Jewish and Muslim groups in Canada both describe unprecedented fear following Hamas attacks

Canadian Jewish leaders are warning community members to be vigilant about their personal safety, while a group representing Canadian Muslims says it has seen ‘a huge increase’ in reports of Islamophobia and racism.

Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, right, speaks with reporters in the West Block alongside Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly. In an Oct. 12 statement, LeBlanc said the RCMP is exercising 'heightened vigilance around places of significance to the Jewish community.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY KEVIN PHILIPUPILLAI

October 12, 2023

Jewish and Palestinian diasporas that are already dealing with grief and uncertainty over the fate of loved ones in the Middle East are now having to face the spectre of verbal and physical assaults in Canada, say community representatives.

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