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- NDP leader Avi Lewis posted a Yom Kippur message blaming Jews for not stopping a genocide, prompting criticism.
- Liberal MPs Anthony Housefather and Ben Carr denounced the post as despicable, irresponsible, and dangerous.
- Lewis said his Yom Kippur post reflected personal sadness as a Jewish Canadian, not blame toward Jews.
- A gunman fired outside Belleville’s Sons of Jacob Synagogue during Yom Kippur, injuring Constable Jeff Smith.