Islam in Canada > Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps involved in gun-for-hire program causing shootings in Toronto; Toronto school board makes unusually good decision

 

Shootings at synagogues, Jewish schools, U.S. Consulate linked to IRGC ‘gun-for-hire’ schemes

Jun 18, 2026 11:00 am By Christine Douglass-Williams4 Comments

In March, the Israeli ambassador to Canada, Iddo Moed, characterized Canada as “one of the centres of antisemitism globally.” Also, Toronto Rabbi Daniel Korobkin of Beth Avraham Yoseph  synagogue (which had its front doors shattered from gunfire) stated: “What our message needs to be to our leaders is that if nothing is done, then you’re sending a message: ‘They can go ahead and go to the next level.’” 

Rabbi Korobkin is proving to have been correct, with a Liberal government that saw its former foreign minister holding hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas still in power in Canada. The latest: 

‘Want to create a sense of fear’: Toronto police say young people being hired for targeted shootings over messaging apps

by Codi Wilson and Joshua Freeman, CP24, June 16, 2026:

Police say dozens of shootings across the GTA are being carried out in “gun-for-hire” schemes where young people are paid by “bad actors” to shoot at various targets, including synagogues, Jewish schools, and the U.S. Consulate. 

At a news conference on Tuesday morning, police said they discovered two firearms that have been linked to at least 28 shooting incidents across the GTA. 

The weapons, police said, were likely shared by multiple different shooters. 

Investigators have identified three men allegedly connected to the two firearms, including 18-year-old Sheldon Tracey-Stewart and 19-year-old Zara Jabbi. Those two men, police said, are believed to be involved in the shooting at the U.S. Consulate back on March 10. Jabbi, police noted, is still at-large.

The Integrated Gun and Gang Task Force is leading the investigation into the consulate shooting, with support from the Counter-Terrorism Security Unit, police said. 

The RCMP and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) is also conducting a parallel investigation into what they have described as a national security incident…

A current declaration on the Canadian government website states that “Canada enjoys positive relations with the Palestinian Authority (PA), the governmental entity in Palestine.” Consider the government of Canada’s declaration in light of the fact that recently, Fatah turned 388 jihad murderers into its leaders at its 8th General Conference. Fatah is the political party that controls and funds the Palestinian Authority. The PA also provides programming to brainwash its children to love jihad terror, glorify jihadis, and seek “martyrdom.” And last Ramadan, the Abbas-sponsored PA-TV ran a quiz that rewarded the denial of Israel’s existence and glorification of murderers. The list goes on. The PA is no better than Hamas. 

Meanwhile, the Liberal government of Canada reconvenes an “expert advisory group on online safety.” Its list of so-called “experts” tells the story. Their aim is primarily target “harmful content online,” with a targeted focus on “white nationalists.”

The nightmare escalates for the Jewish community in Canada under a government that has sent the message far and wide that it prioritizes Palestinians whom “Israeli settlers” have supposedly victimized, but ignores the actual Palestinian aggressors who seek to wipe the tiny Jewish state off the map. Palestinians routinely chant the “resistance” slogan: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.” This is a call to obliterate Israel entirely, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, as stated in the Palestinian National Charter. 

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is suspected in the Greater Toronto Area’s “gun-for-hire” schemes:

RCMP said they would not comment on the validity of a report, citing U.S. legal proceedings, linking the consulate shooting and a synagogue shooting with an Iraqi man who allegedly orchestrated terrorist attacks around the world on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). 

Iran’s proxies are global and external operations have been increasing, with what appears to be a focus upon Toronto and its environs. The political climate has encouraged them. Consider:

• Canada: Pro-Hamas Muslims disrupt Toronto’s busy Yonge and Bloor intersection with prayers on loudspeaker
• Jewish group demands investigation into Toronto Police podcast crediting October 7 for leading people to Islam
• Toronto Police Muslim liaison officers ‘praised Oct. 7 for surge in Islam converts’
• Canada: Toronto cops defend giving coffee to pro-Hamas protesters who blocked busy highway overpass

Toronto school board cancels workshop on ‘anti-Palestinian racism’

Jun 18, 2026 12:00 pm By Christine Douglass-Williams3 Comments

The National Council of Canadian Muslims is outraged:

See more HERE.

Photo: Toronto District School Board, PFHLai, Creative Commons

Teaching about “anti-Palestinian” racism isn’t as benign as is being claimed. All over the West, the Palestinian “resistance” has taken root, and the “globalize the intifada” movement has gained traction. Leftist governments and leftist community leaders have facilitated this, especially on campuses.

When Jewish lobbies and Zionists push back, positive results sometimes follow,  but the Palestinian “resistance,” which cleverly employs claims of victimhood, is relentless, so the pushback needs to match its strength. 

The Palestinian cause is rooted in seeking Israel’s annihilation, and is specified as such in the Palestinian National Charter. It is a jihad against the Jewish state of Israel that began the day of its founding. Prior to it, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Amin al-Husseini led the 1936–1939 Arab Revolt, and then worked with Hitler and Eichmann to murder Jews, so as to keep them out of their ancestral homeland. 

