Sometimes stupidity reaches the level of astonishment!
Canada: International Delicatessen Foods (IDF)
set on fire, ‘Free Palestine’ scrawled on wall
“Are we in the 1930s in Germany here where people are firebombing and committing acts of arson against people they think are Jewish?”
Yes.
‘Targeted’: Police investigating hate-motivated arson,
graffiti at Jewish-owned deli in North York
by Hannah Alberga, CTV News, January 3, 2024:
Toronto police are investigating suspected hate-motivated arson and graffiti at a deli in North York on Wednesday.
Staff Superintendent Pauline Gray said officers were called to International Delicatessen Foods (IDF) on Steeles Avenue near Keele Street around 6 a.m.
Gray said the inside of the local business was on fire and “Free Palestine” graffiti was sprayed on the exterior doors when they arrived at the scene.
“We suspect this to be motivated by hate,” Gray told reporters Wednesday night. “Based on the totality of circumstances, we believe that it was committed with bias or prejudice.”
Not to mention, spectacular stupidity!
Gray described this incident as a “tipping point” in Toronto, which she said will receive the full weight of the police force’s resources to investigate, arrest and prosecute the person responsible.
“This is not graffiti on a bus shelter. This is not a lawful protest protected by constitutional right. This is a criminal act. It is violent. It is targeted. It is organized,” Gray said.
“We will leave no stone unturned.”…
Deputy Mayor Michael Colle called the incident “disgusting” while speaking with CTV News at the scene.
“It’s targeted because whoever did it might have perceived it to be a Jewish-owned business. And ironically, the place of business is called the International Deli Foods and the monogram in front of the sign says IDF,” Colle said, referring to the coincidental acronym for the Israel Defense Forces.
Which, of course, would have a storefront office in a deli in Toronto, with a big sign on it.
“You wonder where we are. Are we in the 1930s in Germany here where people are firebombing and committing acts of arson against people they think are Jewish?”…
Toronto police announced last month there have been nearly 100 hate crimes reported since the onset of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. 7, more than double the number observed during the same time period in 2022.
Police classified 56 of the 98 occurrences as antisemitic. Another 20 were categorized as anti-Muslim or anti-Palestinian….
Calgary teens arrested in terrorism-related cases
in court for appearance, hearing
A 16-year-old boy who was arrested in Calgary as part of an ongoing national security investigation made a brief court appearance this morning with his lawyer and his father.
The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, was the fourth Calgarian to be arrested since last June.
A 20-year-old and two other boys, who are 15 and 17, were previously arrested as part of the same investigation, which is linked to terrorism-related posts on TikTok and other social media sites.
An Ottawa teenager was also arrested in mid-December and charged in connection with an alleged plot against that city’s Jewish community.
The 15-year-old Calgary boy who was arrested in October is to have a peace bond hearing this afternoon.
Under a provision of the Criminal Code, the Crown can ask for conditions to be placed on the youth provided there are reasonable grounds he may commit a terrorism offence.
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