s team and plays an indispensable role in advancing the president’s priorities.»
Rubio told Fox News Digital that Witkoff’s «unique perspective and innovative approach open new opportunities for diplomacy that were previously unavailable.»
«It’s been remarkable to see him in action and a privilege to call him a colleague,» Rubio told Fox News Digital.
National Security Advisor to the United Kingdom Jonathan Powell also praised Witkoff’s style.
Powell reflected on his more than 30 years of experience in peace negotiations, telling Fox News Digital that «there is a lot of snobbery in diplomacy — that peace can only be made in grand chandelier rooms, with a delegation of tens of officials and decades of diplomatic experience.»
«But in my experience, the people who are actually successful at making peace operate on their own and concentrate on building trust between key leaders on either side and moving quietly to cut a deal,» Powell said. «Steve Witkoff is exactly that sort of person.»
Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Feb. 3, 2025. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Powell told Fox News Digital that Witkoff’s experience of «making deals in a completely different field,» along with his «charm and optimism, unburdened by the tens of reasons why an initiative cannot work, and a steely focus on getting to a lasting agreement.
«In the court of this year, Steve has been able to open doors that no one else could and make peace possible in a series of different conflicts which would otherwise have remained insoluble.»
And Jared Kushner, a former senior adviser to Trump during his first administration, told Fox News Digital that the Trump administration’s «small, focused teams with the right leadership can achieve great results.»
Secretary of State Marco Rubio also touted Steve Witkoff’s work, saying he is «a key member of President Trump’s team and plays an indispensable role in advancing the president’s priorities.» (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press)
«Coming from the deal world, managing several complex deals at the same time is not uncommon,» Kushner said, touting Witkoff’s «commitment, creativity and determination to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.»
«Steve is quick to seek out advice and expertise when he is assessing a situation and evolves his perspectives as the facts change,» Kushner said.
Reports this week, however, quoted anonymous sources who said Witkoff didn’t have enough experience to handle the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Vice President JD Vance, though, told Fox News Digital that Witkoff has «made more progress toward ending the bloodshed in Ukraine than all his critics combined.»
«He’s a natural diplomat, an experienced negotiator and a true humanitarian,» Vance said.
Vance blasted those who have criticized Witkoff for simply being «threatened.»
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«These smears are coming from lifelong bureaucrats who are threatened by Steve’s success and who are basically opposed to a productive peace process,» Vance said.
Meanwhile, Witkoff’s meeting with officials in New York City comes just hours after Ukraine requested an emergency open briefing at the U.N. Security Council following Russia’s overnight aerial attacks on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine.
Council members Denmark, France, Greece, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia and the United Kingdom supported the meeting request.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, meets with President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 2025. (Ukrainian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Reports say Russia used nearly 600 drones and more than 30 ballistic and cruise missiles in the attack this week.
Russia’s continued attacks come after Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska earlier in August. Putin proposed Ukraine cede some territory in exchange for peace.
Days later, Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European heads of state at the White House, and he urged Ukraine to accept a land swap deal with Russia. Trump has argued that it is the most efficient way to end the war.
Trump hosted Zelenskyy along with French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also attended the meeting at the White House.
Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte prepare to depart after a group photo prior to meeting at the White House Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Trump is coordinating the next steps in brokering an end to the war and is encouraging Putin and Zelenskyy to meet.
Trump has said that after Putin and Zelenskyy meet, he will host a «trilat,» which will be a meeting between Putin, Zelenskyy and Trump.
«After that meeting takes place, we will have a Trilat, which would be the two Presidents, plus myself,» Trump said last week. «Again, this was a very good, early step for a War that has been going on for almost four years. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, are coordinating with Russia and Ukraine.»
But after the latest attack, Zelenskyy blasted Putin, saying Russia «chooses ballistics instead of the negotiating table. It chooses to continue killing instead of ending the war.
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«And this means that Russia still does not fear the consequences,» Zelenskyy added. «Russia still takes advantage of the fact that at least part of the world turns a blind eye to murdered children and seeks excuses for Putin.»
Zelenskyy added that it is «definitely time for new, tough sanctions against Russia for everything it is doing.
«All deadlines have already been broken, dozens of opportunities for diplomacy ruined,» he said. «Russia must feel accountable for every strike, for every day of this war. Eternal memory to all victims of Russia.»
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Passage of the SAVE America Act is of paramount importance to President Donald Trump and many congressional Republicans.
