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Saturday, August 9, 2025
Israel calls on Canada to ‘do more to fight antisemitism’ after Jewish man assaulted in Montreal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar condemns the “appalling” assault on a 32-year-old Jewish man in Montreal yesterday and calls on Canada to “fight antisemitism” more effectively
“This is appalling,” Sa’ar writes on X, describing a video of the incident — in which the assailant beats the Jewish man as he holds on to his two young daughters — as “shocking and stomach-turning.”
The incident shown in this video is shocking and stomach-turning.
A Jewish father was beaten in front of his daughter in Montreal, Canada, yesterday.
These are images reminiscent of dark periods of Jewish persecution.
This is appalling.
The Canadian government must do more to… pic.twitter.com/6whsYit19W— Gideon Sa'ar | גדעון סער (@gidonsaar) August 9, 2025
“These are images reminiscent of dark periods of Jewish persecution. The Canadian government must do more to fight antisemitism!” Sa’ar adds.
Montreal Police are currently investigating the matter, which occurred in the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
Earlier today, police said the reason for the assault was not yet known, and that the man, who was wearing ultra-Orthodox attire, suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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