Jewish community in Canada facing unprecedented threats, security officials warn

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Senior Canadian national-security officials are warning that the Jewish community in Canada is facing unprecedented and unparalleled threats, both in severity and number, in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

The officials told The Globe and Mail that the speed of radicalization in this country is creating risks to the Jewish community at a pace not seen since after the 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Officials from CSIS, the RCMP, Public Safety Canada and the Integrated Threat Assessment Centre said a convergence of threats now faces the Jewish community: white nationalists, people inspired by Islamic terrorist groups, threats from Iran, and online communities that specifically target young people to persuade them to carry out violent acts.

The Globe is not naming the officials because of the sensitive and often classified nature of their work….

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