Rising antisemitism in Canada sparks call for second national summit

OTTAWA — Rising antisemitism in Canada since the Oct. 7 Israel terror attacks has triggered a call to convene a second national antisemitism summit.

“We feel that our demand will be well received by elected officials, it’s critical to get stakeholders all at the same table.” Just hours before Monday’s press conference, the downtown Ottawa office towers home to the Israeli embassy were temporarily locked down after vandals spray painted anti-Israel graffiti on the outside of the building.

Also speaking at the press conference was Independent MP Kevin Vuong, who said combatting antisemitism requires action, rather than more words and platitudes.“if someone hates a person for being Jewish, they’re going to hate me for being Chinese, someone else for being Filipino, and so on.” “The action summit must address the alleged confusion about what that chant means and remove the excuse for inaction, so that the people we trust to keep us safe and uphold our laws can do so with full clarity.”

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