‘Disgusting’: Ford Slams Attacks on GTA Synagogues, Calls on Ontarians to Stand up Against Hate
Police are increasing patrols at synagogues after multiple targeted shootings damaged three GTA synagogues with no injuries, amid a 670% rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada in 2024.
- On Friday night and early Saturday, gunfire struck Shaarei Shomayim synagogue in North York and Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto in Thornhill, causing damage but no injuries.
- Amid a broader surge of antisemitic incidents, Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs reported a 670% increase in 2024, and B'nai Brith recorded 215 incidents, highlighting rising threats to Jewish communities.
- A shooter fired through Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto's layered glass over the weekend, and roughly 30 minutes later, Shaarei Shomayim was also targeted, images showed.
- Authorities have increased patrols around synagogues, with Toronto Police's gun and gang task force and hate crime unit investigating connections, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed accountability at a March 9, 2026 news conference.
- Community leaders demanded coordinated protections, while Prime Minister Mark Carney and Israeli diplomats called for accountability, following the shootings.
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‘Disgusting’: Ford slams attacks on GTA synagogues, calls on Ontarians to stand up against hate
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is speaking out after a string of violent attacks on the Jewish community in the Greater Toronto Area, calling them “disgusting targeted shootings” and says he will be meeting with members of the community in the wake of the incidents.
Two Toronto Synagogues Struck by Gunfire
Successive Leftist governments in Canada allowed massive levels of immigration from Hamas supporting countries. This is the result. Canada’s Jewish community being terrorized with near impunity. Negligible responses from all levels of Canada’s government. Shame on Canada. The future of Canada’s Jewish community is looking increasingly bleak. Three shootings at GTA synagogues in one week! This isn’t just about the safety of one community—it’s ab…
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