OTTAWA — More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across the country were on high alert Wednesday after they received
the same threatening email.
The RCMP said it’s working with local law enforcement to ensure locations are safe, and the Federal Policing National Security Program is investigating the source of the threats. “For many, many months, Canada’s Jewish community has raised alarm bells about the escalation of rampant Jew-hatred, as incitement and hateful rhetoric have become normalized online, on our city streets and on our university and college campuses,” Levitt said.
“We are continuing to address the possible impact in Toronto,” said media relations officer Shannon Eames.Eta Yudin, the Quebec vice-president for the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs said there was “no imminent threat” and that the emails appear to be “nuisance emails designed to disrupt lives.”
The threat he received, sent from a Gmail account, included roughly 150 recipients, he said, and all appeared to be Jewish. While this is the first such email he has received like this since he moved back to Canada from the United States two years ago, threats against Jewish congregations in general have become more common, he said, as have acts of antisemitism.
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