In 2023, there were 132 reported anti-Semitic hate crimes compared to 65 in 2022
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Toronto man arrested for public incitement of hatred for displaying terrorist flag
Maged Sameh Hilal Al Khalaf, 41, of Toronto, was arrested and charged after he allegedly waved a flag of an organization listed as a terrorist group
Vehicle adorned with decals of the Israeli flag vandalized
The suspects went to the victim’s vehicle, which was adorned with decals of the Israeli flag, and they used a tool to shatter the vehicle’s windows
Charges laid in suspected antisemitic incident in Vaughan
According to the Police, “the suspect spat at the victims and made anti-Semitic comments before he rode away”
Jewish-owned businesses targeted in Toronto
Jewish-owned businesses have been targeted in Toronto since the October 2023 attack on Israel by the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas movement and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Friday sermon “that almost crossed the line into antisemitism”
Faisal Kutty, a law professor, says that a Friday sermon he attended turned into “a rant that almost crossed the line into antisemitism”
Bahira Abdulsalam: “Hitler and Netanyahu are two faces of the same coin”
Dr. Bahira Abdulsalam, a former Mayoral Candidate for the City of Toronto, states: “Zionism is way more cruel than Nazis”
Younus Kathrada: “Oh, Allah, bring annihilation upon the plundering and criminal Jews”
Vancouver Imam and scholar Younus Kathrada recited a prayer asking Allah to annihilate the enemies of Islam and the plundering and criminal Jews
Police: Significant increase in antisemitic incidents in Toronto
Between January 1 and December 17, 2023, 147 anti-Semitic hate crimes have been reported (versus 81 reported during the same period in 2022)
Montreal Jewish institutions shot at, firebombed in apparently terrorist attacks
The attacks come amid rising tensions linked to the Israel-Hamas conflict, which was sparked by an Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel