Concerns Over Database of Synagogues and Jewish Institutions

One advocacy group warns that a newly published database listing Canadian Jewish institutions linked to Israel poses risks by potentially serving as a target catalogue for hostile actors. The database, published by The Maple, includes seven institutions and describes their connections to the Israel Defense Forces. Critics, including B’nai Brith Canada’s Austin Parcels, argue that it incites suspicion and could endanger Jewish communities, especially amid rising antisemitism in Toronto. Jewish leaders, like Richard Marceau, condemn the database as reminiscent of dark historical targeting tactics that could embolden extremists.

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