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Belleville Attack Should Be 'Wake up Call' on Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Group Says
Police said about 30 shots were fired as officers stopped the attacker before he entered the synagogue, and a fundraiser raised more than $240,000.
- On Sunday night, a gunman targeted the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, during Yom Kippur services. Belleville police officer Constable Jeff Smith prevented entry, suffering critical injuries in a gunfight that left suspect Sean Ward dead.
- Police Chief Murray Rodd said the shooter shouted, "You're going to die for the Jews," before opening fire. Authorities confirmed on Thursday that the shooting was a hate-motivated attack targeting the Jewish community.
- An online fundraiser for Constable Smith's recovery raised more than $240,000 by Tuesday evening. Sons of Jacob president Norm Weddum said the congregation expects to resume programming relatively soon.
- Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, called the violence a "wake-up call" to the "much broader problem" of rising antisemitism. Shack urged officials to treat such incidents as national security threats.
- This attack follows a documented rise in hate incidents since 2020. While Parliament passed the Combatting Hate Act in June to address hate-motivated intimidation, previous attacks largely resulted in property damage rather than physical injury.
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Belleville attack should be 'wake up call' on rising antisemitism, Jewish group says
The head of a major Jewish advocacy group says the recent violent attack at a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., should serve as a “wake-up call” to the “much broader problem” of rising antisemitism and racist conspiracies in Canada. Noah Shack, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, made the comment just days after […]
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Ontario synagogue attack should be ‘wake up call’ on rising antisemitism, Jewish group says
The head of a major Jewish advocacy group says the recent violent attack at a synagogue in Ontario, should serve as a 'wake-up call' on rising antisemitism and racist conspiracies in Canada.
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Belleville attack should be ‘wake up call’ on rising antisemitism, Jewish group says
OTTAWA - The head of a major Jewish advocacy group says the recent violent attack at a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., should serve as a "wake-up call" to the "much
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