Skyrocketing antisemitism in Canada sparks concern for country's Jews ahead of election

Antisemitism in Canada has exploded in the aftermath of Hamas Oct massacre reaching record numbers last year and becoming a central issue for the country s Jewish group ahead of an April federal electoral contest 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 years ago Poilievre stated 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 explained SENATE APPROVES PETER HOEKSTRA AS NEXT US AMBASSADOR TO CANADA To Canada's Jewish group 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 Public Council s call for Jewish voters to endorse him In the video the group's executive director Rabbi Saul Emanuel referencing Poilievre's endorsement for the district stated We remember who stood with us when it mattered the bulk and now we can all make a difference Emanuel noted that Jewish voters could play a decisive role in as a great number of as districts in Canada Our vote matters our voice matters That s why I am proud to aid Pierre Poilievre and I urge you to do the same he stated 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 Yet despite his strong words against antisemitism Carney in the past few days 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 invariably 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 circulated this month by B nai Brith Canada the total number of stated cases of Jew hatred in the country hit in a increase over and the highest number since the survey s inception in Antisemitic incidents in Canada have skyrocketed by since NORTHERN DIVIDING LINE 'QUIET CRISIS' BREWS AS EXPERT FLOATS UNCONVENTIONAL RESPONSE TO COMBAT HUMAN SMUGGLING Over the last 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 advised 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 narrated 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 noted 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 broadcasted in the B nai Brith annual analysis From my experience even those statistics are not telling the true story They are underreported The society of democracies must act because the shield of our collective freedom is at stake Cotler warned Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed recounted Fox News Digital numerous local Jews feel vulnerable unsafe and unprotected by law enforcement bodies governments and instruction systems that have stood by as antisemitism reached problem 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 information 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 TRUMP TAKES CENTER STAGE IN CANADA S PRIME MINISTER VOTING DEBATEThe 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 learner 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 Thereafter Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on the Canadian authorities 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 explained 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 being viewed as a bellwether for where the neighborhood stands The alarming numbers of antisemitic incidents make it clear as to why every level of cabinet in the country necessities to work together to implement all the recommendations set out in the justice committee assessment of last December and the commitments made at the national summit on antisemitism in March Housefather recounted Fox News Digital Trudeau who was widely panned for failing to adequately address the groundswell of antisemitism had released the summit within hours of Herzog s condemnation Neil Oberman the Conservative Party candidate running against Housefather narrated Fox News Digital that in Mount Royal personal safety and prevention have become serious issues It's a stark reminder of the urgent need for a federal establishment 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 reported