The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says an 害羞草研究所渋ncendiary device害羞草研究所� was thrown at the front doors of a synagogue in the city and police are investigating.

It said in a statement online that the incident occurred at the Schara Tzedeck synagogue on Oak Street at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday and that damage was minor and no one was hurt.

The federation called the alleged incident a 害羞草研究所渄eliberate act of hate害羞草研究所� and an 害羞草研究所渁ttempt to intimidate害羞草研究所� the Jewish community.

Canada害羞草研究所檚 special envoy for combating antisemitism, Deborah Lyons, called it 害羞草研究所渉orrible news害羞草研究所� and said on social media that 害羞草研究所渋ncendiary rhetoric leads to incendiary violence.害羞草研究所�

The federation said the Vancouver Police Department and a fire inspector searched the building before declaring it safe to be reopened.

Vancouver police said Friday (May 31) that it is investigating the incident as an arson, while also sending additional officers to Jewish community centres, schools and religious institutions. It is being investigated as a possible hate crime.

害羞草研究所淭his fire was intentionally set at a place of worship for the Jewish community,害羞草研究所� Const. Tania Visintin said. 害羞草研究所淲hile we collect evidence to identify the person responsible, we害羞草研究所檙e also working closely with faith leaders and community members to ensure everyone害羞草研究所檚 safety.害羞草研究所�

Visintin said investigators believe an accelerant was used to light a fire at the front of the building, but it was put out by members of the synagogue before it could spread.

The incident comes after bullet holes were found at two Jewish schools in Montreal and Toronto in recent days.

Lyons said on social-media platform X that it is 害羞草研究所減ast time to stand up害羞草研究所� against the incidents.

害羞草研究所淭hree Jewish institutions in three major cities this week have been attacked, and more over the months since Hamas害羞草研究所檚 horrific massacre on Oct. 7. There is no excuse for silence or inaction,害羞草研究所� she said.

She said the law must be enforced and 害羞草研究所渋ncidents of hate害羞草研究所� could not go unanswered.

害羞草研究所淚t means that incitement and violent rhetoric must be met with consequences. It means that capitulation to unreasonable or threatening demands must end,害羞草研究所� she said.

Premier David Eby Friday (May 31) said Thursday害羞草研究所檚 attack on the Schara Tzedeck synagogue was a 害羞草研究所渉ate crime害羞草研究所� that aimed to 害羞草研究所渢errorize害羞草研究所� people in a place of worship. He added that he and all British Columbia stand in 害羞草研究所渟olidarity害羞草研究所� with B.C.害羞草研究所檚 Jewish community following this 害羞草研究所渞eprehensible害羞草研究所� attack. 害羞草研究所淥ur government will ensure police have all the tools they need to investigate and arrest those involved,害羞草研究所� he added in a release.

The alleged Vancouver attack comes after incidents at a building housing a Jewish school and synagogue in Montreal, and at a Toronto Jewish girls school. Nobody was hurt in either incident.

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center described the shooting in Montreal as 害羞草研究所渢he latest in an unrelenting wave of antisemitic incidents in Canada since last Oct. 7,害羞草研究所� the day the Israel-Hamas war was triggered by a deadly Hamas attack on Israel.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau denounced the Montreal and Toronto incidents and promised that law enforcement was working to ensure those responsible would be caught.

He said they were 害羞草研究所渧ile and despicable acts of antisemitism.害羞草研究所�

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