{"id":450311,"date":"2025-12-16T05:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450311\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T05:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T05:55:17","slug":"no-credible-threats-to-jewish-holiday-events-in-canada-but-attack-a-realistic-possibility-report-says-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450311\/","title":{"rendered":"No credible threats to Jewish holiday events in Canada but attack a \u2018realistic possibility,\u2019 report says – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Canadian government report distributed on Monday said there was no indication of a credible threat to Jewish holiday events in this country but that a violent attack was still a \u201crealistic possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The unclassified report was prepared by the federal Integrated Threat Assessment Centre<\/a> following Sunday\u2019s deadly terrorist attack at a Hanukkah gathering in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is currently no observed reporting indicating an imminent, credible threat targeting the 2025 holiday season in Canada, including events associated with the Jewish community,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we cannot discount a lone actor or small group using readily available weapons mobilizing to violence with little to no intelligence forewarning,\u201d the agency wrote in the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cA violent extremist attack in Canada, including one targeting the Jewish community, remains a realistic possibility,\u201d the threat assessment agency, known by the acronym ITAC, concluded.<\/p>\n

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The report was marked \u201cofficial use only,\u201d but a copy was obtained by Global News from a source. A government official confirmed its authenticity to Global News.<\/p>\n

The agency has been using the term \u201crealistic possibility\u201d to describe the chances of an attack on the Jewish community for more than a year<\/a> in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas<\/a> attack on Israel.<\/p>\n

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Since then, Canada\u2019s Jewish community has experienced rising antisemitism in the form of hate crimes as well as gunfire, arsons and bomb threats targeting Jewish schools and community institutions.<\/p>\n

Last year, the RCMP disrupted an alleged ISIS-inspired plot in Toronto, and arrested a suspect in Quebec as he was allegedly on his way to conduct a mass shooting at a New York Jewish centre.<\/p>\n

In late 2023, the RCMP also broke up a suspected plot to attack a pro-Israel rally on Parliament Hill. Two minors who were allegedly inspired by ISIS have been charged with terrorism offences.<\/p>\n

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On Sunday, a 50-year-old and his 24-year-old son opened fire at a Jewish holiday celebration at Australia\u2019s Bondi Beach. Fifteen died and dozens more were injured by the attackers, whom the report said had pledged allegiance to ISIS.<\/p>\n

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