{"id":154264,"date":"2026-08-03T17:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/154264\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T17:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T17:02:49","slug":"u-s-officials-urge-canada-to-take-action-after-suspected-arson-at-montreal-kosher-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/154264\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. officials urge Canada to take action after suspected arson at Montreal kosher restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some U.S. officials are condemning the apparent arson that destroyed a popular kosher restaurant in Montreal, with some characterizing the incident as part of a broader pattern of antisemitic attacks.<\/p>\n

Illinois Congressman Paul Schneider, co-chair of the Congressional Jewish Congress, said he and his colleagues “are disgusted and outraged” by what he described as “yet another heinous attack on Jewish-owned business.”<\/p>\n

“As antisemitism is increasingly normalized, violence and other attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions continue to escalate around the world,” he wrote on X. “This is a moment of crisis that requires all people of good conscience to speak up and condemn hate.”<\/p>\n

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, who on Saturday said “the matter must be investigated as a hate crime<\/a>,” thanked Schneider and his colleagues for reaching out to “express solidarity with the restaurant and building owners” and the community at large.<\/p>\n

First responders were called to N\u00f6am Restaurant<\/a> in the C\u00f4te-des-Neiges neighbourhood around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, when they found the building ablaze, the Montreal Gazette reported<\/a>. The two-storey building sustained extensive damage despite the efforts of some 80 firefighters.<\/p>\n

Nobody was injured.<\/p>\n

A police spokesperson said the investigation was handed over to the arson squad because a person was seen leaving the building shortly before the fire broke out.<\/p>\n

The owner of the garage and car wash that sit on either side of the restaurant told the Gazette his security camera captured a lone person, likely a young man in his early 20s.<\/p>\n

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The aftermath of an apparent arson that destroyed a popular kosher restaurant in Montreal.<\/p>\n

Police have yet to establish a motive.<\/p>\n

“While the investigation proceeds, Canada’s leaders should actively work to protect and bolster the Jewish community,” U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra posted on X.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism at the U.S. Department of State, said this incident, on the heels of Jewish-owned bakeries in Toronto hit by gunfire last weekend, shows that “the time for action is now.”<\/p>\n

“As I told officials during my visit to Ottawa last week, Canada’s government must do far more to combat antisemitism, protect Jewish citizens, and hold the perpetrators of attacks fully accountable,” he shared on X.<\/p>\n

Iddo Moed, Israel’s Ambassador to Canada, called out the attack and reports that an Israeli-born MLS player was met with chants of “Death to Israel” during a match against host CF Montreal at Stade Saputo.<\/p>\n

According to The Times of Israel<\/a>, fans in one section taunted New England Revolution striker Dor Turgeman, who responded by putting his team up 2-0 in the first half. (It ended in a 2-2 draw.)<\/p>\n

“The hate must be stopped before it transforms into something lethal,” Moed posted on X.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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