Montreal man charged in December firebombing, vandalism at suburban synagogue
- A 19-year-old man named Mohamed Ilyess Akodad has been charged in connection with the firebombing of a synagogue in Montreal in December, causing minor damage.
- Akodad faces multiple charges, including two counts of attempted arson and one count of possession of incendiary material, and has pleaded not guilty.
- The incident was condemned by then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who described it as 'a vile antisemitic attack against Montreal's Jewish community.'
- Eta Yudin emphasized that the targeting of the Jewish community has serious consequences.
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Student arrested for trying to set fire to a Jewish pizzeria in Madrid in retaliation for Gaza
National Police agents have arrested in Murcia a 22-year-old philosophy student accused of being the alleged perpetrator of the anti-Semitic attack suffered on 4 March at night at the restaurant-pizzeria Rimmon Kosher, in central Madrid, in which an attempt was made to set the premises on fire when numerous clients were inside, according to EL PAÍS police sources. The police consider the event to be the first violent act of pseudo-terrorist natu…
Montreal police arrest suspect in synagogue firebombing
Montreal police arrest 19-year-old man in connection with a December 2024 arson at Beth Tikvah Synagogue and vandalism at a nearby Jewish center. The suspect faces multiple charges, though community leaders are calling for hate crime charges to be added. The post Montreal police arrest suspect in synagogue firebombing appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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