Two Antisemitic Assaults Occur in Canada in Less Than a Week, This One on Shabbat
Two unidentified kipah-wearing Jewish boys were assaulted in Toronto on Saturday (Shabbat) in what appeared to be an antisemitic attack.
The minors were walking in the suburb of Thornhill, Ontario, as they were approached by an unidentified young person who verbally harassed them, followed by punching one of them in the face. The suspect followed them as they sought to leave the scene.
Jews are the most targeted minority group when it comes to hate crimes in Canada, despite a 4 percent decrease from the year before.
According to B’nai Brith Canada, 2,041 antisemitic incidents in Canada were reported in 2018.
Canadian police responded to 1,798 hate crimes in 2018, and 2,073 the previous year.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/08/06/two-antisemitic-assaults-occur-in-canada-in-less-than-a-week-this-one-on-shabbat/
