B'nai Brith: "We implore police forces to monitor Jewish institutions closely and vigilantly during this troubling time for Jewish Canadians.”
The time is now to show the world that the harassment, intimidation, and physical attacks against our Jewish community cannot be tolerated or normalized.
To beat the antisemites back, the mainstream – the vast majority – needs to stand up and squelch the Jew-haters, the instigators, the inciters.
"Religious freedom is still not respected for millions of people around the world," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news briefing.
Anderson Lee Aldrich, 24, has already been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to state murder charges in a separate prosecution last year for the attack on Club Q in Colorado Springs.
Over these past few years, antisemitism has been on the rise in Canada, with Jews some of the most likely to be victims of hate crimes. Since October 7, this hatred has come fully to the surface.
The report also showed that 45% of the reported hate crimes in 2023 were motivated by religious bias.
"History teaches us that a rise in antisemitism means a society in decline," said the Australian Jewish Association
The conference featured various speeches and panels by European leaders, and focused on combating antisemitism and future actions that need to be taken to protect European Jewry.
Rutgers University told the Jerusalem Post "Rutgers condemns this act of violence against the Rutgers–New Brunswick Muslim community and the desecration of a religious and community space."
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