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Barbara Kay: Ottawa Should Support Canadian Muslim Groups That Condemn Hamas, Instead of Funding Anti-Semitic Ones

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Barbara Kay: Ottawa Should Support Canadian Muslim Groups That Condemn Hamas, Instead of Funding Anti-Semitic Ones
Raheel Raza poses for a photo at her home in Mississauga, Ont., on Feb. 18, 2006. Currently, Ms. Raza heads up the steering committee of the Council of Muslims Against Antisemitism and is leader of the Council of Muslims Facing Tomorrow. CP Photo/Nathan Denette
Barbara Kay
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According to a January report submitted to Israel’s Knesset regarding anti-Semitism around the world since Oct. 7, anti-Semitism is up 800 percent in Canada (higher than France, Germany, and the UK). In Toronto alone, police have seen a 93 percent increase in the number of reported hate crimes since the Israel–Hamas war began, compared to the same time period a year earlier—most against Jews.
Barbara Kay
Barbara Kay
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Barbara Kay is a columnist and author. Her latest writing project is co-authorship with Linda Blade of the book “Unsporting: How Trans Activism and Science Denial are Destroying Sport.”