Leaders in Toronto’s Jewish community are calling on all levels of government to do more to curb extremist ideologies in the wake of the arrest of a Toronto man on terrorism charges and the revelation that the same individual is facing dozens of separate criminal charges in connection with violent incidents in the GTA that police say targeted women and the Jewish community.
“It’s absolutely chilling,” said Noah Shack, the CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).
Speaking with reporters after the charges were announced Friday, Shack said they are especially concerning in the wake of an antisemitic terrorist attack less than a week ago in Sydney, Australia, in which Jews celebrating Hanukkah on a beach were gunned down by two armed men.
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