In his State of the Union speech, the president implored lawmakers «to approve the SAVE America Act to stop illegal aliens and other unpermitted persons from voting in our sacred American elections.»
The House approved the plan to require proof of citizenship to vote last month, 218-213. There’s now a different version of the legislation that’s in play. And, as is often the case, the hurdle is the Senate. Specifically, the Senate filibuster.
Upper Senate Park outside the U.S. Capitol is the scene of an «Only Citizens Vote» rally advocating passage of the SAVE Act, in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
So some Republicans are trying to save the SAVE America Act.
It’s important to note that Trump never called for the Senate to alter the filibuster in his State of the Union address. But in a post last week on Truth Social, Trump declared, «The Republicans MUST DO, with PASSION, and at the expense of everything else, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT.»
Again, the president didn’t wade into questions about overcoming a filibuster. But «MUST DO» and «at the expense of everything else» is a clear directive from the commander in chief.
That’s why there’s a big push by House Republicans and some GOP senators to alter the filibuster — or handle the Senate filibuster differently.
It’s rare for members of one body of Congress to tell the other how to execute their rules and procedures. But the strongest conservative advocates of the SAVE America Act are now condemning Senate Republicans if they don’t do something drastic to change the filibuster to pass the measure.
Some Senate Republicans are pushing for changes, or at the very least, advocating that Senate Republicans insist that Democrats conduct what they refer to as a «talking filibuster» and not hold up the legislation from the sidelines. It takes 60 votes to terminate a filibuster. The Senate does that by «invoking cloture.» The Senate first used the cloture provision to halt a filibuster on March 8, 1917. Prior to that vote, the only method to end a filibuster was exhaustion — meaning that senators finally just run out of gas, quit debating and voted.
So let’s explore what a filibuster is and isn’t and dive into what Republicans are talking about when they’re talking about a talking filibuster.
The Senate’s leading feature is unlimited debate. But, ironically, the «debate» which holds up most bills is not debate. It’s simply a group of 60 lawmakers signaling offstage to their leaders that they’ll stymie things. No one has to go to the floor to do anything. Opponents of a bill will require the majority tee up a cloture vote — even if legislation has 60 yeas. Each cloture vote takes three to four days to process. So that inherently slows down the process — and is a de facto filibuster.
But what about talking filibusters? Yes, senators sometimes take the floor and talk for a really long time, hence, the «unlimited debate» provision in the Senate. Senators can generally speak as long as they want, unless there’s a time agreement green-lighted by all 100 members.
That’s why a «filibuster» is hard to define. You won’t find the word «filibuster» in the Senate’s rules. And since senators can just talk as long as they want, they might argue that suggesting they are «filibustering» is pejorative. They’re just exercising their Senate rights to speak on the floor.
A true filibuster is a delay. For instance, the record-breaking 25-hour and 8-minute speech last year by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., against the Trump administration was technically not a filibuster. Booker began his oratory on the evening of March 31, ending on the night of April 1. Once Booker concluded, the Senate voted to confirm Matt Whittaker as NATO ambassador. The Senate was supposed to vote on the Whitaker nomination on April 1 anyway. So all Booker’s speech did was delay that confirmation vote by a few hours. But not much.
In October 2013, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, held the floor for more than 21 hours. It was part of Cruz’s quest to defund Obamacare. But despite Cruz’s verbosity (and a recitation of «Green Eggs and Ham» by Dr. Seuss), the Senate was already locked in to take a procedural vote around 1 p.m. the next day. Preparations for that vote automatically ended Cruz’s speech. Thus, it truly wasn’t a filibuster either.
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Sen. Ted Cruz during an oversight hearing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 17, 2025. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
So, this brings us to the talking filibuster, which actually gums up the Senate gearboxes. A talking filibuster is what most Americans think of when they hear the term «filibuster.» That’s thanks to the iconic scenes with Jimmy Stewart in the Frank Capra classic, «Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.»
Most senators filibuster by forcing the Senate to take two cloture votes — spread out over days — to handle even the simplest of matters. That elongates the process by close to a week. But if advocates of a given bill have the votes to break the filibuster via cloture, the gig is up.
However, what happens if a senator, or a group of senators, delays things with long speeches? That can only last for so long. And it could potentially truncate the Senate’s need to take any cloture vote, needing 60 yeas.
Republicans who advocate passage of the SAVE America Act believe they can get around cloture — and thus the need for 60 votes — by making opponents of the legislation talk. And talk. And talk.
