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U.S. Antisemitism Envoy Calls on Canada to Restrict Visas, Expand Terrorism Listings

Police are investigating possible arson after a weekend fire extensively damaged a Montreal kosher restaurant amid 27 violent antisemitic incidents nationwide this year, B'nai Brith Canada said.

  • On Saturday, a fire engulfed a well-known kosher restaurant in Montreal's Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood, causing extensive damage; local police are investigating the incident as possible arson.
  • Canadian Jews were targets of more than 70 percent of all religion-motivated hate crimes in 2025, despite comprising less than 1 percent of the population, per Statistics Canada's report of 788 anti-Jewish incidents nationwide.
  • U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun visited Ottawa last week, asserting that current antisemitism levels in Canada rival 1933 Germany and urging decisive government action.
  • Israeli Ambassador to Canada Iddo Moed warned on Sunday the incidents must serve as a "wake-up call," while U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra urged Canadian leaders to "bolster security" for the Jewish community.
  • B'nai Brith Canada documented 27 violent antisemitic incidents between January 1 and July 15, putting the country on track for its most violent year in recent memory as the 2026 total has already surpassed full-year figures for 2022, 2024, and 2025.
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The special envoy of US President Donald Trump for the fight against anti-Semitism, Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, urges Canada to do more.

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U.S. antisemitism envoy calls on Canada to restrict visas, expand terrorism listings

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy for fighting antisemitism is urging Canada to revoke visas and expand terrorism listings to curb the rise of anti-Jewish hatred.

·Toronto, Canada
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