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Israel's new death penalty law will only unlock more doors for terror - opinion
The lesson is simple: calls for death fuel more killing. Once any society exposes itself to the Pandora’s Box of state-sponsored killings of prisoners, all bets on civilized humanity are off.
'Once-in-a-generation' expedition sets sail to survey famed polar expedition ships
Two antisemitic attacks in one week shake Canada’s Jewish community
Canadian Jews weigh leaving as increasing antisemitism fuels search for safer homes
UK, Canada, France, Norway, Australia, NZ sanction West Bank settler individuals, entities
Six countries, including the UK and Canada, imposed joint sanctions on West Bank settlers and entities over violence, calling the actions a threat to a two-state solution.
Over 60,000 march to support Israel in Toronto under heavy police protection
Six people were arrested during the event, as anti-Israel counter-protesters gathered near Earl Bales Park for the Walk Against Israel.
Members of Iranian soccer staff wait to receive US visas ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup
Ten days before their opening match, five Iranian soccer players have recieved US visas, whilst journalists from Africa and Iran were denied the visas needed to cover the World Cup in the US
Object thrown through Toronto synagogue window, day after arson attack on Montreal synagogue
A window of the Mishkan Avraham synagogue was broken, but no injuries were reported. An investigation was opened, but as of writing there are no suspects.
Canadian antisemitism council sparks divide among Jewish groups
Canadian Jews are split over Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new antisemitism plan, with critics saying it lacks enforcement and focus.
Montreal synagogue targeted in antisemitic attack for second time in a year
Emergency responders said that the building suffered minor damage. No one was injured in the attempted attack.
Four more arrested for two drive-by gel pellet gun attacks on Toronto Jews
The incident was preceded a week before by an assault in which three identifiable Jewish residents were walking and were shot at with a gel pellet gun, inflicting minor injuries.
Five arrested in Toronto for antisemitic signs at anti-Israel rally in Jewish neighborhood
The posters allegedly displayed or distributed at a March 15 protest by the suspects included a Jewish man with the body of an insect, and caricatures of Jews and Israelis.
Carney appoints denier of al-Aqsa Martyrs' terror status, encampment lawyer to antisemitism council
Omar Alghabra has downplayed the radicalism of other terrorist organizations, telling the Jewish Tribune in a 2006 interview that he "didn't believe that Hamas wants the elimination of Israel."
Carney promises to combat antisemitism in Canada, citing surge in hate crimes
"The crisis of antisemitism in Canada today is specific, it's severe, and it demands a targeted response," said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