And once they’re done talking, the Senate can vote — up or down — on the SAVE Act. Passage requires a simple majority. The Senate never even needs to tangle with 60.
Senate Rule XIX (19) states that «no senator shall speak more than twice upon any one question in debate on the same legislative day.»
Easy enough, right? Two speeches per day. You speak twice on Monday, then you have to wait until Tuesday? Democrats would eventually run out of juice after all 47 senators who caucus with Democrats have their say — twice.
But it’s not that simple. Note the part about two speeches per «question.»
Well, here’s a question. What constitutes a «question» in Senate parlance? A «question» could be the bill itself. It could be an amendment. It could be a motion. And just for the record, the Senate usually cycles through a «first-degree» amendment and then a «second-degree» amendment — to say nothing of the bill itself. So, if you’re scoring at home, that could be six (!) speeches per senator, per day, on any given «question.»
Questions?
But wait. There’s more.
Note that Rule XIX refers to a «legislative day.» A legislative day is not the same as a calendar day. One basic difference is if the Senate «adjourns» each night versus «recessing.» If the Senate «adjourns» its Monday session on calendar day Monday, then a new legislative day begins on Tuesday. However, the legislative day of «Monday» carries over to Tuesday if the Senate «recesses.»
It may be up to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., whether the Senate «adjourns» or «recesses.» The creation of a new legislative day inhibits the GOP talking filibuster effort.
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune arrives for a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Feb. 3, 2026. (Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo)
Democrats would obviously push for the Senate to adjourn each day. But watch to see if talking filibuster proponents object to Thune’s daily adjournment requests. If the Senate votes to stay in session, that forces the legislative day of Monday to bleed over to Tuesday.
Pro tip: Keep an eye on the adjournment vs. recess scenario. If a talking filibuster supporter tries to prevent the Senate from adjourning, that may signal whether the GOP has a shot at eventually passing the SAVE Act. If that test vote fails and the Senate adjourns for the day, the SAVE Act is likely dead in the water.
We haven’t even talked about a custom practiced by most Senate majority leaders to lock down the contours of a bill when they file cloture to end debate.
It’s typical for the presiding officer to recognize the Senate majority leader first on the floor for debate. So Thune and his predecessors often «fill» what’s called the «amendment tree.» The amendment tree dictates how many amendments are in play at any one time. Think of the underlying bill as a «trunk.» A «branch» is for the first amendment. A «sprig» from that branch is the second amendment. Majority leaders often load up the amendment tree with «fillers» that don’t change the subject of the bill. He then files cloture to break the filibuster.
That tactic curbs the universe of amendments. It blocks the other side from engineering controversial amendments to alter the bill. But if Thune doesn’t file cloture to end debate, then the Senate must consider amendment after amendment, repeatedly filling the tree and voting on those amendments. This would unfold during a talking filibuster, not when Thune is controlling the process by filing cloture and «filling the tree.»
This is why Thune is skeptical of a talking filibuster to pass the SAVE Act.
«This process is more complicated and risky than people are assuming at the moment,» said Thune.
In fact, the biggest «benefit» to filing cloture may not even be overcoming a filibuster, but blocking amendments via management of the tree. Republicans are bracing for amendments Democrats may offer.
«If you don’t think Democrats have a laundry list of amendments, talking about who won the 2020 election, talking about the Epstein files — if you don’t think they have a quiver full of these amendments that they’re ready to get Republican votes on the record, then I’ve got a bridge to sell you,» said George Washington University political science professor Casey Burgat.
Plus, forcing a talking filibuster for days precludes the Senate from passing a DHS funding bill. That’s to say nothing of confirming Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., as Homeland Security secretary. His confirmation hearing likely comes next Wednesday, but a protracted Senate debate would block a confirmation vote from the floor.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin addresses reporters at the U.S. Capitol after being tapped as President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead DHS, March 5, 2026. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Thune all but killed the talking filibuster maneuver on Tuesday — despite the president’s ultimatum.
«Do you run a risk of being on the wrong side of President Trump and your resistance to do this talking filibuster, tying the Senate in knots for weeks?» asked yours truly.
«We don’t have the votes either to proceed, get on a talking filibuster, nor to sustain one if we got on it,» replied Thune. «I understand the president’s got a passion to see this issue addressed.»
I followed up.
«Does he understand that, though?»
«Well, we’ve conveyed that to him,» answered Thune. «It’s about the math. And, for better or worse, I’m the one who has to be a clear-eyed realist about what we can achieve here.»
