Montreal

Montreal opposition party moves forward with motion to cut ties with Israel

Proponents of the measure have defended the text as consistent with the city's values. Conversely, the motion has faced opposition from community leaders and advocacy groups. 

 Members of Montreal's Jewish community demonstrate in support of Israel in Montreal, February 23, 2004
Former Montreal anti-racism commissioner Bochra Manai.

Former Montreal anti-racism commissioner sues CIJA over alleged Hitler comparison

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.

Canada after dark: A city-break guide to Toronto, Niagara Falls and Montreal

Outside of Nöam, kosher Montreal restaurant, which was targeted in a suspected arson attack, August 2, 2026.

Montreal police open hate crime investigation into suspected arson at kosher restaurant


Canadian Jewish groups seek to extend injunction against Montreal protesters

In their statement, Jewish organizations said that they would "continue to explore every available avenue to ensure the safety and security of the Jewish community."

 Protesters hold Palestinian flags during a rally to call for a ceasefire, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada March 9, 2024.

Montreal: Protesters say 'fake' Jews have no home, colonized Germany

Pro-Palestinian protesters hurl antisemitic and sexist abuse at Jewish counterprotesters at a Montreal synagogue during an antizionist rally.

 PROTESTERS ACCUSE the US of funding genocide in Gaza, as they descend on a hotel where US President Joe Biden was staying in San Francisco last month.

‘Death to the Jews:’ Protester gives Nazi salute at Montreal ex-IDF talk

"Death to Israel, Death to Jews,” was also shouted in Arabic by a protester, according to a video posted by The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs on Tuesday.

 Masked man performs Nazi salute at pro-Palestinian protest in Montreal.

'We will defeat the Zionists': Anti-Israel protesters harass IDF reservists at Montreal talk

Protesters opposing Israel's operations against Hamas rallied outside Montreal Holocaust Museum to demonstrate against the reservists panel taking place there.

 a pro-Palestine protest

Israel’s consul-general in Montreal raises awareness of Hamas crimes

"This is the bottom line: They are lying to themselves. They are a massive organization caught up in a belief system... they are imposing it on a media outlet. This is a partisan crusade.”

 DEMONSTRATORS GATHER in support of the Jewish community, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, earlier this month.

Shots fired at Jewish school in Canada again, amid tensions over overseas conflict

This marks the third time in less than a week that a Jewish school in Montreal was hit amid heightened tensions over the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Montreal City Hall

‘Go back to Poland, sharmuta,’ Montreal professor tells Jewish students

Jewish students at Concordia University have faced a large number of verbal and physical threats over the last week.

University of Montreal Professor Yanise Arab

Jewish schools in Montreal struck by gunfire

The police announced they will continue their inquiry, and revealed that a woman has been arrested in connection to violence at Concordia University.

 The front doors of Congregation Beth Tikvah in the Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeau were hit with a firebomb, Nov. 6, 2023.

Montreal-area synagogue, Jewish center hit with Molotov cocktails

Montreal police said that no one was injured and the damage to the buildings was minor as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the incident.

 The front doors of Congregation Beth Tikvah in the Montreal suburb of Dollard-des-Ormeau were hit with a firebomb, Nov. 6, 2023.

Montreal’s oldest synagogue building vandalized with swastikas

“While the congregation is small, the synagogue evokes Jewish history in Montreal and the attack on it is causing dismay in the community,” Marvin Rotrand, a former city councilor said.

 A view of the future site of the Montreal Holocaust Museum on Saint-Laurent boulevard.