Antisemitic Incidents Surge in Canada

0:00Benai Bruth just dropped their annual report and its grim anti-semitic incidents in Canada hit a record 6,820. 25. Up from 6,219 the year before. That's the highest since they started tracking back in 1982. We're talking violence, harassment, and vandalism targeting Jewish folks across the country. Numbers spiked in British Columbia and Ontario while Quebec and Alberta saw drops. Overall, these acts have doubled since 2022, right after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023, kicked off a wave of tension. Leaders like Richard Robertson are sounding the alarm, saying these aren't just stats. They're real trauma, like a dad beaten in Montreal in front of. His kids or kids scared by swastikas at school. Jewish Canadians are feeling unsafe, questioning if they even belong here anymore. The group blames a lot of this on online hate disguises anti-zionism, calling for stricter digital rules, better police training, and bans on. Hate inciting events.

1:04Meanwhile, a Senate committee echoed that, pushing for education, a federal hate task force, and bringing back a dedicated anti-semitism on boy. As the government shifts to broader councils instead, benign brief warns of a leadership vacuum while incidents keep climbing time to step up before. Hate takes deeper root. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today.