Toronto

The graffiti was "threatening and blatantly antisemitic," said Vuong, and the call for violence led him to report it to the Toronto Police as a hate-motivated crime.

Paul Scoffield, 49, was arrested on Friday and charged with uttering threats to cause death. He appeared before the court on the same day.

The suspect was charged with two counts of assault and one count of breach of probation. 

“Welcome to 2024, where the City of Toronto’s latest political strategy appears to be the encouragement of further lawlessness, escalation and antisemitism, all with a friendly face.”

Since the October 7 massacre, hate crimes have more than doubled compared to the same time period in 2022.

The news was posted by the Lawfare Project, a pro-Israel NGO, on X on Monday, with a snippet of the official court opinion. The full opinion was not immediately accessible. 

The delay was attributed to a "deliberate and malicious walk-off of drivers," which was later mentioned during the rally as an act of antisemitism by bus drivers refusing to transport the attendees.

This is what being a Jew in Toronto is like in 2023. It must be how German Jews felt at the beginning of the Holocaust: a terrible mix of shock, betrayal, and disbelief.

Skigh Johnson filmed herself vandalizing a Starbucks for Palestine.

The threat claimed bombs had been planted in the school parking lot. Its subject line was “Death by fire.”