The start of the ceasefire deal with Hamas brings out conflicted emotions in Canadians connected to hostages
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Romi Gonen’s cousin is grateful; Judih Weinstein Haggai’s daughter still awaiting closure.
Condemnation from Ottawa led an Islamic group’s mid-January conference to be quickly cancelled
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Hizb ut Tahrir, banned in U.K. and Germany, was planning an event in the Toronto area.
New York was always a lot more Jewish than Toronto could ever be—but the contrast is glaring now
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Notes from visiting a hometown as Christmas yielded to Hanukkah to close 2024.
Mayor Olivia Chow’s city hall inconsistently addresses antisemitism in Toronto, according to complaints
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An in-depth look into efforts to get more action and reaction from local politicians.
Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Vancouver communities gathered on this Oct. 7 to mourn and remember
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A recap with reports from some of the cities where the anniversary was marked.
Toronto protesters stand up for Israeli victims of sexual violence at Take Back the Night 2024
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Protesters holding photos of the Israeli women who were assaulted, kidnapped and murdered on Oct. 7 held a silent vigil at a Take Back the Night rally at Toronto’s Christie Pits on Sept. 12. The annual gathering, sponsored by the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre for 40 years, raises awareness about sexual assault. Meanwhile, about 100 […]
Joel Sacke, 88, assaulted at Toronto’s weekly rally for Israel, vows to return Sunday
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‘We’re there and we will be there and we will continue to be there.’
Pride of Israel synagogue hosted a solidarity rally a month after its windows were shattered
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Toronto police made no arrests, but dragged pro-Palestinian protesters off the synagogue’s front steps.
Signs at two Toronto synagogues torched overnight in hate-motivated crime spree
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The executive director of one shul predicted the attack—and explains how he knew.
‘Simply not true’: Toronto Jewish school head confirms windows were not ‘smashed’ in a hate crime
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The head of school refutes sensationalist reporting by Rebel News.