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Canada Faces Surge in Antisemitism After Recent Attacks

3/7/2026

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The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and military actions against Iran have increased antisemitic incidents in Canada.
B’nai Brith Canada, a Jewish advocacy group, urges the federal government to establish a royal commission on antisemitism.
A shooting at a boxing gym owned by an Iranian anti-regime critic occurred shortly after the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an airstrike, heightening alarm in the Canadian Jewish community.

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The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and military actions against Iran have increased antisemitic incidents in Canada.
B’nai Brith Canada, a Jewish advocacy group, urges the federal government to establish a royal commission on antisemitism.
A shooting at a boxing gym owned by an Iranian anti-regime critic occurred shortly after the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in an airstrike, heightening alarm in the Canadian Jewish community.