And there just doesn’t appear to be any parliamentary way to get there with the talking filibuster.
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Like many things in Congress, it all boils down to one thing.
As Thune said, «It’s about the math.»
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El nombre de Alice Walton vuelve a encabezar el listado de las mujeres más ricas del planeta, según el último ranking anual de multimillonarios publicado por la revista financiera Forbes. La heredera de Walmart amplió la distancia respecto a otros grandes patrimonios femeninos, tras ver crecer su fortuna en unos 33 mil millones de dólares (USD) durante el último año. El impulso provino, principalmente, del aumento del 30% en el valor de las acciones del gigante minorista, lo que llevó su patrimonio hasta los 134 mil millones de dólares (USD).
Su liderazgo se consolida tras haber recuperado el primer puesto en 2025, desplazando a la heredera francesa de Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers. En la edición más reciente del ranking, Walton no solo mantiene el título de mujer más acaudalada, sino que amplía su ventaja gracias al desempeño bursátil de Walmart, de acuerdo con Forbes.
Este crecimiento coloca a Walton en una posición de privilegio en el exclusivo grupo de multimillonarios, superando la barrera de los 100 mil millones de dólares, umbral que solo han cruzado dos mujeres en la lista de este año. El dinamismo de las acciones de Walmart y la solidez de la participación familiar en la compañía han sido claves en este salto patrimonial.
El ascenso de Alice Walton en la clasificación de Forbes la ubicó en el puesto 14 entre las personas más ricas del mundo, la posición más alta que ha alcanzado hasta ahora. Sus hermanos, Rob Walton y Jim Walton, figuran inmediatamente por delante, con patrimonios estimados en USD 146 mil millones y USD 143 mil millones, respectivamente. Los tres forman parte del denominado “Club de los 100 mil millones”, un grupo que batió récord al contar con 20 miembros en la edición 2026, frente a los 15 del año anterior.
La familia Walton controla aproximadamente el 44% de las acciones de Walmart, factor clave en la magnitud de sus fortunas. Rob Walton, quien sucedió a su padre como presidente de la compañía y dirigió la firma durante más de dos décadas antes de ceder la presidencia de la junta a su yerno Greg Penner en 2015 y retirarse del directorio en 2024. Jim Walton, por su parte, continúa al frente del holding financiero regional Arvest Bank Group, aunque dejó la dirección de Walmart en 2016, siendo reemplazado por su hijo Steuart Walton.
La estructura sucesoria y el peso accionario familiar han sido determinantes para sostener el liderazgo económico de los Walton en la industria minorista y en la lista global de grandes fortunas. Alice Walton, pese a su perfil más vinculado al arte y la filantropía, se mantiene en la élite financiera junto a sus hermanos.
Françoise Bettencourt-Meyers, heredera de L’Oréal y nieta de Eugène Schueller, tuvo que ceder en 2025 el liderazgo como la mujer más rica del mundo, aunque su patrimonio continuó creciendo de manera sostenida.
En los últimos 12 meses, su fortuna sumó USD 18.400 millones y alcanzó los USD 100 mil millones, favorecida por un incremento del 13% en el precio de las acciones de la empresa familiar. Este crecimiento, sin embargo, no fue suficiente para recuperar el primer puesto en el ranking de Forbes, que ahora ocupa Alice Walton.
Durante cinco años consecutivos, desde 2020, Bettencourt-Meyers dominó el listado femenino de multimillonarios publicado por Forbes, respaldada por el sólido desempeño y expansión del conglomerado cosmético fundado por su abuelo. La empresaria francesa sigue incrementando su riqueza, pero el avance de Walton en los últimos años ha ampliado la diferencia, relegando a Bettencourt-Meyers al segundo lugar entre las grandes fortunas femeninas a nivel mundial.
Alice Walton se ha consolidado como figura clave en la promoción del arte y la filantropía. Fundó el Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art en Bentonville, Arkansas, que abrió en 2011 con una inversión de 1.600 millones de dólares mayormente procedente de fideicomisos familiares. Walton presidió el museo una década antes de delegar la dirección a Olivia Walton en 2021, impulsando así el acceso y la difusión del arte estadounidense.
En el campo filantrópico, ha destinado más de USD 6.300 millones a cinco fundaciones familiares, de los cuales 2.000 millones ya se han distribuido a distintas causas. Su Art Bridges Foundation ha permitido que más de 300 museos accedan a obras de arte, mientras que la Walton Family Foundation ha enfocado donaciones de unos USD 400 millones en educación, medio ambiente y desarrollo regional.