Anti-Zionism is an Islamic religious imperative. It will continue to work to break down Western resolve. Opposing this religious imperative is not racism in any way. The fact that an “anti-Palestinian” workshop was even developed under the noses of education authorities at Toronto District School Board speaks volumes. Its contents would certainly be inseparable from a political agenda against the State of Israel. 

Toronto Palestinian Families, an action network, is fighting the Toronto District School Board decision via lobbying. 

It’s “calling on the TDSB to immediately reinstate the permit, issue a public apology, and take meaningful action to address anti-Palestinian racism in its schools.”

Every school should already have a zero-tolerance policy against all overt racism and harassment. There is no need for “anti-Palestinian racism” workshops to promulgate propaganda in any Western schools. There is enough of it propelled in the school curricula under the jihadist Palestinian Authority.

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Military Madness > China's one-man drone killer, with very limited range

 

China showcases portable laser weapons for a single soldier to shoot down drones

3-day defence equipment and tech expo in Beijing features Lijian series of high-energy lasers among displays of drone and anti-drone systems

Alcott Weiin Beijing

Published: 6:00pm, 19 Jun 2026

South China Morning Post

A defence fair in Beijing has shown portable laser weapons that can be carried by a single soldier to shoot down drones, realising a vision that was once the domain of science fiction.

The Lijian series, meaning “sharp swords”, developed by Chinese defence supplier Harbin Xinguang Optic-Electronics Technology, was displayed at the Defence Information Equipment & Technology Exhibition 2026, a three-day event that started in Beijing on Tuesday.

The Lijian series uses high-energy lasers to shoot down drones at ranges up to 1,200 metres (3,900 feet), although the portable models have a much shorter range, according to information posted at the exhibition.

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Laser weapons are considered effective for fighting drones as they can burn unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the air at a relatively low cost, compared with shooting them down with bullets or artillery.

The Lijian series has taken the concept a step further by reducing the weight of its weapons, presenting portable systems alongside those for installation on vehicles and fixed sites.

The portable systems, the Lijian II and Lijian III, have just three main components: a laser emitter, an air cooler and a handheld control terminal.

These components can be stored and carried in a bag. The Lijian II weighs 30kg (66lbs), and the Lijian III weighs 25kg.

Both models have a pitch angle of over 90 degrees, enabling them to flexibly shoot down drones. However, compared with Xinguang’s fixed-position anti-drone model, the Lijian-10G, which has a range of 1,200 metres, the strike range of the portable Lijian II and Lijian III is just 500 metres.

“Our portable anti-drone equipment is small in size, with the emitter weighing 15kg and the air-cooling system weighing 10kg,” Zhao Yao, a product promoter for the company, said at the exhibition.

“Theoretically, it can be carried and deployed on the battlefield by only one or two people in their backpacks. These individual soldier devices are easier to operate and can be quickly deployed and recovered.”

Zhao said the power use of the equipment was designed to be around 2 kilowatts.

The main technologies used in the series had reached maturity in 2023 as the Ukraine war was reshaping thinking around drone warfare, he said.

Zhao said the Lijian III could burn a drone within 4 seconds and needed less than 5 seconds to cool down before firing the next laser.

However, the portable systems are not cheap, with each model priced at around 2 million yuan (US$295,000).

Fixed ground-deployed laser anti-drone equipment has a higher wattage of around 10kW and a range of 1,200 metres, but it requires a large liquid-cooled box.

The Lijian series can use artificial intelligence to identify targets and engage drones entering its range, guided by external means such as radar, its developer says.

“We can equip these devices with small radars, and they can also be integrated into the entire anti-drone system via external guidance interfaces,” Zhao said.

The company spokesman said the Lijian series had been deployed to facilities in some key areas of China, particularly at military airfields. He said the firm hoped to secure more orders from military bases and airfields via the exhibition.

Song Zhongping, a military analyst and former People’s Liberation Army instructor, said miniaturised laser-based anti-drone systems could be deployed flexibly across various locations by individual soldiers, creating ad hoc air-defence nodes on the battlefield.

“This new weapon can serve as organic support equipment for field units, particularly at the squad and platoon levels, to protect troops from drone attacks at a lower cost than shoulder-fired missiles,” he said.

Song said the development of this weapon reflected China’s progress in miniaturised laser and power-supply technologies, which he said marked a shift from large-scale equipment and experimental concepts to conventional weaponry.

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The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have shown how drones are redefining modern warfare.

Beijing is doubling down on its UAV offensive and defensive capabilities, with President Xi Jinping repeatedly emphasising that China “must accelerate the development of unmanned intelligent combat forces and countermeasures capabilities”.

The exhibition featured various drone and anti-drone systems. Among the exhibits was the Shazhui-320 subsonic stealth uncrewed target aircraft developed by Zhejiang University’s drone research and development centre.

The promoters said the plane could be modified through its modular design and used in swarm tactics involving 30 aircraft. After its warhead was replaced, it could be converted into a large loitering munition.

The defence exhibition also showcased a chip for intelligent drone decision-making and autonomous navigation developed by the Computing Technique Research Institute of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, a major defence supplier.