Protesters unfurled a banner over a guardrail calling for the arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu similar to one used at Toronto For Palestine protests.
Two signs in front of Kehillat Shaarei Torah were defaced on Friday, and a Jewish elementary school was damaged in a drive-by shooting for third time.
The Canadian government announced a national antisemitism forum after the shooting of the Toronto Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School and arson of the Montreal Beth Tikvah Synagogue.
The current incident is the third time gunshots were fired at the school this year, with similar incidents recorded in October and May.
Kehillat Shaarei Torah has had its windows smashed with rocks, hammers, its signs graffitied and set on fire, and a dead raccoon placed on its property.
Hundreds of customers had complained to the TTC about antisemitic defacement of stop poles, shelters, and vehicles.
Banners with “Ceasefire now” and “Jews 4 Free Palestine” can be seen in a video of the incident.
The suspects are being investigated for a previous shooting at the same elementary school in May.
We invite all who believe in justice to join us in Toronto, to stand against the rising tide of hate, and to affirm that antisemitism has no place in Canada—or anywhere else.
Parents were told that their children would be observing a protest on Grassy Narrows First Nation and the ongoing water crisis, but instead students participated in an anti-Israel rally.
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