En 2023, Alice Walton destinó USD 250 millones de dólares de su Art Bridges Foundation para crear la Alice L. Walton School of Medicine en Bentonville. La escuela abrió sus puertas en julio y recibió a sus primeros 48 estudiantes de medicina, quienes cursarán un programa de cuatro años.
Walton explicó públicamente que su visión es formar médicos que integren el bienestar físico, mental, emocional y social en su práctica. La apertura de esta institución refleja uno de los proyectos filantrópicos más recientes y ambiciosos de la heredera de Walmart, alineado con su apuesta por transformar la educación y la atención sanitaria en la región.
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Canada’s Carney under pressure to act after synagogues shot at in latest antisemitic incidents
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Over the weekend, two Toronto synagogues were attacked by gunfire. Several days earlier, another synagogue was hit by around twenty gunshots on the Jewish holiday of Purim.
Though the three attacks caused no injuries, many in the Jewish community are demanding concrete action from Prime Minister Mark Carney — not just words of comfort that have typically followed such antisemitic incidents.
Carney took to X saying that the «antisemitic and criminal attacks violate the right of Canadian Jewish men and women to live and pray in complete safety» and «represent a serious assault on the way of life of all Canadians.»
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Temple Emanu-El in Toronto, Canada was shot at on March 3, 2026. No injuries were reported. (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
In the aftermath of the first synagogue attack, Israel’s National Security Council warned Israelis overseas to «maintain vigilance and adhere to safety precautions.» Among their suggestions were for Israelis to «conceal Jewish and Israeli identifiers while in public spaces,» to be aware of surroundings «in areas associated with Israel or Judaism,» and to «avoid visiting sites identified as Jewish or Israeli.»
On X, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that «all eyes are on Canada: it’s time to halt the unprecedented wave of Jew-hatred that has erupted since October 7th.»
Anti-Israel demonstrators gather outside Union Station during a rally in Toronto, Ontario on Jan. 4, 2024. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Like many Western countries, Canada has seen a marked rise in annual antisemitic incidents since the Hamas terror attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The League for Human Rights B’nai Brith Canada found that there were 6,219 incidents of antisemitism in Canada in 2024. This constituted an average of 17 incidents per day, more than double the eight incidents per day calculated in 2022.
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While figures for 2025 have yet to be released, Public Safety Canada noted that from April to June 2025, «Among hate crimes targeting religion… the majority were directed at the Jewish community (69%).»
Conservative MP Roman Baber, said the behavior of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and other liberal Canadian politicians have been «adding fuel to the fire of Jew hatred in Canada.»
Baber aimed further criticism at Carney, saying, «When the Prime Minister on the campaign trail says he knows there is genocide in Gaza, he engages in Jew hatred.»
General view of Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue in Thornhill, north of Toronto, Ontario. The place of worship was one of three synagogues attacked in early March 2026.
Baber was referring to an event in April 2025 during which a heckler yelled over a bustling crowd that «there is a genocide happening in Gaza.» Carney responded, «I’m aware, that’s why we have an arms embargo.»
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Carney later said that he did not hear the heckler use the term «genocide.»
Baber noted that «when the Prime Minister recognized the Palestinian state, he rewarded the brutality of Hamas, and he did so on the eve of Rosh Hashanah.»
In his announcement, released the day prior to the Jewish holiday, Carney claimed that recognizing «the State of Palestine, led by the Palestinian Authority, empowers those who seek peaceful coexistence and the end of Hamas,» and «in no way legitimizes terrorism, nor is it any reward for it.» He also claimed recognition «in no way compromises Canada’s steadfast support for the State of Israel, its people, and their security.»
Anti-Israel protesters gather outside the Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto synagogue on March 7, 2024. The place of worship was one of three synagogues shot at in the first week of March 2026. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Watchdog organization StopAntisemitism told Fox News Digital that «every day we are seeing painful reminders that antisemitism remains a real and dangerous threat. Acts of violence meant to intimidate or silence our community will not succeed. Loud and proud Jews will not allow hatred or fear to deter our Jewish way of life or our presence in the world. Not in Canada, in the United States, in Europe, and certainly not in Israel.»
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StopAntisemitism called for the perpetrators to «be punished to the fullest extent of the law so that justice is served and deterrence is clear.»
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