Two Jewish schools in Montreal hit by gunshots, police say (www.independent.co.uk)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 12:16
https://lemmy.world/post/8059541

Two Jewish schools in Montreal were hit overnight by gunshots, police said Thursday.

Staff members discovered bullet holes on the exterior of the buildings when they arrived Thursday morning. Nobody was inside at the time of the shootings, police said.

Prime minister Justin Trudeau reacted to the shootings, telling reporters in a Montreal suburb that Canadians must denounce violent antisemitism in the strongest terms.

“We are seeing an increase in threats of violence,” Trudeau said. “That’s not who we are as Canadians. We are a country that has done better than just about any other country at understanding and respecting different perspectives.”

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Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 12:34 next collapse

“Anti-zionism, not anti-Semitism”

oehm@midwest.social on 10 Nov 2023 14:11 next collapse

That statement isn’t ignorant to the fact that antisemites still also exist. Don’t conflate the two.

Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 14:27 collapse

The overlap still exists tho

n2burns@lemmy.ca on 10 Nov 2023 15:59 next collapse

I don’t think there’s any evidence these schools had any links with Zionism. So, it’s clearly anti-semitism, not anti-zionism.

Ashyr@sh.itjust.works on 10 Nov 2023 16:14 collapse

Yes, most Zionists I’ve met in the US are also antisemites.

This is entirely anecdotal, but the benefit of creating an ethnostate, in their minds, seems to be keeping them out of theirs.

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Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 20:22 collapse

Well, it’s much nicer to call yourself just “anti-zionist”

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MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 13:03 next collapse

Christ, why the hell does everyone hate Jews?

Rhoeri@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 18:41 collapse

Only cowards hate for no reason. So there’s you’re reason.

Neon@lemmy.world on 10 Nov 2023 14:03 next collapse

but why? Those people specifically chose not to move to Israel and not pay taxes there. They’re unrelated from Israel. So why attack them now?

Bread@sh.itjust.works on 10 Nov 2023 21:22 collapse

There is a quote that I like to think of that accurately describes your answer.

"Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

  • George Carlin
Siegfried@lemmy.world on 11 Nov 2023 04:23 collapse

Can we all just fucking chill?