'It definitely would have been a massacre': Jewish community respondes to Ontario synagogue shooting
If 'the police wasn't there ... it definitely would have been a massacre,' witness Douglas Lobel told The Canadian Jewish News. Jewish advocacy groups issued a joint statement saying that anti-Zionism 'is driving violence against Canadians'
On Sunday evening, a shooting attack occurred outside the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, during Yom Kippur services, injuring a police officer. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney condemned the attack, emphasizing the need for Jewish people to worship safely and highlighting the surge in hate crimes targeting Jewish Canadians.
The incident, which took place near a residential area in Belleville, about 190 kilometers east of Toronto, has prompted Toronto's Police Service to increase patrols near synagogues and other places of worship. Ontario's Special Investigations Unit reported that the shooter, a 29-year-old man, is in a life-threatening condition, while the officer remains in critical but stable condition.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford also condemned the shooting, stating that Jewish community members had every right to gather and worship freely and without fear.
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